Chapter 345: Friends of God, Two Ways to Awaken Spirituality
The thick power of the earth veins was dark yellow in color, like a slowly flowing river of magma. In the river, the earth dragon relied on its instinct to split itself and escape by cutting its body.

But when it split off part of its body and wanted to get rid of the wronged soul transformed from resentment, the power of Cao Shan's curse was extremely restrained by the earth dragon's method of dying in substitution.

Every inch of the earth dragon's chaotic spirit is filled with resentment, and the power of the curse is like a maggot in the tarsal bones. The resentment constantly feeds on the chaotic spirit, turning into more wronged souls, like countless black ants, constantly gnawing at the earth dragon's huge body.

After the initial struggle and escape, the less intelligent earth dragon reacted and had to kill Cao Shan, the 'mastermind', before it could possibly get rid of the entanglement of these wronged souls.

However, at this time the earth dragon was first severely injured by Cui Wanxia, ​​and then consumed by the power of the curse. The strength it could exert was only one tenth of what it could. The huge mouthparts formed an extremely strong suction force, causing the surrounding dark yellow earth vein power to flow wildly, causing Cao Shan's body in the earth vein power to involuntarily move towards the mouthparts.

Countless compound teeth were like spiral gates, constantly opening and closing and biting, easily turning the large chunks of soil around them that were swept up by the power of the earth veins into powder.

The changes in the surrounding earth veins made the space feel solidified, rendering most mid-level escape techniques ineffective. However, Cao Shan was not afraid at all. He struck forward with the black and white tablet in his hand, "Reward the good."

Mysterious golden-red clouds surged in from the void and transformed into blurry images around Cao Shan. In these images, Cao Shan was either teaching others about the esophagus or helping disaster victims. They were like wedges that nailed into the surging power of the earth veins, forming a fulcrum for Cao Shan and preventing his body from being instantly pulled into the mouth of the earth dragon.

The two sides were in a stalemate for a while.

Cao Shan's face was solemn and gloomy, and the golden-red clouds in the void became thinner at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the kingdom of God, the master of Dongzhen Kiln saw this scene and understood that Cao Shan's magical power should be achieved by consuming his accumulated virtue. After thinking for a while, he stepped out of his kingdom of God and came to the outside world, shouting, "Don't worry, my friend God, I am here to help you."

After saying that, a black iron pickaxe appeared in the hand of the Dongzhen Kiln Master. He first used the iron pickaxe to shovel at the earth vein power. The originally flowing earth vein power solidified, and not only did it no longer form a terrifying pulling force, but it froze the earth dragon in place.

Then the iron pickaxe in the hand of the Dongzhen Kiln Master hit the earth dragon again. Compared with Cui Wanxia, ​​the Dongzhen Kiln Master, who had lived in Taihang Mountains for more than a hundred years, understood the weaknesses of this mining beast better. The iron pickaxe pierced the body of the earth dragon, and special divine power poured into it, causing the earth dragon's chaotic spirit to solidify rapidly and turn into pieces of black coal.

In less than a cup of tea, the earth dragon over ten feet in front of him turned into a black coal vein. Within the vein, the chaotic spirit gave birth to new ink stone.

Cao Shan's eyes first flashed with shock, then he looked at the owner of Dongzhen Kiln with respect and fear, "Thank you, Lord, for your help."

The master of Dongzhen Kiln chuckled and said, "I want to thank you, my friend. This earth dragon is a scourge in Taihang Mountain, and it is hard to find its trace. If it weren't for my friend who restrained it, I would have a hard time dealing with it."

There is no falsehood in his admiration for Cao Shan. Most of his followers come from miners, and the earth dragons that are extremely harmful to miners are naturally his enemies.

The master of the Dongzhen Kiln turned his head to look at the mineral vein that was evolved from the earth dragon in front of him, and said with a smile, "It's a pity that it will take some time for the inkstone formed by the earth dragon. It's a pity that the hard work of the divine friend was in vain."

The chaotic spirit of the mining beasts means that their remaining flesh and blood are difficult for ordinary practitioners to use. This is also one of the reasons why most practitioners will not seriously eliminate the mining beasts.

Even if a third-rank deity like the Master of the Dongzhen Kiln could use his power to transform the mineral beasts into inkstone, this transformation would still take several years to complete, and the inkstone could not be extracted instantly.

Cao Shan held the black and white tablet in his hand with a solemn and dignified expression, "Why would you say there is trouble? As a god, I should follow the Tao."

After Cao Shan finished speaking, among the illusory images around him, a new image appeared in which he was cooperating with the owner of Dongzhen Kiln to kill an earth dragon. The corresponding power of faith gathered from the miners' prayers for someone to kill the mine beast.

The master of Dongzhen Kiln nodded and said, "God friend, what you said is very good. By the way, I have never seen God friend in this God meeting in Taihang Mountain. May I ask where God friend is from? How should I address him?"

When Cao Shan heard the owner of Dongzhen Kiln asking him about his name and place, he understood that he was trying to find out about his origins.

The name of a god is extremely important. It is the anchor of faith and the basis for return. Therefore, the name of a god is proof of the god's identity. When a god says his own name, other gods can also judge the corresponding information from it.

Cao Shan smiled bitterly, "I don't have a hometown now. I am just a lonely god. As for my name, you can call me Cao Shan."

After Cao Shan said his name, the owner of the Dongzhen kiln nodded slightly and introduced himself, "My name is Dongzhen, and I am one of the eighteen kiln owners in Taihang Mountain."

"Kiln owner?"

Cao Shan looked confused at the right moment.

The owner of Dongzhen Kiln sighed and explained, "I have no choice but to do this. I am not afraid of being laughed at by fellow gods. I was originally one of the many mountain gods in Taihang Mountain, but the Great Xia Kingdom unified the world and ordered the God-Slaying Department to monitor and usurp the power of land veins, mountains, and water veins in various places. We mountain gods have no place to stay. We either perish or, under the guidance of a master, change our own path and live a miserable life based on the faith of kiln workers."

Cao Shan felt sympathetic, "The God-Slaying Division... It was because of the fall of the God-Slaying Division that I ended up as a lonely god. I have done good deeds all my life, but who knew it would end up like that!"

The owner of Dongzhen Kiln saw that Cao Shan had opened the topic, so he invited him, "My friend, this is not a place for conversation. If you don't mind, please come to my kingdom of God and have a chat."

After saying that, the owner of the Dongzhen Kiln drew a line at the void, established a passage, and opened up a kingdom of God. In this kingdom of God, although there was no light from the sun and the moon, various minerals containing dragon symbols were like stars dotted in the sky. On the quiet land of the kingdom of God, the power of the earth veins flowed like a river, and large patches of brilliant moon flowers with the glow of fireflies swayed in the wind, making the entire kingdom of God glorious and comfortable.

"God's Kingdom?"

Cao Shan's face changed slightly. When he saw the country on the other side of the void, he seemed to confirm his guess. He quickly bowed and said, "It turns out that it is the Supreme God in person. How dare I call you my friend?"

The master of Dongzhen Kiln laughed, "My friend, don't be so reserved. Now that we are in dormancy, there are no small gods or great gods. We all need to unite and help each other, so that we can seize the opportunity under the tyranny of Daxia and change the world."

After saying that, He extended His hand again, "Young friend, please. You just used your divine power. Although this place is two hundred feet underground and is unlikely to be discovered by others, it still leaves hidden dangers. It is better for us not to discuss here."

Cao Shan hesitated again.

The owner of Dongzhen Kiln knew that the other party's expression was normal, and that he was indeed a little eager for quick success, but a god like Cao Shan was not worthy of his eagerness for quick success.

So he said, "Are you worried that I am going to murder you?" Cao Shan said awkwardly, "How dare I? The Supreme God is gathering His Kingdom, how can I resist it?"

The master of Dongzhen Kiln smiled and said, "In the ancient times of our Shinto, the gods did devour each other for power, but this path has long been proven to be wrong. This kind of random devouring will only mix the essence of gods like us, and eventually become like it. If those powers are stained with the curse and resentment of gods of merit like Shenyou, it will be even more difficult to resolve."

The owner of Dongzhen Kiln pointed to the earth dragon that had condensed into a coal mine.

Cao Shan seemed to be thinking about something. This was also news he had known before. When he was practicing Shinto, he knew that the gods could not randomly devour powers that did not belong to them, just like the mountain god would not easily obtain the authority of the water god. And now it seems that there are some secrets in it that he, a wild god, does not know.

The consequence of indiscriminate devouring, for the gods, is like a ghost devouring the spirit that does not belong to him. Even if his power gradually grows, he will eventually go crazy and perish.

When the owner of Dongzhen Kiln saw Cao Shan's expression, he knew that there was a high possibility that he was a wild god. Under the strong pressure of Daxia, there were many wild gods like Cao Shan. This was why the illusion priest constructed the Taixu Illusion Realm two hundred and fifty years ago, which was of great help to the entire Shinto.

"I can tell you about the cultivation method we have now in Shintoism. It can completely avoid the gods from devouring each other and can benefit each other."

The owner of Dongzhen Kiln has judged from the strength displayed by Cao Shan that although Cao Shan has strong divine power, he should only be at the fifth-grade "gathering people's hearts" stage, and he has not even reached the fifth grade. Now that he has returned from the fall, he is also in a weak state.

The stage Cao Shan was in just made him unaware of the changes in the next level of "Refining the Red Dust".

Cao Shan was finally persuaded by the owner of Dongzhen Kiln and said respectfully, "Thank you for your patience."

The owner of the Dongzhen Kiln laughed and led Cao Shan back to the kingdom of God. The entrance to the kingdom of God closed, but what even the owner of the Dongzhen Kiln did not notice was that a rose-red fish tail flashed by.

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On the white jade chessboard, Zhou Tieyi put down the Precious Lotus Flag. He had already thought of a way to transform this third-grade Buddhist artifact. It did not conflict with his plan to establish his own moon phase system in the mine.

Moon phase system...

This is a term developed by Zhou Tieyi himself. His strength is not as strong as that of the Queen of Heaven, and the kingdom of God he can find is probably not as good as the divine court split by the Phantom Priest.

Even the dark moon evolved by the Queen of Heaven could only illuminate the dark land corresponding to the one mountain and four cities of Tianjing. It might be able to reach a little further, but it definitely could not cover the dark land corresponding to the entire Daxia. Zhou Tieyi was extremely sure of this.

But Taihang Mountain is too big, accommodating the land of three states. So instead of making a big moon, it is better to form a lunar phase system and divide it into small moons. This solution is more feasible.

Zhou Tieyi stretched out his hand and a spear appeared in his hand. It was the dragon-patterned wooden steel spear that was still in the process of nurturing spirituality. Although Zhou Tieyi clearly sensed the spirituality of the spear that was about to move when he went to Yujing Mountain, he followed his brother's method and often slept with the dragon-patterned wooden steel spear in his arms.

But it was obvious that this method did not work for Zhou Tieyi, at least not as Zhou Tiege said, that it would only take a few months to awaken the spirituality of the gun itself.

Zhou Tieyi is also a family man who knows his own business. Because he is a pragmatist, as he gains more and more power, his progress on the path of marksmanship can be said to be slow. It would be strange if he could awaken his spirituality with a sincere heart.

The spiritual difference between weapons is vividly reflected in the incident of the Precious Lotus Flag.

Zhou Tieyi stroked the gun body and said, "It's not as simple as spirituality, but pragmatism also has its advantages."

Why did he spend so much effort to build up his power? Wasn't it to obtain resources that ordinary practitioners could hardly imagine?
Without sincerity, simply feed it with national destiny!

This is called sincerity, and power and money pave the way!
He stretched out his hand and grabbed, and the bright yellow national destiny from the tribe floated down from the void and landed on the dragon-patterned wooden steel gun. He could clearly feel that the dragon shadow on the wooden steel gun, which was like the azure sky, moved slightly, and became more lively.

In the Li family's bedroom, Li Jianhu's palm was covered with the "Qinglin" dagger with a dull blade. Two sword shadows surrounded it, colliding with the Qinglin sword from time to time, as if saying hello. He had been sitting cross-legged for a whole day.

Ever since he had realized his true nature in the God-Slaying Division that day, his eighth-grade sword technique, the 'Qi Sword', had quickly become perfected. With the help of a spiritual sword, he could quickly get started with the seventh-grade 'Divine Sword' deduced by his teacher.

But spiritual weapons are rare. Even a fifth-rank warrior may not have one, and even teacher Mo Tianheng himself does not have one. So when they were at the street stall, after listening to Qinglin's introduction, Li Jianhu immediately bought it with certainty.

Li Jianhu's pure blood and vast righteousness continued to blend with the Qinglin Sword. In the sword body, a murmur came from the chaotic and empty spiritual space, "Who are you?"

Li Jianhu's tired spirit was filled with joy, but then he looked solemn, knowing that his next answer would be related to whether the Qinglin Sword spirit was willing to fully revive.

"Li Jianhu."

"Li Jianhu?"

The voice coming from the sword gradually became clearer. It was a cold female voice. She asked, "The spirit is good, but what is your sword art?"

Li Jianhu thought about it carefully, combined with the principles taught to him by Mo Tianheng, Cui Yu, Zhou Tieyi, and Mr. Panda, and answered seriously, "Use the sword in your hand to punish all injustices in the world."

The woman in the sword was silent for a while, then smiled and said, "The world? Do you know how big the world is?"

"No matter how big the world is, it cannot contain the injustice in my heart."

The woman in the sword was silent again for a while, then sighed, "I'm looking forward to it."

The next moment, a tall female figure appeared in Li Jianhu's mind. She was wearing a green lake-like fish-scale pattern dress and a thin veil. She bowed to Li Jianhu and said, "My name is Qinglin, and I am honored to meet you, Sword Master."

(End of this chapter)