Qu Zhiwen was able to escape from Su Jingmoâs tomb, but he didnât immediately go where Jiang Ping was. Instead, he released all the guiding kites he had with him, and in an instant, thousands of paper kites suddenly appeared in the open space. Qu Zhiwen silently recited something, and within a few seconds, the flying paper kites slowly gathered in one place, changing little by little, until they transformed into a human shape, which was identical to Qu Zhiwen!
Under a secret command, half of his consciousness was injected into this paper kite doppelganger. Qu Zhiwen then sent this paper kite towards the East, to chase after Jiang Ping, while he hid his qi and left for the South.
Qu Zhiwen could guess what kind of person Su Jingmo was. As an Emperor, and as the third Prince who was able to take over his two brothers in order to become the Monarch, how could he not be cruel? Qu Zhiwen stole several Divine Weapons from those half-immortals, and this matter cannot be hidden from Su Jingmo, who should know by now that Qu Zhiwen had hidden intentions.
Qu Zhiwen was born with heavenly eyes, which allowed him to see spirits and distinguish between demons and deities. A prodigy with this kind of ability appeared in the Qu family after 300 years. In his familyâs long history, including Qu Zhiwen, the Qu family has only produced 5 prodigies who were born with heavenly eyes. The other 4 ancestors with heavenly eyes have already ascended to immortality, but Qu Zhiwen was different. Even though he had heavenly eyes, he wasnât born with the bones and flesh of an immortal, and his body was also extremely weak.
The men of the Qu family have been Heavenly Masters for generations, so they were naturally able to see their own fate.
Qu Zhiwen had heavenly eyes, but his fate wasnât tied to becoming an immortal. Besides, it was predestined that he wouldnât live more than 25 years.
However, this restriction didnât stop Qu Zhiwen, who was born a natural genius. Even though he lacked immortal bones, Qu Zhiwen became one of the best Heavenly Masters in the world at the age of 20. Without immortal bones, he was unable to split his body, so Qu Zhiwen used the guiding paper kites to transform them into a doppelganger of himself. He wasnât able to use immortal methods without immortal bones, but he was, unexpectedly, able to mix the art of Qi Huang with immortal methods to create a separate body for himself.
Qu Zhiwenâs knowledge of the art of Qi Huang and some immortal methods could even make some immortals ashamed of themselves.
Qu Zhiwen was quite proud of himself, but this arrogance attracted the dissatisfaction of some immortal families, who didnât know the spells as well as Qu Zhiwen does.
However, his flesh and bones were still mortal. So how could a man, who wouldnât live past 25, have the right to be so arrogant?
In the end, some immortal families, who thought too highly of themselves, were actually being compared to mere mortals. Of course, their self-esteem was severely damaged, and the jealousy that shouldâve been long ignored was quietly ignited inside their hearts. With all kinds of excuses, they would always find a way to bring trouble to Qu Zhiwen.
Although Qu Zhiwen was proud of himself, in the end, he still had a mortal body. Without immortal bones, his spells were greatly reduced, and he was unable to compete with those immortals, even when they werenât diligent in their cultivation and enjoyed a leisurely life after having ascended to immortality. Not to mention the several times he got into trouble and how much he suffered because of that, Qu Zhiwen had long grown intense hate for his own body.
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This time, he was chased by three half-immortals who wanted him dead.
Qu Zhiwen wanted to seize those Divine Weapons so that he could use the Taowu bones as a replacement for his mortal bones.
The day he sneaked into the residence of those half-immortals, in Minghuang Mountain, those three were aware of Qu Zhiwenâs intrusion. However, because of that imperceptible jealousy inside their hearts, they didnât stop Qu Zhiwen from breaking into their residence. They merely observed Qu Zhiwenâs sneaky appearance in the dark and sneered behind his back. They planned to come forward the moment Qu Zhiwen approached to steal their treasures, catching this âgopher thiefâ with one blow.
However, what happened was beyond their expectations. What Qu Zhiwen stole werenât ordinary items, they were Divine Weapons that could drive the Taowu bones. At the beginning, these precious items helped them become half-immortals. But, they never told anyone that they owned these ancient artifacts, so how could Qu Zhiwen know?!
Astonished, the three of them rushed out. However, the moment they were ready to attack, thousands of infernal ghostly paper kites broke open. In a split second, they found that they had been set up by Qu Zhiwen. While they were too busy despising the enemy, Qu Zhiwen had long run away with those artifacts!
â We must not let Qu Zhiwen use those artifacts! â They didnât even dare to think what would happen if, one day, Qu Zhiwen were to replace his mortal bones. That was the last thing the three of them wanted from the bottom of their hearts!
However, these three forgot that if the âaboveâ became aware that they had used these artifacts to become half-immortals, and that they had the forbidden artifacts that disappeared 1600 years ago without âthemâ knowing, they would receive the terrifying punishment of getting their immortal bones removed.
Qu Zhiwen was well aware of that fact, so thatâs why he knew those three would tell Su Jingmo that Qu Zhiwen had ulterior motives.
Although Su Jingmo was just a ghost, he has been wandering in the world of the living for more than 1000 years. His ghostly qi could make anyone who gets close to him, even immortals, shiver in fear. Not to mention that the formation inside the tomb limited the immortalâs divine power, but whoever set foot inside that Imperial Mausoleum would be slaughtered by Su Jingmo.
Even though Su Jingmo always presented himself with a smiling face, he was in fact quite ruthless. The only person he allowed to step into his territory, for the first time in thousands of years, was Qin Cheng.
Su Jingmo had a special âaffectionâ for Qin Cheng, but that didnât mean he would tolerate Qu Zhiwen plotting against him.
This time, Qu Zhiwen got Su Jingmoâs help in exchange for saving Qin Chengâs life. However, Su Jingmo wouldnât let him come back safe and sound. Qu Zhiwen was afraid that Su Jingmo must have released the three half-immortals already because he wanted to mess with Qu Zhiwen.
Even though Qu Zhiwen was arrogant, he also understood that he had no chance of winning against those half-immortals on his own. Last time, he was able to steal the artifacts because those three took him for granted, but if he were to fight against them right now, he wonât have any chance of winning. When he thought of this, Qu Zhiwen decided to send the paper kite doppelganger first, so that he could go at full speed to the South to hide those artifactsâŚ..
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Jiang Ping followed Qu Zhiwenâs guiding crane all the way. But no matter how fast it was, when it came to the mountain range, he couldnât speed up.
Without knowing what dangers lie ahead, Jiang Ping was even more afraid of acting rashly, so he walked forwards cautiously, afraid of being ambushed.
It could be said that Jiang Pingâs vigilance still worked. Even though his perception as a criminal policeman was impaired under this heavy rain, it would be even more difficult for those people, who havenât received such training, to find Jiang Ping.
In the middle of the night, he saw a light source shaking under the heavy rain. Jiang Ping rushed to hide behind a large tree, quietly observing two men approaching his position.
âHey, I think I saw a figure just now.â
The man with the searchlight elbowed the man beside him, who was carrying two large bags of food.
âDonât fucking talk nonsense. In addition to us, who would be looking for death in a place like this, when itâs raining so heavily? There are graves everywhereâŚ. Maybe you just saw the swaying branches. â
Although the man with the searchlight was a grave robber, he really doesnât want to run into ghosts. As he looked at the branches swaying in front of him, he nodded hurriedly and said: âIt must have been those branches. Look at this heavy rain, itâs unknown when itâll endâŚ. Ah, didnât you say that the two archeologists who went into the tomb died?â
Just now he had to send the Tang boy, who was kicked down the mountain by Qin Cheng, to the hospital, and now he had to bring food to the people who stayed there. The man, whose legs were tired, spat: âWho the hell knows! As for those archeologistsâŚ.â The man carrying the food sneered and continued: âI donât think those two fools even know the structure of the tomb. They will surely make a mistake and never come back!â
âHow can that Tang boy be so sure that those two would find that âthingâ? Werenât we deceived into letting them enter the tomb? Even second uncle is listening to him?â
After thinking for a long time, the man carrying the food said gloomily: âMy dad told me a bit, but Iâm not sure. He said that out of the dozens of people that went into the tomb a while ago, only a few people came back alive. However, even though those people were out of the tomb, in the end, they rotted alive and diedâŚ.. Itâs said that only when they witnessed their bodies rotting to the extreme cold they finally die.â
âHissâ-â The man who was carrying the searchlight gasped and stopped talking, obviously frightened.
âAhâŚ. letâs get out of hereâŚ.â
After listening to their conversation, hidden behind the tree, Jiang Ping determined that Qin Cheng should have been trapped by these people. At first, he thought that Qin Cheng was on his own, but it seems that he has a companion, who was also restrained by this group of people.
Jiang Ping was afraid that there were quite a lot of people in this group. He was ordered to take a âvacationâ by his boss, and even though this wasnât a real vacation, it seemed like one on the surface, since he hasnât been around for a while. But now, he was about to face a group of people without knowing the details about them or how many they were. Jiang Ping didnât dare to act rashly, and after thinking about it, he could only follow these two slowly.
He had just walked for two minutes when suddenly, he was patted on the shoulder. Jiang Ping hadnât sensed someone approaching him from behind, so he subconsciously raised his hand in shock and grabbed that personâs hand. All of a sudden, he threw that man over his shoulder, knocked him to the ground, and hit his face with his fist.
Even if they were in two places at the same time, the sensations of that part would still be transmitted to Qu Zhiwen.
Qu Zhiwen, who had finished hiding the artifacts and was rushing to Jiang Pingâs side, suddenly felt a sharp pain on his face. He was confused for a long time and naturally didnât know what was going on on the doppelgangerâs side. This kind of pain was different from the ones given by spells that could hurt his internal organs. The doppelganger didnât have organs, so if it were attacked by an immortal spell, he wouldnât feel pain, but physical combat was different. This was clearly a man-made blow.
â What the hell is going on over there? â
Qu Zhiwen had asked the paper kite doppelganger to find Jiang Ping and help him, so the first person he must meet should be Jiang Ping. Meaning that heâŚ.
Was beaten up by Jiang PingâŚ.
Qu Zhiwenâs heart felt a little complicatedâŚ
â Fuck, what is this? Did I get beaten up after rushing to help? â
Although it was late at night, Jiang Ping, who was used to seeing at night, soon found out who was beaten by him. Qu Zhiwen was looking at him with a dark face.
âWhy are you here?!â
Jiang Ping quickly released the hands and legs holding Qu Zhiwen down. With slight embarrassment, Jiang Ping rushed to help Qu Zhiwen get up.
âIf itâs not me, then who else could it be?â Qu Zhiwen looked at him darkly: âAnyone else wouldâve attacked you directly instead of patting you on the back.â
âIâm sorryâŚ.â
As he looked at Jiang Ping, Qu Zhiwen knew that he just was a doppelganger at the moment, so he no longer cared about it. He simply looked at the distance, where the thunder clouds began to dissipate gradually. However, some stayed at the top of the mountain peak not that far away. Once he perceived that the three half-immortals were getting closer and closer to him, Qu Zhiwen said: âItâs about to dawn, we should hurry over. This heavenly phenomenon isnât a good omenâŚ.â
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