Chapter 396 Year of Retreat

"Roar!"

A white tiger shadow emerged from the tiger monster's body and fought with Cheng Long for a long time. The tiger finally couldn't hold back and used his last trump card. The white tiger spirit, which was hundreds of feet tall, stepped on the void and approached step by step, which could bring a great sense of oppression to people from a distance.

"You little human cultivators dare to bully me, Tiger Lord. If I don't subdue you today, how can I have the dignity to stay in Mangshan in the future?"

The tiger demon hidden in the shadow of the primordial spirit had a cold look in his eyes, filled with murderous intent.

But more of it is greed.

It didn't expect that it had such good luck. While basking in the sun at the doorstep, it could meet a pair of practitioners. The blood in each of them was so vigorous, absolutely a great tonic!
Ever since the war between demons and witches, the demons have fallen in love with the essence of human flesh and blood.

Now, Cheng Long and Yao Ji have taken the initiative to deliver the goods to the door. The blood and energy of any one of them is equivalent to that of thousands or even tens of thousands of people.

If it swallowed any one of them, it could save itself dozens or even hundreds of years of hard training. The tiger demon wished it could swallow the couple in one gulp.

Cheng Long expressed his helplessness about this.

Ninety-nine percent of the monsters you meet along the way will have the same look in their eyes.

They just want to eat people!

"I originally thought that only the fox tribe, who are naturally cunning, would distort the facts, but I didn't expect that you tiger monsters would also do so. It turns out that all monsters in the world are of the same character."

Cheng Long suddenly smiled and looked at the tiger demon with a look of indifference, mockery, and infinite contempt.

He suppressed his cultivation and fought with the tiger demon at the peak of Golden Immortal level for several rounds. All the small demons and generals below had been cleared out by Yao Ji. It was time to end the battle.

"You are such a despicable villain, Mangshan is my territory. Your rash intrusion is a provocation!"

"Hmph... I don't want to waste my time talking to you. Prepare to die!"

The tiger demon looked down from above, like an ant, and gently raised a sharp claw and stepped towards Cheng Long. The huge shadow of the white tiger's soul instantly stirred up a storm, causing the sky and the earth to change color.

Cheng Long, who was located under the white tiger's phantom, felt that his energy was locked in an instant, and it seemed that no matter where he flashed, he would be hit.

"You are too young to kill me!"

Cheng Long's mind moved, and while he retracted his Miao Dao, he summoned the Lei Yan Sword from the Shushan world.

hum!
The spirit sword was spiritual. The moment it appeared, it sensed its master's intention and instantly opened fire at full power, transforming into a giant sword that was more than thirty feet long and three feet wide.

"cut!"

Magic power was poured into it, and the Thunder Flame Sword, which contained the power of the Yi Mu Divine Thunder, burst into a brilliant light blue light.

"boom!"

In the void, two colors of light, one blue and one white, collided with each other, causing a terrifying gust of air to burst out, causing Yao Ji's robe to whistle.

However, the tiger demon was chopped off by the Thunder Flame Sword with destructive properties, and a 50-60-foot-long soul claw was cut off. The remaining sword light still caused great damage to the tiger demon's soul...

"Husband, come on, I want to eat braised lion's head tonight."

Yao Ji, who was suspended in mid-air, saw the man displaying his divine power and immediately shouted at the top of her lungs, her face flushed with excitement.

"Okay, I'll do it for you in a minute."

Cheng Long looked at Yao Ji lovingly, then opened fire at full force and slashed at the tiger monster.

In a short while, the White Tiger's soul, which was hundreds of feet long, was defeated by the Thunder Flame Sword and turned into starlight and dissipated.

The tiger demon who had just been clamoring to surrender to the two of them suddenly turned into its original form and fell vertically from the air, landing in the sea of ​​corpses and blood below.

Before Yao Ji acted as a cheerleader and cheered the men on, she killed thousands of little demons, and the entire jungle was almost dyed red by the demons' blood.

"Don't waste so much demon blood!"

Cheng Long, who had teleported to the jungle at some point, cut off a large piece of tiger meat. Looking at the monsters scattered all around him, filling up a large area of ​​the forest, he subconsciously took out the bloodthirsty bead...

hum!
As soon as the bloodthirsty bead appeared, it excitedly burst into thousands of brilliant lights.

Then, a scene that made him dumbfounded came into view. The white tiger demon body whose soul was shattered by Cheng Long, and the remains of thousands of little demons under its command, actually floated up at the same time.

Immediately afterwards, the demon blood that remained on the ground, branches, leaves, limbs and broken bodies, or was stained, turned into blood mist, gathered into rivers of blood, and rushed towards the bloodthirsty bead.

"Husband, how come you have such an evil demon in you?"

Yao Ji landed next to Cheng Long and said in disbelief.

"My lady, it seems that you are still very naive! Treasures are neither good nor evil. Just like the Rainbow Sword in your hand, it is used to kill demons and monsters. It is naturally an immortal sword and a divine weapon. But if it falls into the hands of evildoers, it will become a murderous weapon to massacre innocent people, righteous monks, and even gods and Buddhas."

"There are countless rare treasures in the world. We cannot conclude that something is evil just because it has some evil functions. Ultimately, it depends on how the owner uses it..."

If Cheng Long said this to someone else, Yao Ji would definitely be full of doubts, but facing a man full of merits, she had no way to refute.

Because a person with an evil mind, if he gets a magic treasure like the Bloodthirsty Pearl, he will most likely think of taking shortcuts and kill people and suck their blood everywhere.

It is impossible for such a person to cultivate the Golden Wheel of Merit.

"My husband, although you are determined and can use magic treasures for good purposes, if you use them for a long time, you will eventually become accustomed to them. I am afraid that one day you will neglect them in the future."

As a Daluo Jinxian, Yao Ji could naturally see the disadvantages of the Bloodthirsty Pearl. She absorbed the essence of blood and flesh and converted it into energy to help the holder strengthen his body.

This also made her understand why her husband's body was so strong. He could withstand the Tianhong Sword with his body alone. He was very much like the witch clan in the demon witch era who only cultivated the body and not the soul.

"No, the Golden Wheel of Merit can keep my mind clear at all times, and the Bloodthirsty Pearl can't do anything to me."

During the conversation, Cheng Long had already sucked dry the tiger demon and all the little demons under his command.

The harvest this time is huge, comparable to draining millions of death row prisoners at one time. It seems that we will have to kill more ignorant demons and monsters next!
With my wife protecting me, I am not afraid of encountering a powerful monster at the level of Golden Immortal.

In fact, apart from the Jiejiao, which eats both meat and vegetables, only the Northern Continent of Jurlu hides some big monsters that survived the great catastrophe of witches and demons.

It is not so easy to encounter a big monster in other places.

Otherwise, there wouldn't have been so many gods' mounts that came down to earth and became monsters during the Journey to the West period.

Since leaving Wuzhuang Temple, Cheng Long has only encountered one demon king at the level of Taiyi Jinxian, who was very sensible and recognized Yao Ji's identity as the Princess of Heaven. He immediately surrendered to her and was so well-behaved that people couldn't bear to attack him.

……

Three months later.

Heaven, Purple Star.

The majestic temple is like a huge painting with every detail impeccable. The skilled craftsmen have used their superb skills to carve the reliefs and murals into brilliant colors, which are extremely shocking.

The building materials of Ziwei Palace are so luxurious that they are only slightly inferior to the Jade Emperor's Lingxiao Palace.

"Emperor, are you satisfied with this palace?"

The immortal official in charge of the construction of the Heavenly Palace followed behind Cheng Long and Yao Ji, carefully explaining every process and not forgetting to look at Cheng Long's face after asking.

If they are not satisfied, they can tear it down and rebuild it. The Jade Emperor has said that the Ziwei Palace must be built until the Emperor is satisfied.

"Not bad, I'm very satisfied."

Cheng Long nodded and praised generously.

The Ziwei Palace, which covers a vast area, consists of seven palaces, one main palace and six secondary palaces. The main palace is where Cheng Long lives. It has nine floors, with floors for meeting matters, storing books, retreating, resting, and stargazing.

In addition, an orchard has been opened behind the main hall, where many fairy fruits are planted. The most eye-catching one is undoubtedly the unique star fruit on Ziwei Star.

Although the star fruit is not as good as the peaches, it is also an extremely rare innate spiritual root. It bears fruit once every three thousand years, and only 365 fruits at a time.

"As long as the Emperor is satisfied, if there is no other request, I will return to the Heavenly Court to report."

"Go!"

Cheng Long waved his hand.

After all the skilled craftsmen left.

Yao Ji, who had been following Cheng Long, said, "My husband, although the palace built by the immortal workers is good, we still need to set up some restrictions to ensure safety."

"I don't really understand formations."

What Cheng Long said was correct. The four arts of Taoism were refining equipment, refining elixirs, formations, and talismans. He only dabbled in talismans and refining equipment. He had not studied elixirs and formations much, and the system did not provide him with elixir recipes or formation plates.

"It's okay. I will."

Yao Ji patted her plump chest proudly. The time she spent married to Cheng Long was the happiest and most blissful time of her life. She didn't have to worry about anything and lived a carefree and happy life every day.

It took some time to set up the chain of restrictions. Yao Ji was so tired that she could not even stand steadily. It was obvious that she had put a lot of effort in helping the man.

Especially since the injury she suffered more than ten years ago has not yet healed, and her heart has only grown halfway naturally now. It may take many years for her to recover to its heyday.

It was the third day after the completion of Ziwei Palace.

Grand Marshal Tianpeng, the twelve natal star gods, the twenty-eight constellations and other star gods and marshals affiliated to the Emperor Ziwei gathered together.

Cheng Long looked at the star gods in the hall, whose cultivation was generally in the Golden Immortal Realm or even the True Immortal Realm, and he couldn't help but have a headache. With only a few big and small cats, they could only barely manage the star realm, and it was difficult for them to fulfill their duties.

The Four Saints of the North Pole are missing three, and the Thirty-six Celestial Beings, the Seventy-two Earthly Fiends, the Seven Elements of the Northern Dipper, the Six Officials of the Southern Dipper, etc., are all lacking people.

The only ones that can be seen at the moment are Marshal Tianpeng and the first of the twelve zodiac signs, 'Chen Long'.

Both of them have reached the peak of Taiyi Realm and are only one step away from Daluo Realm.

"Tian Peng, you did great things in the human world before. You should work hard in the future and strive to break through to the Daluo realm as soon as possible to assist this emperor in commanding the star realm." Cheng Long was very satisfied with Tian Peng's previous behavior of letting Yao Ji's family go when he was ordered to capture them. If Tian Peng could enter the Daluo realm and become a Daluo Jinxian before the Journey to the West began, he would have every reason to protect him, so as to prevent Tian Peng from wasting his merits and becoming a pig and becoming the lazy Zhu Bajie.

"Thank you, Emperor!"

Tianpeng bowed and thanked him.

He was actually filled with emotion at this moment. A few months ago, Cheng Long, who was still a commoner, had transformed himself into his immediate superior, assisting the Jade Emperor in ruling the star realm.

Not only that, the emperor also married the eldest princess to exempt Yao Ji, who violated the heavenly rules, from punishment.

I just don't know how the Emperor will arrange for Yao Ji and Yang Chan, mother and daughter, in the future.

At that time, Yao Ji and Yang Tianyou promised their daughter Yang Chan to the Emperor in front of him and the Five Pole War Gods. Now that the Emperor has married Yao Ji, it would be difficult to explain to Yang Chan!
“Twelve Yuanchen, you must also work hard and strive to break through to the Taiyi realm or even the Daluo realm before all the gods and Buddhas arrive in the sky…”

"Emperor, we will do our best."

"Go back all!"

After all the subordinates left.

Cheng Long, who had nothing to do, entered the retreat room with Yao Ji and started a unique practice.

……

In the process of cultivation, one does not realize the time is passing by, and ten years just passes by in a flash.

On this day, in the long-sealed training room of Ziwei Palace, the thick star gate covered with stars suddenly opened. Cheng Long, dressed in a purple robe, broke out accompanied by Yao Ji, who was dressed in white. A strong aura spread with his footsteps.

His cultivation has already reached the peak level of Taiyi Golden Immortal.

The essence and blood of thousands of monsters, a huge amount of Ziwei Emperor Qi, and the selfless dedication of the Daluo Golden Immortal.

After ten years of seclusion, his cultivation level has been raised from the early stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal to the peak, which is not outrageous.

In fact, what is even more outrageous is that Cheng Long's physical strength has been improved to a higher level. Although it is still a little short of the level of the witch clan's great witch who can withstand low-grade innate spiritual treasures, the distance is not too far.

Next, he only needs to hunt enough monsters and absorb their essence, blood and energy, then he can take that step and increase his physical strength to the level of a great wizard.

The witch clan, who fight against heaven and earth, have been using evil spirits to sharpen their bodies since birth. Their physical strength is terrifying. The legendary twelve ancestor witches can even withstand the best innate spiritual treasures, and are born with the ability to master one or more great laws.

Niangniang Pingxin, who lives in the underworld, was once one of the 12 ancestor witches. She used her strong physical body to open up the six paths of reincarnation, acquired infinite merits, gave birth to her primordial spirit, and thus was promoted to a genuine saint on earth.

In the underworld, the compassionate and merciful Goddess Pingxin saves all living beings, and even saints are treated with courtesy.

Because in the underworld, Niangniang Pingxin is an immortal saint.

Her status is even higher than that of Nuwa, the Three Pure Ones and others, and can be compared with the Taoist Ancestor who achieved the state of harmony with the Tao.

Therefore, Cheng Long planned to first improve the strength of his physical body to the level of a great wizard, and then slowly improve his cultivation. In his dual cultivation of body and soul, his physical body always took the lead.

This time is no exception.

Of course, the improvement of cultivation mainly requires perception, which is not as convenient as killing monsters and sucking blood.

"My wife, I will leave the Ziwei Palace to you to take care of. I need to go down to the mortal world to hunt and collect enough demon blood to temper my body." Cheng Long has been in seclusion for ten years, and he had been practicing dual cultivation with Yao Ji for nine of those years. After coming out of seclusion, he naturally did not have any feelings of reluctance. He now only wanted to improve himself.

As the great Emperor Ziwei, you must not let anyone look down on you. You must have the combat power of a Daluo Jinxian. You can't always think about your wife, right?
To put it bluntly, although Yao Ji has a strong background, she can only be ranked in the middle level among the Daluo Golden Immortals. If she meets the top group of strong men, I am afraid she will not be able to withstand a few moves.

After all, Yao Ji nearly died at the hands of the three-headed divine dragon twenty or thirty years ago. Even though the three-headed divine dragon in the Taiyi realm was impatient at the time, it was an indisputable fact that her heart was crushed by the three-headed divine dragon.

Cheng Long planned to kill this guy. No matter whether it would be Yang Erlang's weapon in the future, it was just an acquired spiritual treasure. What was there to be nostalgic about?

If Jade Ding Zhenren doesn't give it to me, I can just find a chance to compensate Erlang. It's not like I don't have one. (End of this chapter)