darknovel #463 - Go and come back
#463 - Go and come back
The implementation of the plan to 'Drive Away the Wolf and Expel the Tiger' did not go smoothly.
Wang Jixuan initially thought of it rather simply.
— Find a way to make the Dark Sect and the Tianluo women fight each other, and it would be best if it affected the middle-aged scholar.
The Dark Sect and Tianluo already had grievances, so a little design could ignite the fire.
Therefore, Daoist Wang confidently began the first wave of troublemaking.
Before the official action, he also wanted to figure out what kind of personalities these three people had, and whether there were any 'good people' who 'sacrificed themselves for the public'.
However, planning and planning, rashly taking action to test them might alert the other party.
Therefore, Wang Jixuan finally decided not to do much and directly push the plan.
The 'Drive Away the Wolf and Expel the Tiger' plan began when Daoist Wang asked No. 2 to arrange a 'train attack', causing a spaceship transporting crystal cores to explode in the outer atmosphere, and the wreckage crash-landed towards the ground.
A large number of crystal cores scattered, and the sky seemed to have a dense meteor shower.
Blade beast crystal cores can be used as spirit stones;
Not only crystal cores were present, Wang Jixuan also arranged for some precious materials.
The area where the spaceship wreckage landed was not far from the three cultivators hiding on Earth.
Wang Jixuan then began to wait for a good show to begin.
However, a day and a night passed…
The three cultivators did not react in any way, and did not even go to the vicinity of the spaceship wreckage to investigate.
The middle-aged scholar was still wandering next to the giant tree;
The female cultivator from Tianluo was dazed in the city;
The old woman from the Dark Sect, leaning on her crutches, stared at the bustling space elevator passenger station.
They didn't even have the interest to bend down and pick up those readily available crystal cores and precious materials.
The first plan was declared a failure.
It doesn't matter, Daoist Wang still has a second plan.
He needed a few spiritual cultivators. Wu Man had already been leading people back, and Wang Jixuan waited for another two days before Wu Man arrived at the lunar base with four spiritual cultivators.
Wang Jixuan controlled a mechanical body and convened a meeting with the five people.
Because the situation was now severe, Wang Jixuan did not reveal his identity to anyone other than Wu Man.
It wasn't that he didn't trust them, it was purely to reduce the risk of exposure.
The second plan is not complicated either.
Shake the mountain to shock the tiger.
Wu Man will go directly to the Site of Fortress No. 76 later to test the middle-aged scholar.
The five of them together may not be a match for the middle-aged scholar, but it doesn't matter, there will be a large number of mechanical bodies on the periphery, and a fleet in outer space will provide cover.
The momentum is absolutely full.
Wu Man and the five others rested briefly, fully armed, and landed near the giant tree, vaguely surrounding the middle-aged scholar who was hiding his tracks.
Wang Jixuan put on holographic glasses and quietly observed from the side with the help of a mechanical body.
Wu Man and the five others each occupied a position, simultaneously activating their core circuits and psionic circuits, and a wall of light suddenly appeared behind them.
Wu Man took a light breath, golden light bloomed in his eyes, and bursts of Sanskrit chanting appeared around him.
“Eh?”
The middle-aged scholar revealed his figure.
He was standing on a treetop, a few hundred meters away from the 'Homestay Hotel' built on the branches of the giant tree.
Wu Man and the five others immediately adjusted the encirclement.
— They had previously been unable to accurately pinpoint the location of this middle-aged scholar, and could only roughly capture his aura and vague outline.
This person was holding a jade folding fan in his hand, raising the fan and gently shaking it, looking at Wu Man with great interest.
“Not a cultivator, yet able to resonate with the fragments of the Dao through secret methods, and also able to perform Buddhist techniques, and the compatibility with Buddhism is also good.”
The scholar praised:
“Fellow Daoist, what exactly… are you a ghost?”
Wu Man was neither warm nor angry, and calmly nodded: “It's good that Senior is willing to show up. This is Earth, the land protected by the Black Storm, please leave here immediately.”
“Black Storm?”
The middle-aged scholar smiled and said: “Is that Wang Zheng?”
“That's right.”
“Bold!” A spiritual cultivator glared angrily.
This guy was really angry, and shouted at the top of his lungs: “How dare you! Directly call out the name of our great pioneer!”
Wang Jixuan: …
The Daoist priest was a little red-faced.
What's wrong with others calling out his name? He's not a tyrant, dictator, or some great power in the immortal world.
The middle-aged scholar was not annoyed either, and smiled and cupped his hands repeatedly: “It's my fault, it's my fault… I am a casual cultivator in the mountains, with no fame, I just heard of Daoist Wang's deeds, and came here to find Daoist Wang's traces. A senior who is very good at divination told me that Daoist Wang would appear here at some point, so I have been squatting here.”
Wu Man's expression moved slightly: “Do you know the whereabouts of my teacher?”
“Are you Wang Zheng's disciple?”
“A nominal disciple,” Wu Man dissipated the chanting sound around him, “It is truly a regret in my heart that I could not follow my teacher to a greater world… Earth is only a place for mortals to live, it is peaceful and quiet here, and my teacher does not want it to be disturbed, please leave early, Fellow Daoist.”
The middle-aged scholar chanted twice.
Just as Wu Man felt that this person might turn his face, the middle-aged scholar closed his folding fan and cupped his hands to Wu Man, and said sternly:
“Since that's the case, then I won't disturb you. If Daoist Wang doesn't come, then it seems that the opportunity has not arrived.”
The middle-aged scholar turned around to leave, suddenly remembered something, rummaged in his sleeve for a while, and took out two jade talismans.
He flicked his fingers lightly, and the jade talismans fell in front of Wu Man, spinning and floating.
Wu Man hesitated slightly and took the jade talismans. The others were already prepared to 'take action if the jade talismans exploded'.
However, the jade talismans did not have any abnormalities, and recorded two Buddhist techniques.
The middle-aged scholar turned around, put his hands behind his back, stepped into the air, ripples rippled under his feet, and a colorful void appeared in the blue sky in front of him. He laughed a few times, and his figure disappeared.
Only a few chuckles were left in the world:
“There are many wonders in the mortal world, not tiring the Dao heart but tiring people's hearts.
“This tree is a bit interesting, please take good care of it, if I think of this place in the future, I may give you a chance.”
After saying that, this person disappeared without looking back.
Wang Jixuan, who was hiding in the dark and witnessing this scene through the mechanical body, was also filled with mixed feelings at this moment.
There was no other reason, this middle-aged scholar was obviously not a Mahayana cultivator, the aura fluctuations of the Mahayana realm were just the result of his disguise.
At the moment when he opened the colorful void, the aura of the middle-aged scholar soared sharply, obviously above a scattered immortal like Yin Lin.
At least seven or eight Yin Lin's power!
However, this person's intentions were unclear, and it was unknown whether he was good or bad. Being able to send him away smoothly also made it convenient for Wang Jixuan to hide the affairs of the Moon God Palace.
Isn't the purpose of Daoist Wang doing these things to conceal his whereabouts?
As for whether the middle-aged scholar can bring some opportunities…
This is not what Wang Jixuan cares about.
Wu Man and the five others set up a simple formation here, and then, under Wang Jixuan's secret command, changed their target and led the team to approach the Tianluo member and the Dark Sect disciple.
The commotion they made here had already alarmed the latter two.
…
The Tianluo member hiding in the surface city was named Qin Mianrou.
A moment ago, Qin Mianrou was hiding her figure, standing in the corner of the most prosperous business district in this city, coldly watching the various figures here.
Men and women, mechanical bodies.
In Qin Mianrou's eyes, this world was neither so beautiful nor so bad, but more like a novel mundane world with superb mechanical techniques.
Qin Mianrou's eyes were a little dazed. Before leaving, Hall Master Yin Lin's voice seemed to still be echoing in her ears.
‘What Wang Zheng cares about most, besides the few people following him, is the star land called Earth.’
‘We can't spare many experts here right now. You are a newly promoted elder in our branch hall, and the Dark Sect sees you as unfamiliar. You go and hide on that Earth.’
‘If the Dark Sect sends someone there to cause trouble, you send a message back, and you don't need to do anything else.’
‘After all, Earth is the place that our branch hall is responsible for monitoring. Other branch halls can't come to support us either. All the realms have become a mess, and we must do something.’
‘Or let Wang Zheng know that although we don't have the ability, we have worked hard to protect this place.’
That's probably it.
Qin Mianrou was also happy to hide here.
The conflict between Tianluo and the Dark Sect has a long history. The two sides have mutual grievances, and there are even some life-and-death enemies doing things on the other side.
Qin Mianrou has fewer enemies.
But if she stays in the Youbao Realm, she will inevitably be forced to get involved in subsequent wars and die for things unrelated to cultivation.
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This is what she is extremely unwilling to do.
At this moment, when she thought of her familiar Daoists who were fighting fiercely with the evil people of the Dark Sect, while she was hiding here enjoying a moment of peace, Qin Mianrou felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.
‘Alas, I am just a cultivator after all. Although I have the title of Elder, I can't manage such major events in the world.’
‘Eh?’
Qin Mianrou seemed to wake up from a dream, her entire aura suddenly rose, and she looked up at the place where the universe was fluctuating in front.
Her spiritual consciousness spread out, and she happened to see the figure of the middle-aged scholar leaving with his hands behind his back, and was also shocked by the immortal cultivation level displayed by the other party.
Immortal?
This is a true immortal, not a mortal scattered immortal.
Qin Mianrou immediately took out a jade talisman, wrote down the discovery at this moment, and then gently crushed the jade talisman.
The jade talisman turned into a streamer and disappeared.
At this moment, Qin Mianrou looked up in the southwest direction, where a glimmer of light also flashed away.
Qin Mianrou narrowed her eyes slightly, and suddenly had a long sword with flowing autumn water in her hand. She tapped her toes lightly, as if using Shrinking Ground into Inches, and skyscrapers and various landscapes quickly disappeared beside her ears.
A cold light flashed in Qin Mianrou's eyes.
A sword slash forward!
Sword Qi trailed for dozens of miles, its light shaking the very soul.
An icy blue streak flashed across the city sky!
At the end of the sword light, a dark green light barrier slowly unfolded, steadily blocking the sword's advance. The old woman gradually revealed herself in mid-air, her narrow eyes carrying a hint of coldness, her cane gently vibrating in her hand.
"You little rascal, I had already found your tracks, and was unwilling to harm your life, yet you insist on throwing it away!"
"Hmph, Dark Sect demon!"
Qin Mianrou lightly shouted, her long sword unleashing a sky full of sword energy.
Wang Jixuan quietly moved to this location underground.
Wu Man and five others led a large number of mechanical bodies and space fleets, already surrounding the area.
Wang Jixuan thought for a moment, then telepathically reminded Wu Man to try and find an opportunity to kill the old woman, but to avoid killing the Tianluo member; knocking her unconscious would suffice.
The middle-aged scholar's sudden display of cultivation actually disrupted Wang Jixuan's plan.
However, this was a good thing.
The news that 'a true immortal has appeared on Earth' has already been transmitted back to their respective branches by the Tianluo and Dark Sect members. This actually increases the deterrent, making both sides more cautious when sending people over.
At this moment, Daoist Wang quietly watched Qin Mianrou and the old woman fighting each other, his gaze quite calm.
Both sides' cultivation seemed somewhat superficial.
Although they possessed the power of the Great Vehicle stage, they lacked the foundation, clearly having their cultivation built up with pills and immortal spiritual energy.
If he were to go all out, it wouldn't take half an hour to kill both of them.
The two figures fought fiercely for half an hour, from the surface to the stratosphere.
The Earth's official defense forces were alarmed. Sparse lasers and anti-humanoid missiles continuously covered the two, adding a bit of excitement to their battle.
Wang Jixuan had already sent a message to Shen Qionglin, telling her to prepare the experimental site, as they would be able to start the experiment soon.
The development of the situation was much better than he had anticipated.
Seeing that the situation was about right, Wang Jixuan gave Wu Man instructions.
"Surround and attack that old woman, don't hold back, kill her if you can."
"Uh," Wu Man asked through his headset, "Won't they think that you, Teacher, are ambushing their expert here?"
"Don't worry, the deaths of Tianluo and Dark Sect members will be accompanied by a projection of the Heavenly Dao."
Wang Jixuan said:
"Right now, it looks like this Tianluo member discovered this Dark Sect member and is chasing her. You, as Earth's protectors, attack both sides, which is perfectly reasonable."
"Don't really hurt the Tianluo member, just drive her away."
"After all, I am also a member of the Tianluo."
"Understood," Wu Man replied, immediately entering battle mode.
The sky instantly became lively.
The mechanical army charged forward in echelon formation, and lasers containing powerful energy shone from outer space.
Wu Man and the five other Lingxiu cultivators in their prime joined forces, using the five-person combined attack technique developed by Mudan based on the Seven Stars Sword Formation. The old woman sent by the Dark Sect was immediately restricted everywhere.
Seeing this scene, Qin Mianrou launched an even more ferocious attack, only attacking and not defending.
The old woman was quickly covered in wounds.
She was also a ruthless person, knowing that hesitation would only lead to disaster. Before Wu Man and the others could surround and kill her, she directly damaged her cultivation and used the Blood Escape Technique, turning into a streak of blood and flying towards outer space.
The fleet outside immediately began to surround and block her.
The old woman pulled out her own treasured pearl, opened the path to the immortal realm, and crashed headfirst into the vortex.
Several lasers hit the vortex, which slowly dissipated at its own pace.
Wu Man immediately issued an order to stop the pursuit.
Qin Mianrou breathed a sigh of relief, just wanting to greet these 'Wang Zheng's subordinates,' but discovered…
The dark muzzles of the cannons in outer space were aimed at her, and the five Lingxiu cultivators were also looking at her with ill intentions, their weapons not lowered.
Qin Mianrou hurriedly said, "Everyone, I am a friend of your great pioneer, here to protect this place."
"Earth does not welcome fellow Daoists."
Wu Man said with a cold face, raising his hand in a gesture of invitation:
"Farewell!"
Qin Mianrou didn't waste any words, took out her treasure pearl, and coldly escaped into this space.
Wang Jixuan secretly said 'sorry,' then carefully rushed to outer space, having Wu Man and the outer fleet patrol densely to cover up the upcoming experiment.
The follow-up was relatively smooth.
Wang Jixuan directly separated his primordial spirit from his body, holding the Stone of the Past. In the broken passage, his primordial spirit was absorbed by the Stone of the Past, while the Stone of the Past was protected by Wu Man, who rushed over nearby.
Just as Wu Man held the Stone of the Past, the void in front of him showed some distortion.
The distortion was like a lens, with starlight dotted around the edges.
A figure that Wu Man found very familiar walked out, waving a folding fan in his hand, muttering:
"Tsk, this time they said waiting at this location for six hours would allow me to see Wang Zheng. I'll trust you old swindlers one more time… Eh? A strange guy who knows Buddhism!"
The middle-aged scholar immediately smiled happily: "Half a day apart feels like half a lifetime. Fellow Daoist, are you well?"
Wu Man: …
Glug.
The Adam's apple of this delicate and handsome youth trembled up and down.