Ruins of the past

Shuzhou, Jinrong Mansion.

As Hao Xiangtong walked through the market, he saw a huge crowd of people at a bank not far away, noisy, and all of them were people queuing up to withdraw money.

When passing by the Bashu Chamber of Commerce store, you can see the mess inside and outside the store, as if it has experienced a storm.

Those were the scenes left behind by the fanatical followers of Tianshi Sect after they attacked the store.

After all, Tianshi Sect is the number one sect that dominates the Central Plains and has a large number of believers all over the world.

Even in a remote place like Shuzhou, there are definitely many extreme believers of the Tianshi Sect.

After the news of Chu Qiguang's appointment with Huang Daoxu came, this behavior was immediately understood by the believers as a great disrespect to the Tianshi Sect and Taoist Xuanyuan.

The angry believers began to attack the caravans, shops, and farmlands under Chu Qiguang's name... and there were even some people who originally worked for Chu Qiguang.

Maybe they are just ordinary people in normal times, but once issues of faith are involved, they all become extremely aggressive fanatics.

As the news of the war spread more and more widely, the entire Jinrong Mansion became increasingly gloomy and chaotic, as if there was an invisible plague spreading among the crowd, causing panic wherever it went.

Hao Xiangtong came to a small courtyard of Zhenmosi. She looked up at the sky and saw that the sky was extremely gloomy. Thick black clouds were squeezing above her head, as if they were about to fall down at any time, giving people an extremely depressing feeling. .

'Brother Chu... Regardless of whether this matter is his own idea or not, I will definitely stop him. ’

‘This is simply gambling with your life and property. ’

After Hao Xiangtong waited for about half an hour, Chu Qiguang walked in from the gate of the small courtyard.

He saw Hao Xiangtong in front of him and smiled slightly: "Xiangtong, long time no see. The aura on your body is much stronger. It seems that Longshen Mountain is indeed a good place."

Hao Xiangtong looked at the young man in front of him. After two years of separation, the young man who was still a little young had become more mature.

The unicorn robe he wore exuded an aura of power.

His eyes were full of extreme confidence in himself.

Hao Xiangtong knew that Chu Qiguang in front of him had grown to a level that was unattainable for his peers.

Even when she first saw the other person, she felt a slight sense of strangeness and distance.

But that feeling quickly dissipated in the other person's smile,

Hao Xiangtong took a deep breath and said slowly: "Well... I became a disciple of Master Huang and have been practicing with him for the past two years."

"Brother Chu, do you really want to challenge the Heavenly Master?"

Chu Qiguang knew that the leaders of the Tianshi Sect would be canonized as Tianshi in all dynasties.

Hearing Hao Xiangtong's concerned tone, he smiled and said, "Huang Tianshi has been famous all over the world for many years, and I am indeed very interested in his Taoism."

"But my main purpose is to borrow the "Book of the Earth". My relationship with Wang Tianshi is just to communicate, not to talk about a fight."

Hao Xiangtong said: "But if you go up the mountain, the Heavenly Master will definitely take action against you. Brother Chu, please listen to my advice. The water taught by the Heavenly Master is too deep. You must not go up to the Dragon Snake Mountain on January 15th. You can definitely wait for a while before borrowing Book from the Ground."

Chu Qiguang shook his head. This incident had already caused uproar in the city and spread throughout the world, so it was even more impossible for him to back down.

Not to mention his determination to obtain "Book of the Earth".

Just the recent drop in stock prices, the lack of military morale, and the chaotic current situation made it impossible for Chu Qiguang to back down.

After all, in this world, individual force is very important. The personal strength and prestige of the leader of each organization are related to the cohesion of the entire organization.

Now that the news of the fight has spread, not only the stock price has plummeted, but there are even signs of instability within the Chamber of Commerce and the Demon Suppression Company, and some middle- and low-level employees are even showing signs of running away.

Once Chu Qiguang retreats, I am afraid that his personal prestige will plummet, which will greatly reduce the cohesion and execution ability of the entire organization, and most of the development achievements in the past few years may be destroyed.

However, Chu Qiguang did not explain this to Hao Xiangtong, but with a flash of golden light behind him, a gate to the Buddhist world slowly opened.

"Let's talk somewhere else."

Hao Xiangtong followed the other party to the Buddhist world and saw a faint fire flashing on Chu Qiguang's body, illuminating the surrounding wilderness.

"Since you have been practicing beside Huang Tianshi, you should be very aware of his strength, right?"

For Huang Daoxu, a peak powerhouse who has been undefeated for many years with Taoist Xuanyuan as his backing, Chu Qiguang will not underestimate him even if he has entered the realm of manifesting the gods.

After all, he had witnessed the power of those so-called gods with his own eyes.

The Hao Xiangtong in front of him was a good channel for Chu Qiguang to collect information on Huang Daoxu's strength.

I saw a wave of heat coming from Chu Qiguang's body, exploding outward at the same time along with the power of qi, blood and muscles.

With Chu Qiguang's body as the center, waves of Gang Qi shot out in all directions, and the land of the main film was like a strong wind.

At this moment, Chu Qiguang's body erupted with energy and blood power that surpassed the level of a Taoist Martial God.

The energy and blood in his body surged, making a sound like a roaring mountain and a tsunami.

The space with a radius of several hundred meters was more like being filled into a huge furnace, baking the earth hot and sending out bursts of green smoke.

Chu Qiguang originally wanted to protect Hao Xiangtong, but he saw layers of golden armor emerging from the other party's body, completely protecting his physical body. It was obvious that Hao Xiangtong had many talismans taught by the Tianshi.

So he directly asked: "This is the energy and blood power I have now. Do you think you can beat Huang Tianshi?"

Hao Xiangtong closed his eyes and seemed to be seriously feeling the power of Chu Qiguang's blood.

She has followed Huang Daoxu in the past two years, and has made great progress in both her cultivation and her vision. At this moment, feeling the majestic aura coming from Chu Qiguang's body, she couldn't help but be secretly frightened.

‘What a terrifying energy and blood power. Among all the martial gods I have seen, no one has this level of energy and blood. ’

'It's like a volcano...like a tsunami...like a hurricane...'

Although at this moment Hao Xiangtong still cannot distinguish the difference between manifesting the spirit and entering the Tao.

But she can also feel that Chu Qiguang's strength has surpassed all the top experts she knows...except for one person.

So when he heard Chu Qiguang's question, Hao Xiangtong thought about it carefully, shook his head and said, "Brother Chu, you are already very strong."

"But he is still no match for the Heavenly Master."

"If he wants to kill you, one move might be enough."

Chu Qiguang's eyes narrowed and he said in surprise: "Oh? Are you so sure?"

Hao Xiangtong sighed: "When we were in the East China Sea, there was a dragon whose energy and blood were not much inferior to yours. The Heavenly Master killed that dragon... with just one look."

"Brother Chu, what Tianshi has is the foundation of Tianshi teaching that has dominated the world for thousands of years. You did not lose to him, but you lost to countless people's struggle for thousands of years."