Chapter 447

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Chapter 447: Extreme Numbers

The State of Clouds, Middle Air Sect

Xia Qingshan’s words shocked both Lin Ying and Lin Jiang greatly. Xia Qingshan always says shocking things, but this time he’s really asking for trouble.

"Brother Xia, can you please explain it clearly?"

Lin Jiang spoke solemnly, he didn’t want Xia Qingshan to die. Xia Qingshan has helped the whole State of Clouds greatly in the past century, increasing its overall strength by more than twice. If given a few more hundred years, the State of Clouds might develop into a powerful state. If three to five Tao Achievers appeared, who else could threaten the world? Even Zhou Huaiying could find ways to kill him.

"I can’t explain it at the moment. It’s just my intuition. If nothing unexpected happens, my death is limited, it should only happen seven times."

"Seven times? Why only seven times?"

"The number seven is considered sacred in the art of divination, also known as the extreme number. Everything changes with the spring, and seven brings transformation. I don’t know who I am, where I come from, or why I’m in this world, but maybe if I die a few more times, it will be enough. Then the answers will be revealed."

"The extreme number, the great derivation of four and nine, removing one, seven marks the beginning and the end."

Lin Jiang heard what Xia Qingshan said and blurted out, making Xia Qingshan’s eyes light up instantly, giving Lin Jiang a knowing look.

"Brother, what are you talking about?"

"Nothing much, Taoist Friend Xia, please continue. Is there anything you need to tell us?"

"It’s nothing much, I will come back to life after I die. The time is uncertain, it could be half a year or even longer. I will only forget some memories before I die, but I will come back later."

"Alright, then I’ll prepare fine wine for when Brother Xia returns from death."

Lin Jiang nodded, Xia Qingshan seemed to be seeking death, so he didn’t say much. Besides, Lin Jiang was curious to see how Xia Qingshan would change after dying a few times.

"Thank you, Brother Li."

"Wait, Xia Qingshan, I have one more thing to ask you."

"Please speak, Miss Lin."

"How will you die this time? Otherwise, die for my Lin family. My Third Sister still needs your help."

Lin Ying said that for the past hundred years, he had been paying attention to North State. He even secretly sent people to investigate, but was shocked to find that all traces of them digging holes had completely disappeared.

Lin Jiang recorded the face of the ancient corpse. Lin Ying sent people to investigate but found no clues, only knowing that the ancient corpse lived in a very distant era.

"Um, Um, Fairy Lin, I want to die for myself this time."

"What do you mean?"

"Last time, Tianxuan Sect’s Zhou Huaiying killed me for no reason. I didn’t offend him, and I didn’t have time to cast a spell to kill him, so this time I plan to curse him. Of course, it may not be successful."

Xia Qingshan also has a temper. He was killed for no reason, so he is angry and preparing to retaliate against Zhou Huaiying this time.

"Brother Xia, how do you explain that you may not be able to curse Zhou Huaiying? Didn’t you curse Shenmu Sect’s Ancestor Yu to death?"

"Brother Li, think about it carefully. Did I really kill Ancestor Yu?"

"This…"

"Magic spells are divided into two types: one can directly curse a person to death, which requires very strong power. With my current level of skill, at most, I could handle someone at the early stage of Nascent Soul. The other type is to weaken someone’s luck through powerful spells, making their good luck disappear and bringing continuous misfortune, leading to their death."

"Understood, so Ancestor Yu’s luck was only weakened by you, but it was actually the demon clan who killed him, right?"

"Yes, if Ancestor Yu had been more cautious and not ventured into the Wilderness, would he still have died? Similarly, Zhou Huaiying is very powerful. I cannot directly curse him to death, I can only weaken his luck. It’s hard to say how much luck I can weaken him to. Some unfortunate events could be fatal to others, but just a minor issue for some people."

"Misfortune seeks out the unfortunate ones."

Lin Jiang suddenly remembered this phrase, which Xia Qingshan was saying, and found it very reasonable.

Take illness, for example. Some serious illnesses are treatable, but for poor people, it can still be deadly. Yet, for wealthy people, it might truly be ordinary.

Suffering a loss of tens of thousands in one blow could be enough to make an ordinary family collapse, but for the wealthy, it might just be a day’s expenditure.

"Brother Li is so knowledgeable. You’re right. I’m not sure if I can curse Zhou Huaiying to death. So, Brother Li, you should also be careful not to give him a reason to trace back to you."

"Don’t worry, a wily rabbit has three burrows."

Lin Jiang said that now he was like a wily rabbit with multiple hideouts – Yun State, Wangxian Sect, Wilderness, and a distant northern place as a backup. As long as he was not caught on the spot, he had plenty of places to hide.

"That’s good, I’ll quietly leave after some time."

Xia Qingshan nodded. Since they were both prepared, he didn’t say much. Living comfortably for a century, he hoped that when he revived next time, he could return to Yun State. Who wouldn’t like being admired by others?

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Qing State, northwest part

Zhou Huaiying admired the smaller spear in his hand. He had already tamed the Item Spirit inside, erasing Lin Batian’s mark, making it ownerless.

"This is truly a great spear."

Zhou Huaiying grew fonder of this long spear with abundant spirituality. It was even better than his cherished magical weapon, making him hesitant to give it away.

This made Zhou Huaiying even more excited about the good things in the shattered space, especially the treasures left by Yang Luo and the Green Emperor.

"Leader"

Just as Zhou Huaiying was feeling emotional, a person flew over.

"What’s the matter?"

"Xia Qingshan requests an audience."

"Xia Qingshan?"

"Yes, it’s him."

"Haha, he’s come knocking on our door, let him in."

Zhou Huaiying put away his long spear, smirked, not sure what tricks Xia Qingshan was up to, but he wasn’t afraid.

Soon, under the watchful eyes of the Tianxuan Sect’s high-level, Xia Qingshan arrived in front of Zhou Huaiying.

"Taoist Friend Xia, after hundreds of years, we meet again."

"Yes, I’m back."

"So, what surprise does Taoist Friend Xia have for me this time? Will you curse me to death, or show me how to resurrect in place?"

Zhou Huaiying said, if there was no surprise, he would take action. He vowed not to let Xia Qingshan die easily, he wanted to see what secrets Xia Qingshan had. Dying would be his happiest moment.

"I came to ask you, why do you want to kill me? I don’t remember ever offending you."

"Being weak is the original sin. If you were an ordinary Soul Changing, surviving would be enough. But why do you have the ability to kill a Tao Achieving? Isn’t that reason enough?"

"Just because of that?"

"Isn’t that enough? Let me add a few more reasons, such as your cursing abilities, divination abilities, resurrection abilities, these are all things that cultivators desire."

"That’s enough now. What goes around comes around. Since you said that, I can rest assured."

"Are you going to start using your curse abilities?"

"Yes, this is your path to certain death."

"Hehe, I won’t give you a chance."

Zhou Huaiying laughed out loud. Before he could even speak, he had already taken action. This time, he didn’t kill Xia Qingshan. Last time, he wanted to test if Xia Qingshan really had the ability to come back to life. But this time, he was going to uncover his secrets.

So Zhou Huaiying used his wild spiritual power to rush into Xia Qingshan’s body before he could react, damaging his meridians, sealing his dantian, rendering him immobile and unable to speak.

"Subdue him, treat him well, make him confess voluntarily. If he doesn’t, then extract his memories forcibly."

Zhou Huaiying said, having never seen someone so reckless before, actually coming to seek death on his own. So he might as well grant his wish.

"Yes, Master."

Disciples from Tianxuan Sect responded, and as they approached to take Xia Qingshan away, Xia Qingshan shattered like glass as soon as they touched him, leaving a pile of flesh and blood on the ground.

"Master, this…"

Both men were shocked, realizing they didn’t cause Xia Qingshan’s death as he died instantly upon their touch.

Zhou Huaiying frowned, considering a possibility that Xia Qingshan might have been cursed before meeting him, and the curse might have required a sacrifice of life.

"Gather the flesh and blood, order the disciples to monitor closely. If Xia Qingshan resurrects, capture him immediately without hesitation."

"Yes, Master."

The two men dared not say more and called someone to collect the remains before retreating.

Zhou Huaiying waited for two hours, noticing nothing unusual. Gradually, he let down his guard, reasoning that this wasn’t the first time they killed Xia Qingshan, and nothing happened the last time.

The sky darkened quickly, with low-level cultivators practicing on various construction sites. Ninety-nine percent of the workers hired by Tianxuan Sect were independent cultivators in the Qi Refining Period. Though stronger than ordinary people, they still needed cultivation to sustain their bodies.

So Zhou Huaiying gave them plenty of rest time and generous treatment. Even the food they ate was provided, though it was basic. Some workers had been working for Zhou Huaiying for several generations, after all, it had been hundreds of years since they started.

These expenses were actually not small, but for Zhou Huaiying, it didn’t matter. He didn’t even need to use funds from Tianxuan Sect, his own little treasury was enough.

Why not spend money when you have it, right? He wasn’t a miser, always keeping money and never spending.

One day, a month later, as Zhou Huaiying was meditating, he suddenly felt a strong sense of ominous foreboding. Without hesitation, he soared into the sky, breaking through the roof and flying up high.

"Boom!"

In the next moment, his cave was shattered by a huge meteorite, and the impact caused the ground around to ripple like water.

Before Zhou Huaiying could react, another meteorite appeared in the sky. Looking up, Zhou Huaiying was shocked to see a meteor shower.