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Chapter 159 - Envy
Chapter 159 - Envy
Chapter 159: Envy
“I’m 00006. I’m already in Ping City.”
A skinny young man widened his round eyes and looked around curiously. Everything in Ping City was so refreshing to him.
“After staying in the Catacombs for so long, I can finally see such a prosperous human city.”
The reason why he had such an illusion was because there were too many humans walking on the streets here. Moreover, the relationship between the humans and the demons vaguely felt like the demons respected the humans very much.
This was something he had never expected. He had never expected that humans and demons could live together so harmoniously.
“Are you here already? How’s the place? I hear it’s not bad. Is there food and drink? Is there water?”
“That’s right. Is there a water source there?”
“Why do you make it sound so mysterious? There can’t really be such a place, right? Are you being kidnapped and trying to trick us all?”
The young man picked up the voice transmission device again. “Why would I lie to you? Everyone, come over quickly. I think this place is too good. However, you can wait for me to stay for a while.”
Suddenly, the god who had not spoken for a long time suddenly appeared through the voice transmission. “Where are you in Ping City?”
“I’m at the city gate. I don’t know which gate this is.”
“Wait for me. I’ll be right there.”
Not long after, a young man in white clothes suddenly appeared in front of the young man. This man looked even younger than him.
As Li Yuanqing’s cultivation level increased, his appearance became even purer, giving people the feeling that he was gradually becoming younger.
Hu Jiujiu often teased Li Yuanqing that he would become a child one day if this continued.
“Are you that god?” The young man stretched out his hands excitedly. He finally saw this legendary god in the catacombs.
“I’m not a god. I just happen to have something that everyone needs.”
“What? In everyone’s eyes, you’re a true god. I didn’t expect this place to be so good. Back then, they all said that you were lying. Fortunately, I believed you.”
The young man looked at everything in front of him excitedly. The two of them arrived at a beef restaurant. The young man first drank two large cups of drinks. He drank so much that he felt refreshed.
Two more pots of wine were served. He treated the wine as water and gulped it down.
This scene stunned the people around them.
The young man put down the wine jar and carefully looked at the people beside him. He asked Li Yuanqing in confusion, “Why aren’t they eating? They’re all looking at me.”
“Brother, don’t misunderstand. We’ve just never seen someone with such a high alcohol tolerance. Brother, I admire you!”
Hearing the young man’s words, someone from the human race at the next table immediately stood up and toasted him.
“Thank you, thank you.”
The shopkeeper brought up a large plate of beef. It was more like a basin than a plate. There were at least ten pounds of beef on this plate. All of them were very big. A piece of braised beef would weigh at least a pound.
The young man picked up two pieces of beef and started eating them as if they were steamed buns. He ate the beef in big chunks. It was so satisfying.
“In the Catacombs…” His mouth was so full of beef that he couldn’t speak clearly. “There’s no taste… in the beef…”
“This… is good!” He pointed to the beef on his hand. “It’s delicious!”
Li Yuanqing sat at the side and watched. “Slow down. These are all yours. Don’t be anxious.”
Although their cultivation levels were enough for them to abstain from eating, it was difficult for them to restrain their desire for food.
After the young man ate ten pieces of meat in a row, he finally patted his belly with his oily hands.
“God, let me tell you. Yesterday, I was in the west and saw something incredible. Oh my god, I’ve never seen such a powerful force in this world.”
When he arrived at the Black Dragon Mountain yesterday, he saw the confrontation between the lightning that filled the sky and the huge black sword. Although he was almost overturned by the energy in the center, he still gained a lot. It was because he had comprehended a trace of sword intent yesterday.
It was quiet at night and he even sneaked into the cracks of the canyon to sense the sword intent left behind by the Sword Immortal. Although he had wasted some time there, it could be said that he had gained a lot. It was because he had broken through a realm in one night.
“I’ve heard some things about the Sword Immortal. I didn’t expect him to be so powerful.”
“Of course.” The young man spoke much more eloquently when he talked about sword immortals. “Let me tell you, the scenes I’m depicting for you now are only one percent of the scene at that time. If you can go to that scene personally, I believe it will be very helpful to you.”
“In that case, this Sword Immortal will be of great help to you.”
“Of course. In the future, being a Sword Immortal will be my lifelong dream. I only hope that one day when I’m old, I can leave behind an indestructible mark that only belongs to me in this world before I die.”
As he spoke, he suddenly closed his eyes and became intoxicated. He would look forward to such a dreamy scene. He opened his eyes and looked at Li Yuanqing’s calm expression. He reminded him gloomily, “Brother, we cultivators naturally have to have goals. If we don’t even have goals, how can we go further on the path of immortality?”
“You’re quite right. I have my own pursuits.”
“Then what is your pursuit, brother?”
“Well, it’s not convenient for me to tell you.” Li Yuanqing stood up. “Are you done eating? Let’s go.”
“Wait a minute. There’s still so much beef left. Let me finish it first.”
“I think you’re already full. If you can’t eat these, then pack them up and bring them back.”
“Okay, then.”
Li Yuanqing brought the young man back to his residence and let him stay here.
“Brother, thank you so much. I’m really lucky to meet someone as kind as you.”
“Since we’re all from the Catacombs, we naturally have to help each other.”
Li Yuanqing arranged for him to stay in the room next door. This person was a simple person and had a lot of room to nurture him in the future.
“It’s been so long. What’s your name?”
“I’m Qiu Muyun.”
“I’m Li Yuanqing.”
“Brother Li, you’ll have to protect me in the future. I’m willing to follow your lead.”
“Sure, sure.”
Ever since the battle of the Black Dragon Mountain, the situation of the humans and demons in Ping City had changed significantly.
Now, the demons could no longer cause any trouble. Everything they left behind was divided up by the human race. The remaining ones were accepted by the humans after proving their loyalty.
Although there were conflicts during the period when the two races lived together in harmony, they could not cause much trouble under the protection of the city guards. They even demolished the city wall between the inner and outer city.
This city wall had always been a symbol that isolated the humans from the outside world. It was also the supreme authority of the demons.
On the day the city wall was demolished, all the humans gathered here. They cheered and rejoiced. They were grateful that they had the Sword Immortal in Ping City.
“Sword Immortal!”
“The Sword Immortal from the human race!”
There were even many humans who spontaneously organized to erect a stone tablet for the Sword Immortal. This stone tablet was on the original foundation of the She Clan. There was a huge ravine there. It was also a scene left behind by the Sword Immortal.
“Brothers, let me tell you, this statue of the Sword Immortal is very imposing. You have to come and take a look personally. If you haven’t seen this statue before, you’ll probably regret it for the rest of your lives.”
Ever since Qiu Muyun arrived in Ping City, he had been announcing how grand Ping City was through the voice transmission every day.
Many people in the voice transmission were tempted. Many of them thought that the outside world was so dangerous and were unwilling to believe that such a pure land existed. However, Qiu Muyun’s words were too difficult for them to reject. As Qiu Muyun spoke, it was as if he was speaking the truth, making their hearts itch.
“00006, are you serious? Are you lying?”
“Why do I feel that you’re getting more and more mysterious? I don’t think you’re reliable.”
“I think so too. Don’t tell me you were captured by the demons and then gathered all of us there so they can kill us all.”
Qiu Muyun did not hide his love for Ping City.
“I’ve already made it very clear that this place is protected by the Sword Immortal. It’s a place where the demon race’s forces can’t interfere. It’s definitely a blessed land for us humans.” As Qiu Muyun spoke, he had already walked to the entrance of the small courtyard.
In the small courtyard, Li Yuanqing was teaching a demon girl how to speak.
This demon girl seemed to be from the Vine Clan. Li Yuanqing had a good relationship with her. The young girl’s house was right next door, so she often came over to talk to Li Yuanqing.
Actually, this young girl was the Man-eating Vine.
Ever since the demon race declined, Li Yuanqing had taken control of the huge cave underground. There were still some places that had not been dug out. Li Yuanqing instructed the Man-eating Vine and the flying ants to busy themselves with this matter.
It looked very good now. After this period of cultivation, the Man-eating Vine’s transformation was gradually successful, and her speech slowly became clearer.
“Little Qing, you’re here again.” Qiu Muyun greeted the Man-eating Vine.
“Hello, Brother Qiu.”
“Little Qing, you’re so obedient.” Qiu Muyun went up and patted her head.
“Brother Li, you don’t know how grand it was today.” Qiu Muyun raised his head and drank a cup of wine. He sighed. “That statue was built in an imposing manner!”
Li Yuanqing sighed gloomily. Although he had told Hu Jiujiu that he was unwilling to agree to erect a statue for him, they could not stop these humans. They spontaneously organized and secretly got such a statue for Li Yuanqing. Before there was any news from Li Yuanqing, this statue was about to be erected.
Fortunately, the statue did not look like him. Although a statue had been erected, the main body had no face. Only the huge sword had a fierce aura.
“Brother Li, why are you sighing? Are you regretting it? I told you that you should have followed me,” Qiu Muyun said happily. “Almost all the humans in the city are there today. It’s a huge loss for you not to go. It’s such a lively scene.”
“I don’t really like crowds.”
“That won’t do. You have to know that it was the Sword Immortal who protected the humans here. The Sword Immortal is the guardian angel. Although you don’t like crowds, you should at least take a look.”
Qiu Muyun was rather dissatisfied with Li Yuanqing’s attitude towards the Sword Immortal.
Although the two of them were good friends, he felt that Li Yuanqing did not respect the Sword Immortal that much.
However, he did not know that the Li Yuanqing who accompanied him every day was the legendary Sword Immortal. If he knew, he would probably not dare to retort like this.
“Maybe next time.”
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Li Yuanqing’s jaw almost dropped when he heard Qiu Muyun’s words.
“What did you say?”
“Let me tell you, they’re still discussing placing the statue of the Sword Immortal at each of the four city gates,” Qiu Muyun said proudly. “This way, no matter where you are, you can see the tall and mighty figure of the Sword Immortal. Their idea is simply brilliant.”
Li Yuanqing almost vomited blood. One statue was enough for him. Why would they erect another four statues? And they wanted to put in the city gates.
“The Sword Immortal won’t be happy if he finds out, right?”
“How can that be? Everyone is doing this for the sake of the Sword Immortal. I think the Sword Immortal will be very gratified to feel everyone’s reverence.”
The man-eating vine covered her mouth and giggled. It was really interesting to see her master in such a difficult position.
“Little girl, you should go too.” Qiu Muyun turned her attention to the Man-eating Vine. “Let me tell you, I saw many demons at the scene today. They were all quite excited.”
“Ah…” The man-eating vine was caught off guard by his move.
“Brother Li, if you don’t want to go next time, I’ll have to drag you over. You have to see such a scene. How many times can you see it in your life?”
Qiu Muyun was much more excited after watching the ceremony today. He even said that he had already sensed the signal sent by the Sword Immortal.
“No, I have to hurry and cultivate now. I feel like the Sword Immortal came to find me last night. I can smell that aura. He must have come.” As Qiu Muyun spoke, he jogged back to his room.
Li Yuanqing sniffed his sleeves in confusion. He changed his clothes every day. Did he really smell?
The scene that Qiu Muyun was looking forward to would never appear again.
Li Yuanqing then conveyed his intentions to the entire human race through Hu Jiujiu, telling them not to build such sculptures wantonly. This finally brought their fanaticism for the Sword Immortal to a temporary end.