Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 1122 - 510: The View of Emperor Yuanwu, City of Tianyong_2

Chapter 1122: Chapter 510: The View of Emperor Yuanwu, City of Tianyong_2

[Do you know what the original form of Lu Wu’s dharma manifestation is?]

[Hearing this, you recall the record in ’Vermilion Geography Records’, which stated that to the east of Qingtang for four hundred li lies the Kunlun Hills, actual being Yan’s Garden, overseen by the god Lu Wu. His divine form had the body of a tiger with nine tails, human face and tiger claws...]

[A flash of insight struck your heart. ’His divine form had the body of a tiger with nine tails’—could it be that Lu Wu has some unknown connection with the Nine-tailed Clan?]

[Lu Wu smiled and nodded, saying that the little girl could be considered his descendant. It wasn’t due to luck that she had obtained the ’Tail of the Ancestor of Qingqiu Fox’; rather, it was deliberately orchestrated by him.]

[No matter which Treasure Mountain she visited, she would ultimately gain the bloodline inheritance of the Nine-tailed Clan.]

[Seeing that Lu Wu was in a rather good mood when talking about the Nine-tailed Fox, you took the opportunity to say a few good words on behalf of the White Elephant Demon.]

[Considering your face, Lu Wu finally told the White Elephant Demon the secret method for activating the magical artifact.]

[Under the White Elephant Demon’s operation, the small and exquisite red bellyband suddenly transformed, becoming a big red cassock, with the faint pattern of phoenix feathers and vermilion flames on it, extraordinary and magical.]

[The White Elephant Demon, donning the cassock, instantly transformed from a big-bellied rough man into a big-bellied Arhat, looking as though he had often violated the precepts of abstinence and non-killing, with the incongruous sense of a gallant outlaw forced into posing as a scholar.]

[However, compared to the shameful appearance wrapped in a bellyband, it was a thousand times better.]

[The White Elephant Demon was quite pleased with his new look. After thanking Lu Wu, he stood proudly with his large belly, feeling himself like a Furious Diamond King Kong.]

[Lu Wu couldn’t be bothered with the White Elephant Demon and turned to you, saying, it’s your turn now.]

[Treasure Mountain will create various fantastic illusions depending on the depth of your fortune, and what treasures you obtain is all up to your own luck.]

[Therefore, remember not to force anything, lest you come away empty-handed.]

[Go forth...]

[As he said that, he waved his hand, and you involuntarily became a streak of light, heading straight for the Treasure Mountain to the east adorned with golden platforms and jade buildings—’City of Tianyong’.]

[You felt dizzy, and when you opened your eyes, you found that everything around you was hazy and blurred, those splendid golden platforms, towering jade buildings, they were all unattainable, illusory backgrounds.]

[Only a Taoist temple not far in front of you was a tangible reality within reach.]

[This Taoist temple was very small and extremely old and dilapidated, clearly not the kind of jungle temple where disciples of Taoist lineages could reside, but rather a family temple passed down from master to disciple through generations.]

[The temple’s plaque read ’Yuanwu Monastery’, and looking past the outer walls into the temple, it seemed there was only one main hall.]

[You pushed open the creaking, dilapidated main door and stepped into the Taoist temple...]

[Aside from the main hall in the courtyard, there were only a few withered ginkgo trees, the ground scattered with drifting yellow leaves swaying in the wind.]

[You looked toward the main hall with its doors wide open, and in the deepest part of the hall was a shrine with a god statue enshrined on it.]

[The god statue was dressed in black robes, with loose hair and bare feet, a long beard in five bunches, his left hand forming a sword-finger gesture in front of his chest, his right hand holding a law sword behind his back, standing on a turtle-snake, looking majestic and forceful from all directions.]

[Not finding anything valuable in the courtyard, you stepped into the main hall to take a closer look.]

[In front of the shrine were offerings and an incense burner; the three sticks of incense had long been extinguished, leaving only small remnants.]

[Subconsciously, you thought of picking up the incense burner to see if it had the same effect as the one you obtained at Sakura fall.]

[Your hand had barely extended when you quickly stopped.]

[You remembered the miserable outcome of White Elephant Senior Brother’s indiscreet touch; this incense burner was clearly no good item, not worth wasting a great opportunity.]

[Although Lu Wu had placed restrictions to prevent low-level treasures from seeking you out as their master, it couldn’t stand up to you actively ’teasing’ the treasures.]

[You looked around and soon found a scroll hanging on the wall; unfolding it revealed an image of the main hall’s god statue in another law manifestation, wielding a sword to exorcise demons, with textural interpretation beneath it.]

[Emperor Yuanwu is known as the ’Supreme Benevolent and Majestic God Xuan Tian who Aids in the Ultimate Calamity and Relieves Suffering’, also called God Xuan Tian, Yusheng Zhenjun, and Beiji Zhenjun, as well as Demon Eradicating Heavenly Sovereign, Repaying Benevolence Patriarch, Unbound Patriarch—the lord presiding over military matters among sword immortals.]

[In ancient times, demonic energy surged in the heavens, with black toxins, blood light, and filthy qi causing havoc.]

[Emperor Yuanwu eradicated demons and expelled evil forces, drawing his sword with his supreme divine power, and in a single night, he vanquished all malevolent spirits, traveling through the six directions and intimidating myriads of beings!]

[With his command over weapons and battle, he protected the heavens, causing all nefarious creatures to shiver in fear, and the multitude of demons to be restlessly panic-stricken all day long...]

[...]

"This Emperor Yuanwu seems pretty formidable..."

If Saigandada Day is the Buddhist protector and war deity, then Emperor Yuanwu could very well be the Daoist equivalent, a sword immortal war deity.

Lin Xun noticed that the deity worshiped in the monastery not only held the title of ’Demon Eradicating Heavenly Sovereign’, but also was a sword immortal in charge of wielding weapons and orchestrating battles.

He couldn’t help but think of the ’Star Lord Canis’ that had been collecting dust in the Shell column for so long.

Star Lord Canis was also a sword immortal and possessed the ’Stellar Pivot Soul Magic Power’.

"Could it be because of Star Lord Canis that I encountered such an illusory scene?"

Lin Xun felt it was very likely the case. According to Lu Wu’s explanation, it was because Star Lord Canis had a deep connection with Emperor Yuanwu that Treasure Mountain led him to Yuanwu Monastery.

"I didn’t expect Star Lord Canis to reap benefits even in the Evil God Chapter..."

Normally, after obtaining a main Shell, the best way to refine it and unlock all its potential would be to enter the subsequent Chapters of the world where the Shell was acquired.

The group of apostles in the New World did just that, such as with Amos’s ’Catastrophe Witch’ Shell, which initially was only a necromancer without any high-level skills such as summoning Bone Dragons.

Amos was able to gradually upgrade the necromancer by continuously anchoring subsequent Chapters, conquering the worlds that followed the necromancer Chapter, eventually ascending to become a Catastrophe Witch.

There were quite a few elite apostles in the official organization who followed this path.

When Lin Xun first joined the organization, the ’Anchoring Bookmark’ benefit he received was intended for pursuing the refinement pathway.

Apostles could skip subsequent Chapter worlds and develop the full potential of their main Shells by doing various things such as strengthening, learning skills, class changing, expanding bloodlines, acquiring suitable weapons and equipment, among other means of enhancing the Shell’s power.

However, unlike New World, the official organization did not exploit the lower-level apostles, and the collected ’Anchoring Bookmarks’ were limited, unable to allow most elite apostles to follow such a refinement path.

The Shell of Star Lord Canis came from an Easter egg Chapter and couldn’t enter later Easter egg Chapters with Anchoring Bookmarks. Therefore, aside from the inherent improvement from killing monsters with ’Stellar Pivot Soul Magic Power’, it was difficult for it to gain enhancement by other means.

Moreover, although Star Lord Canis could improve the quality of the Shell by slaying monsters, the number of monsters required was unnaturally high.

Since acquiring this Shell, Lin Xun had slain countless creatures, but only managed to elevate the grade of Star Lord Canis’s Shell by two levels.

That was even after he later acquired the ’Flesh Nourishment’ effect, which doubled the accumulation...

Of course, that wasn’t the most criticized aspect of Star Lord Canis.

Needing to slay a large number of monsters isn’t a big problem for ordinary apostles.

Ordinary apostles might need to conquer about a dozen Chapter worlds before progressing to higher difficulties. By that point, Star Lord Canis might have already amassed enough ’Demonic Exorcism Merit’ to improve the Shell’s quality.

The major limitation of this exclusive Shell is that it cannot, like Little Dragon, rise in bloodline and then improve the grade of other Shell skills.

And sword techniques like Cultivation skills are rare in the Underworld Game, and whenever they do appear in the Library, they are usually trash like ’Sword Control Technique’, ’Qingyuan Sword Secret’, or ’White Lotus Sword Song’.

Being unable to upgrade Shell skills is the greatest limitation of this Shell.

[After understanding the origins of the statue, you meticulously inspected every corner of the main hall, trying to uncover treasures of a higher category...]

[...]

[After a thorough search, three items catch your attention.]

[One is the Purifying Board placed in the corner of the altar, another is the Law Sword held by the statue, and the last is the Law Flag inserted behind the statue.]

[Which Magical Artifact do you choose to touch?]