King of Assassins

"This one hundred million taels of gold is left to Qiong State to build dikes, rebuild housing, etc. The Taoist Yuan is responsible for supervising these projects and providing work in exchange for relief, so that all victims can make money..."

Gao Xuan explained to Tianchi in detail that this gold must be put to use.

There are countless gold and jewelry in Beihai Dragon Palace. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a golden mountain. Gao Xuan left one billion taels of gold to Tianchi, which was an astronomical amount of wealth for a country like Qiong.

The wealth that comes from heaven should also be used in the right place.

Gao Xuan also knew that this wealth would inevitably be exploited at all levels, which was also very normal.

Even if modern social organizations operate efficiently, corruption and the misuse of public power for private purposes cannot be avoided. This is the truest humanity.

Gao Xuan understood this truth very early on. There are only a small number of honest officials who are as clear as water and as bright as a mirror, and extremely corrupt officials. Completely eliminate corruption unless everyone is turned into robots.

Corruption, like crime, can only be controlled but cannot be eliminated.

With Taoist supervision, this money can play some role and provide positive help to the victims. That's enough.

Tian Chi doesn't care about this wealth. He is about to ascend. Although gold can be used to refine gold paste, it is of no use to him.

What Tian Chi cares more about is Gao Xuan, a strong man. He works hard to retain Gao Xuan. He even wants to give Yujing Taoist Temple to Gao Xuan.

Gao Xuan had no interest in this. Daqiong was ten times larger than Wuyuan, but it meant nothing to him.

Speaking only of worldly wealth, the wealth of Beihai Dragon Palace in his hands is thousands of times greater than that of Qiong Kingdom.

After all, they are a powerful dragon clan that occupies the resource-rich North Sea. Digging up gold mountains is nothing. This is absolutely incomparable to human nations.

As for the resources for cultivating Taoism, Qiong State was even worse.

The only thing worth mentioning is that the Qiong State has a large population and a stronger national destiny. However, Gao Xuan had no real need for this. There is no need to waste time on national luck.

Seeing that Gao Xuan had decided to leave, Tian Chi could only ask Gao Xuan to stay one more day so that he could fulfill his duty as a landlord.

Not to mention the personal friendship between the two, it is just that Gao Xuan solved two major problems of food and money, which can be said to have saved tens of millions of people. He would always repay this great kindness.

Tian Chi is so sincere and enthusiastic, he is so profound that it is difficult to refuse.

Fortunately, Qiongjing is lively, and the customs of Dafeng Country are different. Gao Xuan took Lianyi to play in Qiongjing for two days, and Lianyi had a lot of fun.

Taking advantage of this period of time, Tianchi went to see the Emperor of Daqiong and brought him a pot of national fortune.

When bidding farewell to Gao Xuan, Tian Chi gave this pot of national fortune to Gao Xuan.

Gao Xuan didn't give in. For him now, this was just a small gift, not even worth giving in to.

Gao Xuan took Lianyi back to Tianshi Temple, and Tao Jun, the national master, ran over to pay his respects.

Tao Jun was always worried about Gao Xuan's trip this time, because he knew that Gao Xuan must be looking for revenge from the Dragon Clan.

During this period, Tao Jun had trouble sleeping and eating, for fear that Gao Xuan would die outside.

When the time comes, the Dragon Clan will definitely not let Wu Yuan Kingdom go, and he must be prepared in advance.

Seeing Gao Xuan back, Tao Jun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. I just didn't know what was going on, so I hurried up to find out the news.

Tao Jun was also shocked when he heard the news that the Dragon King of Beihai was killed. He was very embarrassed in front of Gao Xuan.

Tao Jun had actually thought about many possibilities, but he had never thought of this. Gao Xuan is actually strong enough to kill the Dragon King of the North Sea!

You must know that he is the North Sea Dragon King who has lived for 70,000 to 80,000 years. Because of the powerful talents of the Dragon Clan, they will hardly be troubled by lightning tribulations. The power of the dragon clan cannot be measured by simply surviving a few thunder tribulations.

No matter what, Ao Beiyuan is one of the top strong men in the Qingtian Realm. Just die...

The North Sea area also lost its owner, and many river basins in the northern states also lost their common owners. The impact on northern states will be huge. It was so big that Tao Jun could hardly imagine it.

For the time being, this is undoubtedly great news for Wuyuan Country.

Without the threat of the Beihai Dragon Clan, the Baicang River will definitely be controlled by Gao Xuan. The so-called good weather is a simple matter.

But, will this matter end here?

Tao Jun did not dare to say that his three thousand years of life experience could not answer this question.

There was also Buddhism, and all the powerful Buddhists in the northern states were wiped out. Will Buddhists from other states come to retaliate? It’s hard to say.

Tao Jun hated this kind of uncertainty and lived in fear. However, there are indeed various benefits to being around Gao Xuan.

Even if Gao Xuan gives some casual advice, it will be a huge gain. Didn't you see that Tian Chi shamelessly followed Gao Xuan, not just to follow Gao Xuan to learn Dharma.

Tao Jun had a lot on his mind, but his face was full of admiration and admiration, and he was flattering Gao Xuan in various ways.

Gao Xuan waited until Tao Jun ran out of words, then he smiled and said: "I will give you 200 million taels of gold to solve the problem of the victims..."

"Um, ah, ah..."

It's not that Tao Jun has never seen gold before. As an immortal, gold can be regarded as food in his eyes.

But the amount of two hundred million taels of gold still shocked Tao Jun.

Two hundred million taels is 20 million jins... Even if the density of gold is high, 20 million jins can really pile up into a small mountain!

Tao Jun was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses. He hurriedly bowed and saluted: "The Heavenly Master is merciful, the Heavenly Master is merciful..."

"After all, it started because of me, so this matter must be resolved."

Gao Xuan said: "This matter is rather complicated, so I would like to trouble my fellow Taoist to pay more attention. I am going to be in seclusion for a while. If you have anything to do, you can talk to Lianyi."

"Disciple understands."

Tao Jun was a smart man. Knowing that Gao Xuan was no longer interested in chatting, he immediately stood up and left.

After Tao Jun left, Gao Xuan told Lianyi to watch the door, and he went back to the quiet room to retreat.

This trip to the North Sea has yielded a lot, and he needs to sort it out.

The most important thing is of course the Ice Dragon Seal. This artifact is close to the level of earth artifacts. In terms of its own quality, it is stronger than the Hongyi Sword and the Infernal Dragon Claw. The Five Elements Tianluo Divine Light is also of high quality, but it is an incomplete magic weapon and cannot compare to the Ice Dragon Seal.

The Ice Dragon Seal can be said to be the foundation of the Beihai Dragon Clan's inheritance. Without this artifact, although the North Sea Dragon Clan was not completely dead, it also lost its orthodoxy. Without special opportunities, this dragon clan will definitely decline.

Gao Xuan doesn't care about the survival of the North Sea Dragon Clan, he only cares about the Ice Dragon Seal itself.

The Ice Dragon Seal is made from ancient ice dragon crystals. It can be seen that the refining technique is a bit rough.

It’s just that after millions of years of continuous practice, the original rough traces have long been worn away.

Even a stone will become round and shiny after being played with by countless people.

Not to mention how tyrannical the spiritual thoughts of the strong dragons are. The Ice Dragon Seal has long been honed to be pure internally and externally, and has been blessed with the soul power of many strong dragons, making it an extremely special artifact.

The Ice Dragon Seal itself has no spirituality, but the brand of the powerful dragon superimposed on it is particularly tenacious. Without the blood power of the North Sea Dragon Clan, the Ice Dragon Seal cannot be operated.

Gao Xuan was able to barely control the Ice Dragon Seal through the remnant soul of Ao Beiyuan. However, this method is too inefficient. It's okay to use occasionally.

Through analysis and calculation of the phaseless nine-turn, Gao Xuan finally concluded that he could only truly control the Ice Dragon Seal unless he absorbed the blood power of the North Sea Dragon Clan.

Obviously, this is impossible. The bloodline of the North Sea Dragon Clan is not very powerful, and the Ice Dragon Seal is not an invincible artifact that can sweep across the nine heavens. It's simply not worth it.

Since he could not truly control the Ice Dragon Seal, Gao Xuan could only completely decompose the Ice Dragon Seal and extract the power inside.

After the Ice Dragon Seal is decomposed, the most important thing is the Ice Dragon Dragon Crystal, followed by the many North Sea dragon soul imprints, and finally the rune array of the Ice Dragon Seal itself.

Ice Dragon Dragon Crystal and being branded by the North Sea Dragon Clan's divine soul are both suitable for Tianlong Pupils.

Absorbing these powers through the Tianlong Pupil, although at least 50% of the power is lost, greatly improves the level of the Tianlong Pupil.

After all, the Tianlong Pupil was originally a golden rare object. After Gao Xuan's many improvements and smelting, the quality was greatly improved. But its foundation is too weak. Compared with the North Sea Ice Dragon, it is still one level behind.

This time, Gao Xuan killed a total of seven Beihai dragons. Ao Beiyuan, Ao Feng, and Ao Ying were all considered top experts. Even if the other four dragons were not very powerful, their bloodline power was pure and powerful.

The decomposed ice dragon blood crystals, coupled with the powerful soul imprints of the past North Sea Dragon Kings, and the flesh-and-blood soul power of Ao Beiyuan and other seven dragons, were all absorbed by the Tianlong Pupil.

Although restricted by the power of Qingtian Realm, Tianlong Pupil can no longer increase its power after reaching its limit. However, the huge dragon power can continuously strengthen the foundation of Tianlong Pupil.

This laid a solid foundation for Tianlongtong and greatly broadened the future path.

The upgraded Tianlong Pu has truly mastered the magical power of the North Sea Dragon Clan to harness the power of ice.

As far as the control and understanding of the Ice Law is concerned, Gao Xuan dares to say that he is the strongest in the Qingtian Realm, and no living being can compare with him.

After the upgrade, the Tianlong Pupil has a faint ice blue halo on the outer layer of the pupil.

The Tianlong Pupil originally had countless subtle golden lights in the deep darkness, but with the addition of this faint ice-blue halo, it also became more magical.

Gao Xuan looked at himself with his soul and felt that the effect was very good. Of course, the most important thing is that the actual power is greatly increased.

Although he has no opponents for the time being, the immortal world is so vast. Now that he has time and conditions, of course he will try to accumulate as much as possible.

The Ice Dragon Seal and the seven North Sea Dragons essentially raised the level of Tianlong Pupil. This step was very, very crucial.

The law of ice is also an extremely important law among the laws of the water system and has extremely powerful power.

Gao Xuan also truly mastered the Law of Ice through the upgrade of Tianlong Pupil. Not to mention anything else, the power of the Ice Soul Sword can be greatly increased.

The foundation of Hongyi Sword is the Xuanming Curse Sea, and the Ice Law Hongyi Sword is actually more important.

Not counting Tianlong Pu, Gao Xuan's personal strength has steadily taken a big step forward.

After refining the Ice Dragon Seal, Gao Xuan turned his attention to the Tianyin Fork.

I have to say that this pair of short forks is also a good thing, and the quality is very high. Not much worse than the Ice Dragon Seal.

In its normal state, the Tian Tuning Fork is only about a foot long, and its whole body is white and crystal clear, like the finest white jade. It looks quite exquisite.

To say that the Tianyin Fork has nothing in common with the bloodline power of the Beihai Dragon Clan, it is simply because the Tianyin Fork is so powerful that it is listed as one of the three treasures of the Beihai Dragon Palace.

In Ao Feng's hands, the Tianyin Fork failed to exert its true power.

The Tianyin Fork can resonate vitality in an extremely wide range. Within this range, it is easy to kill the body of the soul.

Ao Feng was also unlucky. When he encountered Gao Xuan's innate Hunyuan Taoist body, which was perfectly round inside and outside, he could not do anything to Gao Xuan by controlling the Tianyin Fork.

Gao Xuan really likes this pair of tuning forks, but they are a little troublesome to use and require both hands to hold.

Holding a fork in both hands, he looked like he was eating Western food, which was inconsistent with his identity. On the other hand, it is also a bit troublesome to drive.

Gao Xuan made some deductions using the Nine Phaseless Turns, and finally decided to refine the Tian Tuning Fork again.

It happened that he had the gold stone left by the six-armed demon ape in his hand. Gao Xuan had tested it many times and was not sure what the use of this thing was, but he knew it was extremely strong.

Gao Xuan also continued to use the method of non-phase nine turns to deduce, and finally found out the method of sacrificial refining.

This gold stone can be decomposed by smelting it with the fire of the soul.

Gao Xuan sacrificed for hundreds of days before decomposing a small piece from the gold stone. About one hundredth the size of a stone.

Using this piece of gold and stone as the base, Gao Xuan used the Greedy Furnace to melt the two forks of Tianyin and re-refined a seven-inch long white jade hairpin.

This time Gao Xuan spent half a pot of national luck to complete the refining of the Tianyin Fork.

The Tianyin Fork transformed into a hosta state became extremely tough due to the fusion of the power of the golden stone, while retaining the original power of the Tianyin Resonance Law.

Through re-sacrifice, Gao Xuan also erased the various soul imprints in the Tianyin Fork.

Gao Xuan used this long white jade hairpin himself.

After entering the fairy world, Gao Xuan had his long hair combed into a bun in order to match the fairy world environment. This long white jade hairpin can be used as a Taoist hairpin.

The two crosses of Tianyin have since become Tianyin Dao Hairpin.

Gao Xuan went to great lengths to re-sacrificially refine the Tianyin Hairpin, not just for its beauty.

The main reason is that the Tianyin resonance of the Tianyin Dao Hairpin is very powerful. Its sound killing technique is not a real sound, but attacks the enemy through the resonance of vitality.

This fighting method is very secretive and powerful. It can also make Gao Xuan's attack methods more diverse.

The most important thing is that Gao Xuan took a fancy to the vitality resonance of Tianyin Dao Hairpin. This magical power is not only used to kill enemies, but is also suitable for cultivating the innate Hunyuan Dao body.

After Gao Xuan came to the fairy world, all kinds of magic weapons have been upgraded, including his own Taoist magic power, which has also been greatly increased.

However, his fundamental innate Hunyuan Dao body has not made any progress.

Although the innate Hunyuan Taoist body is strong, it is far from perfect. Gao Xuan's own judgment is also at the peak of human immortality, and he has one foot on the earthly immortal level.

It's just that in terms of real strength, it is still far behind the Earth Immortal, the ancestor of Yifang.

Don’t talk about anything else, just Ksitigarbha, the Lord of the Abyss. Every time Gao Xuan used the Phaseless Nine Turns to deduce his power, he knew that there was still a huge gap between him and his opponent.

If he really wanted to take action, he would never be Ksitigarbha's opponent.

Gao Xuan is very self-aware of this. Even if he can sweep across the Qingtian Realm with one hand, it means that the power level of this realm is too low. It's not that he's great.

His Taoism in the Qingtian Realm has greatly increased, but this is just the innate Hunyuan Tao Body becoming more and more consistent with the Immortal Realm, truly liberating his power.

In terms of true cultivation, it can be said that he has made no progress at all.

On the other hand, it is true that the level of power in this world is too low and poses no threat to him. If he can't find his own problems and flaws, he can't talk about progress.

The vitality of the Tianyin Dao Hairpin resonates with his body and soul. Through this resonance, Gao Xuan can detect the flaws in his own innate Hunyuan Dao body.

Gao Xuan also used the Phaseless Nine Turns to deduce it, but unfortunately the results were not very good. It may be because the Nine-turn Divine Cicada is controlled by the innate Hunyuan Taoist body and is suppressed from the law, making it impossible to perform reverse calculations to crack it.

With the Tianyin Dao Hairpin, Gao Xuan stimulated the resonance of vitality, and the vitality vibrated billions of times in an instant, which was an extremely terrifying test for the body and soul.

If it were someone with Tianchi's level of cultivation, his soul and body would be destroyed on the spot.

Gao Xuan's innate Hunyuan Dao body is not afraid, but in this high-intensity resonance, any slight weakness in the body and soul will be amplified.

At the first resonance, Gao Xuan found seven flaws in his soul and thirty-nine flaws in his body.

These defects are extremely small and may be as small as the tip of a pin.

The essence of the Xiantian Hunyuan Taoist body is that it is round inside and outside, perfect and flawless. In theory, there shouldn't be any minor flaws.

There are so many flaws that Gao Xuan was unaware of before, which also shows that his cultivation is not enough.

On the other hand, finding the flaws is one thing, and how to fix them is another.

The innate Hunyuan Taoist body is a method created by Gao Xuan himself. He can refer to other secret methods, but he has to find out how to practice it himself.

In this regard, the Non-Phase Nine Transformations are of little use, so Gao Xuan can only use water to sharpen his skills.

Anyway, a cultivator has a long lifespan, and he is in no hurry to do anything.

Gao Xuan practiced peacefully in a quiet room, occasionally opening the window to sit and watch the mountains.

The golden chrysanthemums outside the window have bloomed and thanked. The spring breeze comes and goes, and the winter snow melts and comes again.

Day and night repeat, the seasons change, and the annual cycle slowly turns. Time flows like water.

Gao Xuan cannot come out of seclusion, but his reputation outside is getting bigger and bigger.

The people of Wuyuan and Daqiong were naturally extremely grateful to Gao Xuan. There is a special day every year to hold celebrations to express gratitude to Gao Xuan.

This folk reputation also spread throughout the northern states as businessmen from the two countries went out to communicate.

At the level of cultivators, Gao Xuan's reputation is even greater.

Over the course of decades, the results of the destruction of the powerful Buddhists and the Beihai Dragon Clan gradually became apparent.

The cultivators in the northern state also knew that a peerless powerful man had emerged and suppressed all the strongest Buddhists and Beihai Dragon Clan, changing the pattern of cultivators in the northern state.

This kind of structure is naturally the most beneficial to Dao Sect.

The four Taoist Immortals have all met Gao Xuan, and Tian Chi is a fanatical admirer of Gao Xuan. No effort is spared in promoting Gao Xuan.

Several other immortals knew how powerful Gao Xuan was and had received so many benefits, so of course they also tried their best to praise Gao Xuan.

Moreover, some immortals are also his goals.

After all, something happened to the strong men of the Buddhist sect, and the Taoist sect profited from it. This matter cannot be explained clearly. Vigorously promote Gao Xuan, on the one hand, you can flatter him, and on the other hand, you can distance yourself, so why not do it.

The two demon kings in the northern state were also frightened by their high reputation and took the initiative to run away.

From then on, not even a big monster was seen in the northern states. Without these powerful monsters that eat people and drink blood, the people who benefit the most are of course the human race.

Tracing back to the origin, the various countries of the human race naturally respect Gao Xuan more.

In this way, Gao Xuan's reputation spread wider and wider.

After decades of spreading, even other states have heard of Gao Xuan's name.

For ordinary people, Gao Xuan's story is just a legend, which is just something to talk about after dinner, and has no intersection with their lives.

For cultivators, Gao Xuan's appearance has changed the structure of the northern state. The cultivators and monsters in other provinces all felt strongly vigilant.

Many practitioners traveled hundreds of millions of miles to the northern states just to explore the real situation.

These people can travel across such a long distance, of course they have their own abilities.

Gao Xuan's deeds are also easy to find out. Comparing the pattern of cultivators in the northern states, these people naturally have the answer.

When the news spread back, the Buddhists and Dragon Clan in other states naturally had a very strong opinion of Gao Xuan.

However, no one is willing to come to Gao Xuan for revenge. The first is that it is too far, and the second is that Gao Xuan’s true cultivation level is unclear.

Tianchi, Tao Jun and other Taoist cultivators are also very concerned about this matter. If a powerful enemy invades the northern state on a large scale, they will definitely be in trouble.

Several decades later, a messenger from the eastern states came to Yujing Taoist Temple and met with Tianchi.

After Tian Chi inquired about the situation, he did not dare to be careless. He brought the messenger to Tianshi Temple.

It was Ripple who opened the door. She was very happy to see her old friend Tianchi. Tianchi has come to visit occasionally over the years, although he never saw Gao Xuan every time.

"Fellow Taoist, has the Heavenly Master ever left seclusion?"

Tianchi and Lianyi were very familiar with each other, so he hurriedly asked after bowing their heads.

Lianyi shook his head: "No."

Tian Chi was a little disappointed: "There is a big matter that requires a decision from the Heavenly Master..."

"Fellow Daoist Tianchi is here, please come in."

Gao Xuan's clear and clear voice came from the main hall, and Tian Chi was immediately overjoyed.

Lianyi was even more happy. She didn't even care about Tianchi, she immediately screamed happily and ran back.

Seeing Gao Xuan sitting in the main seat of the main hall, Lianyi hurriedly rushed towards him, "Master, are you coming out..."

Gao Xuan has been in retreat for almost seventy or eighty years, which is a long time for Lianyi. Although she could make a living practicing swordsmanship, it was too boring after all.

Gao Xuan stroked Ripple's long hair and said softly: "Good boy, you have worked hard these years."

"It's not hard, it's not hard...it's just a bit boring."

Lianyi raised his head and said with a smile: "It will be fine if the eldest master comes out of seclusion."

At this time, Tianchi also came in.

Tian Chi bowed his head from afar and saluted: "Disciple pays homage to the Heavenly Master."

"Fellow Taoist, please sit down."

Gao Xuan asked with a smile: "Fellow Taoist, come here in a hurry, but something is wrong."

"Something's wrong."

Tianchi took out a golden dragon-patterned invitation from his arms and handed it to Gao Xuan with both hands: "This is the invitation to the Tianlong Dharma Ceremony sent to you by the Dragon King of the East China Sea..."

(Thank you to the great sage Tripitaka for the thousand bounty of tubes, thank you all for the rewards~bow)