Between the rise and fall of the tide of the sea of ​​consciousness.

Ripples flowed out from the center of the eyebrows and swept in all directions.

The world appears in my mind with unprecedented clarity, every detail is visible.

Even things in corners that cannot be seen with the naked eye and are blocked by other objects are all known.

It was as if there was an invisible spider web extending outward with Xu Qing as the center. Any disturbance in the web would be detected and would trigger the invisible web and be captured by Xu Qing.

"Is this divine consciousness?" Xu Qing closed his eyes, feeling this unique perspective.

The fourth stage of Taoism is to refine the spirit. One shifts from focusing on the life force and qi to nurturing the soul. Spiritual consciousness is the first ability to awaken.

Xu Qing took some time to adjust to the perception of his spiritual sense.

Spiritual consciousness perception is all-round, without any blind spots, so it feeds back a lot of information. If the sexual soul is not strong enough, using spiritual consciousness will place a heavy burden on the mind.

Xu Qing knew that Zuo Dao had some secret methods that could allow practitioners to master the ability of spiritual awareness in advance.

But this is tantamount to forcing things to grow.

If one's soul is strong and one practices diligently, this ability will naturally be awakened.

After adapting to the perception of spiritual consciousness, Xu Qing did not delve deeper into this level of realm, but instead focused his attention on the twelve guardian gods.

After breaking through the fourth stage of soul refining, he was able to summon two more guardian gods from the outside world.

Dingyou God and Jiashen God!
Xu Qing walked out of the room and waved his hand.

Six guardian gods, each twenty-three feet tall, appeared in the yard.

There is no need to say much about Jiazi, Jiaxu, Dingchou and Dinghai.

Xu Qing looked at the newly appeared Dingyou God and Jiashen God.

During the recent changes in the Imperial Capital, he received help from a ray of his ancestor's spirit and was briefly promoted to the Seventh Realm. He already knew what the complete form of the twelve natal guardian gods would look like.

However, at that time, they were suppressed by Emperor Ming's five elements of sixty Jiazi, and the true power of the Six Dings and Six Jias could not be fully exerted.

Compared to the figure that reached from heaven to earth and was filled with divine light, the newly appeared Dingyou God and Jiashen God were only two meters and three meters tall.

But see,

The Jiashen God wears a frost-covered helmet with a handful of green tassels on it, and a set of armor inlaid with plum blossoms and elm leaves, tied with a red velvet strip, with animal masks covering his heart in front and behind.

The golden steel chisel in his hand is shaped like a shovel, and the blade is extremely sharp, and it can cut almost anything.

In terms of sharpness alone, it should be comparable to the Jiazi God's axe for splitting mountains and breaking peaks.

It’s just that the Jiazi Divine Axe is heavy and suitable for chopping, while the Jinjing Gangbao Chisel is short and pointed, and is similar to a sword in use, but also different from a sword.

The Jiashen God is of the same lineage as the Jiazi God, Jiaxu God and other six divine generals. They are all charging generals, so Xu Qing did not pay much attention to them.

When you encounter evil spirits, release them to see how powerful they are in fighting.

The Dingyou God has a bright complexion and a graceful posture.

The lilac bears seeds and the hibiscus is washed, but it is not pearls but precious swords.

The dragon-sparrow sword ring on his waist clanged, and in his hand he held a flying lightning crossbow, with lightning flashing everywhere.

Xu Qing's eyes fell on the flying lightning crossbow in Dingyou God's hand.

The entire crossbow was dark black in color. There was no arrow on the bowstring, only a ray of blue electric light flashing continuously.

This ray of lightning is the arrow of the flying lightning crossbow of Dingyou God.

Through the mysterious connection with the Dingyou God, Xu Qing roughly understood how powerful this lightning arrow was, and its range was extremely long. It did not have the problem of short range of ordinary crossbows, and was almost comparable to the flying sword of a sword cultivator.

But you can only go straight.

The changes are far less than those of the flying sword.

Strictly speaking, Dingyou God is the first guardian deity that he can summon and command and has long-range attack capabilities.

Although for the guardian deity, there is no such thing as melee or ranged combat.

However, judging from the weapons equipped by the Six Dings and Six Jias, Xu Qing can divide the Six Dings and Six Jias into different types of troops.

For example, the Six Jia gods are all fierce generals who charge into battle, while the Six Ding gods are more of auxiliary and supporting roles, making up for the shortcomings of the Six Jia gods in combat.

Xu Qing turned his gaze to Dingyou God and Jiashen God, and looked at Jiazi God and other four guardian gods again.

The last breakthrough, in addition to the increase in number and size, the guardian deity also mastered weapons comparable to magical weapons. There is no reason why there would be no new changes this time.

Take a closer look.

Xu Qing discovered that each of the guardian gods had a token with a picture of an animal on its waist.

"Is this a mount? Or a spirit pet?" Xu Qing's mind moved.

The Jiazi God took off the token hanging around his waist and threw it into the air.

The light flowed, and a mouse as pure white as snow suddenly appeared on the shoulder of Jiazi God.

"Is this the Twelve Yuanchen?"

The Twelve Yuan Chen are inextricably linked to the Six Dings and Six Jias.

The Six Dings and Six Jias correspond to the twelve zodiac species.

Xu Qing waved his hand, and Jiazi God jumped swiftly from his shoulder and came to his palm.

This white rat is somewhat similar to the Zhongneng rat. Its fur is snow-white and dust-free, and it looks very pleasing.

The white rat rubbed Xu Qing's palm flatteringly, then opened its mouth and spit out an ingot of gold.

"Is this a treasure-spitting rat?"

Xu Qing picked up the gold ingot. It was not an illusion, nor a fake creation, but real gold.

There is a common saying among the people that "the hamster has plenty of food".

Rich families often have many rats, so rats are often associated with wealth and serve as a symbol of "wealth".

The same is true for the other five guardian gods. The tokens hanging around their waists can summon corresponding spirit beasts, and each spirit beast has an ability.

For example, the two black and white dogs of Jiaxu.

Dog is the god of wind, good at raising wind and stopping wind. Jiaxu has two black and white dogs, the black dog raises wind and the white dog stops wind.

With these two dogs around, wind magic has almost no effect on Xu Qing.

Plus, the spirit dog is good at tracking, which is a great help.

Xu Qing's eyes flickered strangely, and he muttered to himself:
"With this breakthrough, the Six Dings and Six Jias have more corresponding spirit beasts to command. Their combat power is not increased too much, but their adaptability is greatly increased."

Moreover, Xu Qing tried to summon the spirit beast corresponding to his natal guardian deity alone, and the result was feasible.

This means that the Six Dings and Six Jias can not only be useful in combat, but can also help him in many other aspects.

Xu Qing felt that the changes of Liu Ding Liu Jia this time were more to his liking.

No matter how high the combat power of the natal guardian deity is increased, it is still limited. After all, the chasm between the fifth and sixth realms is not so easy to cross.

"It's time to leave."

Xu Qing looked towards Huai'an.

After being away for a few months, I miss home a little.

He had no intention of getting involved in the reconstruction, bargaining and struggle in the Imperial Capital City.

As for the fact that the clan altar was sealed by the imperial decree of Taizu of Dasheng, the second sister Jing Qingzheng was actively communicating with the Arctic Exorcism Institute and the royal family, trying to find a way to break the imperial decree of Taizu of Dasheng.

This matter won't be concluded for the time being, so it's okay as long as Second Senior Sister Jingqing is here.

Xu Qing made up his mind and went out to look for Li Pingan.

At this time, Li Ping'an was manifesting the image of his ancestors to assist in the reconstruction of the Imperial Capital City.

The last time a nation was founded, many civil and military officials came to prominence, among them were the ancestors of the Li family.

The ancestor of the Li family gave Li Ping'an several gifts, so that he now has almost no restrictions in using the ancestor's Dharma images.

That's why he could be so unscrupulous and dare to use his ancestor's image to move bricks.

It's just a bit of filial piety. The ancestor's Dharma image, as the name suggests, is condensed from the ancestor's divine will and blood, and can represent the ancestor to some extent.

"Li Ping'an, I'm going back to Huai'an. Do you want to stay here or go back?"

"Are you going back to Huai'an?" Li Ping'an threw down the work at hand, "Of course I'm going back with you. I came to the Imperial Capital because of you, so of course I'll go back with you!"

"Let's go then."

"So anxious?"

"It's time to go back."

"That's right, but it's a pity that this year is not destined to be a good year for the Imperial Capital." Li Ping'an looked around with a lonely expression.

Xu Qing also fell silent.

He was just thinking about going back to reunite with his family and didn't think about this.

With a slight sigh, the world is in full swing, all living beings are like ants, and every ripple is an unbearable burden.

In the distance, a figure with gray hair and a cane looked at the devastated scene and couldn't help but burst into tears. Regret, pain, sorrow, unwillingness and other emotions intertwined and flowed in his eyes, making him feel miserable.

Xu Qing seemed to realize something.

He raised his eyes and looked at the powerful Yang Gong.

I wonder if the other party is feeling more regretful or unwilling when watching this scene?
If the plan to create the Holy Emperor is truly successful, the entire Great Sheng will have an absolute, wise, and people-oriented leader, and the continuation of the Eternal Dynasty may not be a dream.

unfortunately
History is set.

Xu Qing retracted his gaze and did not go up to disturb him.

The other person doesn't have much time left, and every day of his life is torture, so why add salt to his heart?

The right and wrong, merits and demerits will be evaluated by history books and future generations.

"Let's go. There's not much we can do about this."

The power of one person is too limited in the face of such a change.

Unless you can reach the top and be able to make the law of the world with just one word.

Fortunately, with the promotion of Tianpeng and others, Dasheng will open the national treasury and take out all kinds of natural treasures to replenish the vitality of the people in the imperial capital who have suffered severe damage.

Of course, those who have died cannot be resurrected.

Next, every household in the imperial capital should be in mourning, with cries of grief everywhere.

"Yeah." Li Ping'an also knew that there was not much point in them staying here.

Xu Qing then took Li Ping'an, Bai Lele and others to bid farewell to the Arctic Exorcism Institute, Baiyun Temple and others.

“Are you going to see our inspector off?” Pei Yunxuan, the Zhongdou Star Lord who was urgently recalled, looked at Tianpeng, “This time it was all thanks to this inspector who turned the tide. He is the chief contributor.”

"We will meet again." Tianpeng put away the letter in his hand and replied without raising his head.

Pei Yunxuan suddenly changed the subject: "Can that Qilin be trusted?"

"He is a prince after all, and the blood of the Zhu family flows in his body." Tian Peng did not give a direct answer, "Last time he killed the dragon and became a god, he also used the Four Seas Dragon Palace to divert the attention of other countries."

"He will help this time."

"That's better." Pei Yunxuan didn't comment, "I'll get busy first."

"You are not responsible for this incident, so you don't have to blame yourself or waste your cultivation to make up for it."

Pei Yunxuan remained silent.

This time she was lured away from her post and was suspected of dereliction of duty. Even though no one would blame her for it, Pei Yunxuan still felt deeply guilty.

Mo Yunchi flew across the sky, leaving behind the white clouds.

Not far away, the outline of a huge and bustling city is faintly visible.

“Everything has recovered.”

Xu Qing looked at the bustling city with heavy traffic and crowds of people, feeling emotional.

Huai'an City had experienced the last time when the Lord of Hongze Lake fled to the river and the entire city was flooded. Although it was not as completely destroyed as the Imperial Capital, it was not much better.

Unexpectedly, after his trip, Huai'an had already returned to its previous level.

The power of the cultivators played a very huge role in it.

It’s like Li Ping’an using his ancestor’s image to move bricks, with amazing efficiency.

Xu Qing pressed the cloud down outside the city and entered the city through the city gate.

"I'm going home, where are you going?"

"I'll go back home first. I need to tell my parents about the gift from my ancestors."

"Okay, let's say goodbye here."

Li Pingan returned to Li Mansion, and Xu Qing brought Bai Lele back to Xu Mansion.

There were still two "No Entry" talismans at the door. When the gods drawn on the talismans noticed people appearing at the door, they opened their eyes, rolled their eyeballs, and glanced at Xu Qing and Bai Lele.

Once someone knocks on the door, the Xu family does not want outsiders entering the house. If anyone dares to break in, these two talismans will teach the person a profound lesson.

However, this talisman was drawn by Xu Qing, so this problem naturally would not arise.

After recognizing Xu Qing's breath, the spirit on the talisman closed its eyes again and automatically opened the door.

The moment the door opened, a figure jumped out. It was Uncle Xing.

"It's the Taoist priest!" Uncle Xing let down his guard and clasped his fists.

"Uncle Xing, you've worked hard."

Uncle Xing worked as both a security guard and a doorman in the Xu residence, and the safety of the family depended on him.

"What's so hard about it? I have nothing to do every day. It's much better than being in the army. I'm almost getting bored with idleness." Uncle Xing waved his hand.

"Being idle means that there is nothing to do." Xu Qing responded with a smile.

Hearing the noise in the lobby, Xu's father and mother came out to check. When they saw it was Xu Qing, they immediately rushed over with joy.

"San'er, you're back." Xu's mother Liu Fang touched Xu Qing's body left and right, as if to check if he was missing any flesh. "Look, you've lost weight."

Xu Qing couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He is a cultivator, how could he be thin?

But all mothers are like this, Xu Qing just smiled and said to Xu's father and mother:
"Dad, Mom, I'm back."

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back." Xu's mother Liu Fang was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. "I'll make you a delicious meal later to nourish you."

"it is good."

Before Xu Qing came back, Xu's mother Liu Fang wanted to just make do with the meal, but now that Xu Qing is back, she can't just make do with it.

She cooked herself and worked hard to prepare a large table of dishes. She also called the eldest and second sons back.

At the dinner table, Xu Qing told his family some of the things that happened in Dijing City.

Of course, I only report good news and not bad news. I only say that I was lucky to have a breakthrough, but I don’t mention the dangers and hardships of the process.

"San'er, if that's the case, then you are going to start traveling around the world next." The second son, Xu Huai, has learned a lot about Taoist practice.

I know that most of the Taoists who are at the fourth level of Spirit Refining will go down the mountains and travel around the world. Not the kind of travel that lasts a few months, but rather a few years or even decades, to see the world and all living things, and to temper their souls with the magnificence of the world and the ups and downs of the mortal world.

When Xu's mother Liu Fang heard this, she immediately pricked up her ears.

"It's not time for now." Xu Qing smiled and shook his head.

This is indeed how a normal fourth-level Taoist practitioner should behave.

However, Xu Qing had a different experience. He borrowed a bit of the spiritual power of the ancestor and also gained a lot of the ancestor's experience and insights.

That's why he said that he had gained a lot this time.

After that, he will stay in the mountain gate for a few years to digest the gains during this period. It is hard to say how far he can go, but at least he does not have to worry about the early stage of the Spirit Refining Realm. (End of this chapter)