pjbooks Chapter 192 The Descent of the Celestial Venerable
Chapter 192 The Descent of the Celestial Venerable
"By the way, Liu Lang... I didn't take [Shiva's Lament], it's really still on the captain." Si Xiaonan suddenly stopped and turned around to say.
At this moment, she noticed Liu Lang bowing, a hint of doubt appearing on her face, and couldn't help but ask:
"What...are you doing?"
Although Leng Xuan did not speak, Liu Lang understood the deeper meaning from the look he gave him.
"Uh……"
Liu Lang secretly rejoiced; no wonder the system hadn't given any notification sound.
It turns out the card I had was fake. Luckily, I didn't rush to sign in, otherwise the experience card I finally got would have been wasted.
Although we are still very close to the [Shiva's Wrath], if we sign in under such circumstances, the rewards will definitely be greatly reduced.
Upon careful recollection, it seems that Si Xiaonan did not take the "Shiva's Grudge" with her in the original story.
After all, those were just memories from his past life. Although Liu Lang could vaguely recall the general plot, he really couldn't remember this particular detail if Si Xiaonan hadn't specifically reminded him.
"I was just doing some light exercise, letting loose a bit," Liu Lang mumbled, then quickly tossed aside the [Shiva's Lament] in his hand and said, forcing himself to remain calm:
"I already knew what was going on, otherwise why would I have left this thing out there? I would have definitely put it away properly long ago."
Actually, he originally planned to use the "Shiva's Lament" to attract the attention of the outer gods and see if anyone would attack him.
In this way, he could take the opportunity to test how powerful his newly acquired strength was, since he could only maintain this strength for 12 hours.
In the void where Liu Lang had just bowed, a phantom about to step out quietly stopped its steps after hearing Liu Lang's words.
"Oh, I see." Si Xiaonan nodded slightly and didn't ask any further questions.
After all, there are too many strange things about Liu Lang that she doesn't understand. Even if she asks more, Liu Lang probably won't tell her the truth.
After saying that, Si Xiaonan led Leng Xuan away from the place.
"Heavenly Venerable," Liu Lang bowed respectfully towards the void once more, and asked.
"I wonder what brings the Heavenly Venerable One here?"
After a moment of silence in the void, a Taoist priest dressed in a coarse cloth robe slowly emerged from it.
This Taoist priest, with his hair tied up in a hairpin, possessed an extraordinary and refined air. His eyes shone like brilliant stars. With his hands clasped behind his back and a gentle smile on his face, he began to speak:
"You are truly a force to be reckoned with! In just one year, you have grown to such a level... It was not in vain that we sacrificed our cultivation to become a national treasure stele, blocking that fog outside the Great Xia border."
"You flatter me, Celestial Venerable. My current strength is only temporary... It will disappear in six hours." Liu Lang was not too surprised that the Celestial Venerable knew his true strength.
After all, even if Yuanshi Tianzun had never paid attention to him before, the moment he displayed the strength of the "Supreme God Realm" in the Great Xia, everything about him had probably already been thoroughly investigated by Yuanshi Tianzun.
Yuanshi Tianzun walked steadily to Liu Lang, his deep eyes fixed on him. After a moment, he chuckled softly and gently flicked his sleeve, saying:
"I couldn't see even a trace of a price to pay in your divine power; it's as if this power appeared out of thin air."
Don't look at me like that.
Don't worry, I won't ask you about the source of this power. Everyone has their own destiny... just like Lin Qiye.
Whether this power is temporary or permanent, in short... as long as you are a citizen of Great Xia and your heart is with Great Xia, we will not attack you..."
"Yes." Liu Lang nodded firmly and said.
"Born a citizen of Great Xia, I will die a soul of Great Xia. Great Xia is the land that gave me birth and nurtured me, how could I abandon it?"
"By the way, Celestial Venerable... do you still have the Seven-Colored Lotus? If not, its lotus root will do too." Liu Lang looked at Chen Muye lying on the ground, then suddenly changed the subject and asked.
"Originally, I planned to use my current divine power to help my captain condense a body... but ultimately, it wouldn't be a body in the true sense. I remember that the Great God Nezha of the Three Altars and Seas was condensed into a body by the True Man Taiyi using the Seven-Colored Lotus."
"If I could obtain the roots of this Seven-Colored Lotus, I would be even more confident in rescuing the captain from Qi Ye's [Mortal Divine Realm] and using the lotus roots to reshape his body."
"You little rascal, you're quite the ladies' man. Alright~" Yuanshi Tianzun slightly raised his eyes, a strange light flashing within them. Then, with a gentle wave of his hand, a seven-colored lotus root radiating a mysterious light appeared in his palm.
"This precious lotus is something I kept from the past. I'm giving it to you today as a gift for our first meeting."
"But... is it really worth it?" Yuanshi Tianzun asked with a curious expression, a hint of inquiry in his eyes.
"Using something so precious on a mortal? Isn't that a waste? If you really want to help your captain create a suitable physical body... I can help you create one that is not only exactly the same as his original body, but even more powerful."
Liu Lang did not answer the question directly, but instead asked in return:
"So, you and all the gods of Great Xia, at the cost of destroying your own cultivation, transformed into a national guardian stele to protect us mortals... do you think it was worth it?"
Upon hearing this, Yuanshi Tianzun was slightly taken aback, then burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, what an interesting lad."
Liu Lang's eyes flashed with a mixture of purple, red, and green light as he looked at a six- or seven-year-old boy in a bright red hoodie in the old town of Cangnan City not far away, and said with a smile:
"Haha, Heavenly Venerable, to tell you the truth. Actually, if you hadn't shown up today, I was planning to go to the Great God of the Three Altars and Seas, Nezha, to 'borrow' some seven-colored lotus roots."
"I know you mean no harm." Yuanshi Tianzun looked at the energetic young man before him, and for a moment seemed to see the shadow of the fearless monkey from his past life. He spoke slowly.
"Moreover, even if you find Nezha now, you can't 'borrow' the seven-colored lotus root anymore. Back then, we didn't just destroy our cultivation... We not only gave up all our divine power, but also our physical bodies. Now, the body of the reincarnated Nezha is no longer made from the seven-colored lotus root."
"I see." Liu Lang suddenly understood, his eyes filled with gratitude. He tightly grasped the seven-colored lotus root in his hand and said sincerely:
"Thank you for your generous gift, Heavenly Venerable. I, Liu Lang, will always remember this great kindness."
Yuanshi Tianzun waved his hand and said calmly:
"Don't worry about it. Since the four of you are in Cangnan City... I'll leave things here to you."
After speaking, he gently raised his sleeve and waved it, and his figure gradually became ethereal.
"Now that I have returned, how can my Great Xia allow them to come and go as they please? A hundred years have passed, and it is time for the gods of my Great Xia to return as well. We will show these outward gods that... my Great Xia is not a country to be bullied!"
Liu Lang respectfully bowed to the void where Yuanshi Tianzun had disappeared, then turned and walked towards Chen Muye.
He bent down and took the [Shiva's Wrath] from Chen Muye's arms, silently reciting, "Check-in!"