The Qi in "A Life as Long as Heaven"

Zhao Liang's matter ultimately needs to be addressed.

This is not only because of the need to heal the other party, but also because Zhao Liang is the only spell consumable in the prefectural governor's mansion that can track down the Bashe.

Dong Zhongshu was being chased by the Zhao family's wives, while Wen Weng went to the Zhao family to do ideological work.

After resolving his own issues, Zhang Xuezhou went to the Zhao family's house to see what was going on.

For someone as energetic as Zhang Xuezhou, when he has finished his important tasks and lacks the Law Power to do much cultivation, he is no different from the villagers who watch the excitement. Wherever there is something to watch, he will usually participate as a friend.

"Look at this mess!"

Dong Zhongshu turned to look at Zhang Xuezhou, who was watching the commotion, and then waved.

As Zhang Xuezhou closer, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Prefect Wen made me do all these things, and this trouble just came looking for me," Dong Zhongshu said, with a headache.

"Perhaps they can't afford to offend Prefect Wen," Zhang Xuezhou replied in a low voice.

"So just because you can't afford to offend Wen Weng, you think you can take advantage of me?"

"Almost!"

Local officials and officials from other places are completely different concepts.

This is similar to the relationship between a local bully and a powerful dragon.

Even to outsiders, Wen Weng was more accomplished and held a higher official position, so no one would dare to challenge him.

It's no surprise that the Zhao family was entangled with Dong Zhongshu.

"Look at Zhongweng, he still wants me to use Zhao Liang to perform magic. He won't be satisfied until he kills someone," Dong Zhongshu said.

"Didn't you suspect that the Bashe would dissipate the spell?" Zhang Xuezhou asked doubtfully.

"You know that's just my guess," Dong Zhongshu said. "Logically speaking, he should have done that, but he didn't. What can I do about it?"

"What a pity, then you'll have to cast the spell again," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"If I kill Commandant Zhao, I'll definitely be in big trouble!"

"Then why don't you leave?" Zhang Xuezhou suggested excitedly. "We'll leave in a few days, and we'll slowly head towards Chang'an City!"

"Heh~"

Dong Zhongshu gave a forced, bitter laugh, which made Zhang Xuezhou realize what was going on.

"You want the gall of the Bashe (a mythical snake) but don't want to get involved in any trouble? There's no such thing as a free lunch!"

Dong Zhongshu was repeatedly taken advantage of and remained hanging in Shu County, the biggest reason for which was the gall of the Bashe snake.

This is a method that Wen Weng clearly understood and could be used to break through a certain level of understanding, and it is also the only method that Dong Zhongshu could find at that time.

Just one realm apart—that's the difference between a master and a top master.

For Dong Zhongshu, the impact of this realm was even greater than that of other cultivators.

He can learn more and stronger techniques, his existing Divine Ability can be further enhanced, and his martial arts may very well give rise to new Divine Ability as a result.

With two great Divine Ability powers on his shoulders, plus further enhanced techniques, and even the addition of techniques that Sole Self Realm can possess, the benefits of this realm to him are self-evident.

Having repeatedly encountered attacks from the Bashe snake and been implicated in the Zhao family incident, it's no surprise that Dong Zhongshu remained in Shu County like a sucker.

"There are gains and losses," Zhang Xuezhou said. "There's no way around it!"

Why is my life so difficult!

Having his thoughts exposed by Zhang Xuezhou, Dong Zhongshu could only mutter a sullen complaint.

When Wen Weng's call came, he had no choice but to get up and stride forward.

"Erudite Dong, I have tried my best to persuade the Zhao family," Wen Weng said. "They are all reasonable people. They understand very well that as long as the Bashe is not eliminated, Shu County will be in an insurmountable risk. They have agreed to let you use Commandant Zhao's body again to track him!"

"This is really..."

Dong Zhongshu had no choice but to do it, and doing it wouldn't work either.

He took a deep breath, reached out and tossed a roll of white cloth into the air, instantly enveloping him and the lying Zhao Liang.

Seeing Dong Zhongshu cast the spell again to locate the target, and now using Zhao Liang instead of himself as the consumable for the spell, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Time has passed and many things have become the past, but when Zhang Xuezhou thinks of those scenes from the past, he is filled with many emotions.

He thought of Zou Bugui, Jin Chang, Kong Ning, and also of the Crown Prince, Zhang Qian, and other powerful figures such as the Venerable One, Emperor Jing, and the Peacock King.

The past events are still vivid in my mind.

Many conflicts persist, and have not even ceased.

"Heaven, Earth, Man, Gods, and Ghosts—all five paths are open!"

Only when Zhang Xuezhou heard Dong Zhongshu whispering as he cast a spell did he focus his attention on Dong Zhongshu.

Zhang Xuezhou had indeed rarely seen a practitioner who was proficient in so many Technique Method, and few people could use Technique Method as effortlessly as Dong Zhongshu.

He watched as the Law Power grasped in Dong Zhongshu's hand spun continuously, the floating specks of light resembling a galaxy.

"Bashe, quickly reveal yourself!"

The Law Power galaxy spun faster and faster. When Dong Zhongshu gave a shout, he threw the Law Power galaxy he had condensed in his hand onto the floating white cloth.

In an instant, the landscape on the white cloth was revealed, and two opposing figures appeared on the screen.

Why do you keep chasing after me, you vixen?

"Ten Yin? Are you Zhu Shiyin?"

"I don't know what you're talking about. I'm not some kind of Yin or Yang demon. You've mistaken me for someone else!"

"Impossible! The divine soul spell you unleashed only exists on the Ten Thousand Demons Stele of the Xieluosi River Holy Land, and only the Venerable One and the Ten Yin Holy Son possess it!"

"What kind of soul-binding spell? I don't understand what you're talking about."

On the curtain, Kong Ning's demonic form was revealed. Black wings held her body firmly in mid-air, while wings and sharp claws protruded from her legs.

Although Kong Ning kept asking questions, he remained vigilant from a distance.

Judging from the bloodstains on Kong Ning's head, Kong Ning had already fought with the Bashe.

Below Kong Ning's gaze, the low-floating Bashe demon was not unharmed either. Black blood kept oozing from the eye that Dong Zhongshu had cut off, and its clothes were completely gone, leaving blue and red marks on its body.

"I've heard His Excellency explain parts of this incantation; you can't fool me," Kong Ning said. "Why have you become like this?"

"You crazy woman, if I weren't unable to beat you, I would have beaten you to death!"

The serpent shook its head and continued to hover and fly low, searching for terrain to hide in or perhaps launch a counterattack.

"Your flying ability is poor, but it still bears the shadow of the Tenglong Technique, which is also a skill that Zhu Shiyin excels at," Kong Ning exclaimed. "One technique might be a coincidence, but what about two?"

"You're relentlessly pursuing me, could it be that Shi Yin is your husband?" Ba She retorted angrily, "I've told you I'm not him, what will it take for you to let me go!"

"But I feel like you are him!"

"Go to hell!"

With a venomous breath, the serpent angrily shook its head, breaking a stalagmite by the roadside.

"Meeting a lunatic like you is the worst luck I've ever had in my life," Bashe said angrily.

"What Jiang Qi?"

"Jiang as in rivers, Qi as in longevity," now that you know my real name, are you satisfied? I'm not some kind of Shi Yin!

The snake named it.

But this name wasn't something he made up entirely.

Near the Jianjiang River in Shu County, there lived an old snake demon who called himself Jiang Taigong, and one of Jiang Taigong's descendants was a white snake named Jiang Qi.

However, the little white snake had no sense of smell. When he forced Jiang Taigong to help it, it fought back and was killed on the spot by a single sweep of its tail.

Bashe casually revealed his identity, even attributing his origins to the little white snake.

However, this Jiang Qi is not the same Jiang Qi as before. He is no longer the little snake demon who dreamed of living a harmonious life with a human woman. Instead, he still possesses his own pride and arrogance.

"Like this?"

Kong Ning, who was in mid-air, was greatly disappointed.

The serpent before them certainly bore no resemblance to the former Ten Yin Holy Son.

The fact that the other party had a clean background made Kong Ning less inclined to press for further questions.

In the end, she could only conclude that there were indeed coincidences in the world, and that a snake demon had been born with Technique Method Divine Ability similar to those of the Ten Yin Holy Son.

"Who?"

After calming his mind, Kong Ning shook his head and keenly realized that he seemed to be being watched by something.

She had been spied on by Dong Zhongshu once before, and now that she was being spied on again, she became wary.

"Who?"

The snake below then changed its expression slightly, its head bobbing back and forth, as if checking for any possibility that even Kong Ning was wary of.

After glancing around several times, he flicked his snake tail and began to flee rapidly into the distance.

They stayed away from Kong Ning, a powerful demon who could bring disaster, and also from those who might be secretly watching them.

But the further away they got, the stronger the feeling of being watched became.

Damn it!

He recalled the divine soul incantation, and also Dong Zhongshu, who possessed the Law Power power to trace origins.

This angered the serpent, causing it to spew out a breath of venom.

Upon realizing that Kong Ning had come to this area to play, he had to abandon his many thoughts of revenge after losing his eye and quickly left Shu County.