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#475 - Advent Water Margin

As dawn approached, a sliver of purple light began to rise on the horizon.

A faint mist shrouded the space between heaven and earth.

On a rugged mountain path, Liang Yue, dressed in a Taoist robe, was leading a lean donkey, slowly making his way along.

On both sides of the road were patches of messy withered grass and rocks, but deep within the grass and stones, vibrant green shoots had already emerged from the dead branches and fallen leaves, quietly sprouting from the soil, adding a touch of life and vitality to the entire hillside.

Looking in the direction Liang Yue was heading, at the end of the rugged path, through a large expanse of neat fields and houses, surrounded by ethereal mist, a city was faintly visible.

That was his destination on this trip, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty ~ Tokyo Bianliang!

Under the arrangement of the system, Liang Yue had arrived in these mountain hills as soon as he landed.

And he had stayed overnight in a dilapidated hut, possibly only for hunters to rest and recuperate.

Through the coverage of Xiao Wu and the panoramic sand table, Liang Yue easily determined the location of Bianliang, and then, despite the hazy morning light, he walked slowly but eagerly towards the city.

Five hundred points spent, the system had prepared for Liang Yue, besides a package containing two sets of change of clothes and ten taels of silver, as well as the official Taoist registration at the chest of his robe, the certificate of the legal abbot of the Liuyun Temple.

Only the donkey behind him remained.

Apart from that, there wasn't even a decent scripture, let alone a martial arts manual or anything like that.

To be honest, this treatment didn't seem as good as when he had descended into the world of the Five Ancestors of Shaolin, at least back then, he had the "Yellow Court Scripture" with him…

Thinking of this, Liang Yue turned his head to look at the donkey behind him, which seemed to want to kick him and run to the roadside to eat fresh grass, so he untied the riding gear on its body and waved it into the stronghold world.

"Inhale ~ Exhale ~"

"The energy activity in this world is okay, not as bad as I thought, it's a small surprise, but ~"

"Under the rules of this world, it seems to be somewhat biased towards martial arts and immortal martial arts, the activity of internal energy and blood energy has been significantly increased."

"In terms of magic, although it's not restricted, it doesn't seem to be of much help either, it can be considered an unbiased middle ground."

"However, those derived from the power of bloodlines, gravity manipulation, Byakugan, Intangibility, Ama-no-Iwato, Yin-Yang Release, and even abilities, have all been suppressed by several levels.

It seems that these power factors and systems are not in line with the heavenly rules of this world."

"But what's surprising is that those systems and skills derived from the path of professionals are actually amplified here?"

"Hmm… System, what kind of world is this anyway?"

"Please explore it yourself, host."

"Alright ~"

… …

"Halt ~ ~ ~!"

"Hey ~ I'm talking to you!"

"Stop right there for me!"

"Hey, little Taoist!"

"Oh ho ~ this kid, he's quite fair-skinned ~"

… …

At this moment, just as Liang Yue was walking slowly, thinking about things with his head down, several figures of varying heights suddenly jumped out from behind the rocks on the side.

They were quite sturdy in build, but their appearances were unkempt, with scruffy beards, and covered with the dew of the morning frost.

Even though it was still early spring, they were all shirtless, showing off their pectoral muscles.

However, this was also in line with Liang Yue's expectations of mountain bandits and highway robbers.

"I didn't expect that there would be such characters running out to block the road so close to Bianliang City, it seems this world is not very peaceful ~"

Thinking of this, Liang Yue couldn't help but shake his head, and then looked up at the several bandits who were slowly approaching him in an encircling formation.

After carefully distinguishing them, and confirming that they didn't have much bloodlust or baleful aura on them, he was too lazy to pay attention to these newbies.

With a wave of his sleeve, a gravity manipulation immediately wrapped the several people in his hand, and then with a gentle flick, he threw them dozens of meters away.

Finally, with a few thuds, they crashed into the rocks, soil, and trees on the side of the hill.

For a time, wails and screams began to echo in the originally quiet mountains.

Without thinking, it was clear that these unlucky guys who happened to run into Liang Yue would definitely suffer broken arms and legs this time!

"Hmm ~ it seems that the suppression of bloodline power here is indeed quite strong, the two percent of power I just used didn't even kill these few people, the power has been weakened by at least several times!"

"But fortunately, it's not completely forbidden."

"And after being suppressed, I can just focus my energy on the practice of martial arts and immortal arts."

How strong is Liang Yue at his peak in terms of bloodline power?

According to his own estimation, he is at least one level stronger than Toneri Otsutsuki in the Naruto world.

But even Toneri Otsutsuki, when fully displaying his gravity manipulation ability, can still cut a planet with one blow, and destroy all the ground buildings on the planet with one scroll!

Afterwards, Liang Yue also put the matter of these bandits behind him, and instead began to contact the women scattered in various places through the village platform.

Who knew that they had already taken the lead, and probably established a video chat group directly after landing, exchanging their respective situations with each other.

Liang Yue, this guy, was the last person to arrive.

… …

Hinata: "Chunqiu! You're here? How is it, is there any danger on your side?"

Liang Yue: "A few petty thieves came to block the road, I threw them on the hill, what about you?"

Hinata: "My current approximate location is in the southern suburbs of Bianliang, and I'm about to rush into the city."

Liang Yue: "I'm almost there too, I can already see Bianliang City, what about the others?"

Xiao Zhao: "I and Bu Hui are not far from the Taoist temple, and we have already contacted each other, and we are about to go over to meet her."

Takagi Saya: "Hmph hmph ~ I should be in Bianliang City, but the situation doesn't seem to be very good, although there is a store, it is already on the verge of bankruptcy.

It is said that there is also a gang of hooligans who always come to cause trouble."

Saeko: "I'm also in Bianliang City, I'll go find you now."

Takagi Saya: "Ah? Really! What identity did Saeko-senpai choose before?"

Saeko: "She is the daughter of an official who committed a crime, and was originally supposed to be sent back to her original residence, but she seemed to want to overturn the case for her family, so she tried to stay."

Yuriko: "There are probably still dozens of miles to Bianliang, right."

Alvin: "The group of refugees is indeed very dangerous, a few guys wanted to take advantage of me, they were just dealt with."

Nanri Kou: "I am near the northwest of Bianliang, only dozens of miles away from the city, if I tidy up, I can probably rush over at noon."

Shizuka-sensei: "My house is only seven or eight miles away from Bianliang City, but unfortunately now there is only a simple small courtyard and two acres of vegetable land left, and there is only half a tank of rice left at home.

Damn it, those people seem to have arranged a marriage for me, wanting to marry me off!"

Nanri Kou: "Howl howl howl ~ It's really you, Shizuka, you can attract bees and butterflies wherever you go! Don't worry, I'll go vent your anger after I arrive!"

Rachel: "I'm looking for that guy, Little Kongou, I don't know where it ran to."

Bu Hui: "By the way, Liang Yue, I heard the senior brothers and sisters in the sect say that the northern Liao people just came south to plunder near Bianliang a while ago, although it did not affect our Taoist temple.

But for safety reasons, they are already preparing to move south, it seems to be going to Wuyi Mountain, by the way ~ my location with Xiao Zhao should be on the east side of Bianliang."

Xiao Zhao: "Our Taoist temple also seems to have a plan to move south, but the elders in the sect seem to be a little undecided."

Liang Yue: "Hmm ~ is that so, what is the scale of your two Taoist temples?"

Xiao Zhao: "The surrounding dozens of miles are the sphere of influence of our Taoist temple, and some of the fields at the foot of the mountain are also rented to nearby villagers."

Bu Hui: "As for my side, it seems to be just a small Taoist temple, with only five or six people, but the entire mountain seems to belong to us."

Liang Yue: "Then help me contact them, if it's possible, just buy it ~"