Chapter 46: Crisis of the Jin Dynasty

"The laws of the Jin Kingdom have collapsed!" Jiang Mo exclaimed, his words drowned out by another, even more violent, tremor. The once stable Jin Palace was now like a candle in the wind, teetering on the brink of collapse amidst the roar of the earth-shattering sky.

The so-called laws of heaven and earth are that Tao follows nature, yin and yang are balanced, and the power of the seven gods promotes mutual growth and mutual restraint, ensuring good weather, long-term peace and tranquility on this continent.

And now, just after the Golden God’s birthday banquet ended, the laws of heaven and earth here collapsed, which can only mean one thing.

"I'll go see Aunt Golden God." Chi Changyuan gritted his teeth. The laws of heaven and earth in every country are supported by the power of the gods. He looked at the Golden God who was emitting golden light high up in the sky. The other party seemed to be trying hard to repair the cave in the sky.

Chi Changyuan touched the ground with his toes, his sleeves fluttering across the shaking palace corridor like an inky butterfly. The golden bricks under his feet kept breaking into spider-web-like cracks, and broken glazed tiles fell from above his head.

"Aunt Jin!" Chi Changyuan jumped onto the jade platform. This piece of jade was specially laid out by Han Zhi to congratulate the God of Gold, but it was in a bit of danger at the moment.

A turbulent air current stirred Chi Changyuan's blood. A faint divine pattern appeared between the Golden God's brows, his once brilliant golden eyes were now bloodshot, and his golden hair gradually turned gray—a sign of excessive depletion of divine power.

Jin Shen turned around upon hearing the voice, his voice filled with fatigue. "Chang Yuan, take Han Zhi away quickly. This is not something you can interfere with."

Before she finished her words, the crack in the sky suddenly widened, and a breath of earth and desolation poured down.

"Master, I won't leave!" Han Zhi burst out with countless flames and leaped in front of the two. The flames burned the soil, burning it hard. He did not hesitate to mobilize all his magic power to fill the sky hole: "The collapse of heaven and earth is due to your divine power. What can you do if you are left alone? I have asked Han Zhao to go and get Master!"

Just as he finished speaking, a loud explosion suddenly erupted in the distance. Jiang Mo's voice cut through the chaotic roar, "Your Highness! The mountain to the northwest has exploded! Many civilians are trapped in the collapsed city walls!"

Han Zhi's face suddenly changed, and the magic power in his palm fluctuated violently. The black air from the crack in the sky cave took the opportunity to wrap around his wrist, making him groan.

"Han Zhi!"

Chi Changyuan quickly supported him: "Don't worry, I'll go."

"No!"

Han Zhi gritted his teeth and said, "Let Jiang Mo call out the mountain god from here!"

The Golden God looked at Han Zhi's resolute profile, a hint of emotion flashed in his eyes, and then he concentrated his divine power again. The golden light in his palm surged, and finally temporarily suppressed the collapse of the sky cave.

"I didn't expect it still wouldn't work..."

"Master, what is going on?" Han Zhi took a deep breath and said hurriedly without caring about himself.

The earthquake was finally resolved temporarily. The Golden God slowly closed his eyes, his gaze trembling. "My divine power has been damaged for a hundred years. It was contaminated by the Nightmare. I have been in seclusion for many years to suppress it. I came out this time because I could no longer suppress it... I held the banquet to take the opportunity to invite the gods for help. I didn't expect that I would collapse so soon."

"nightmare?"

"This is a thing that doesn't belong to this continent. A hundred years ago, I went to Yaotai Island and was accidentally attacked by this thing." The Golden God smiled bitterly: "I don't know how long I can hold on."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Burning Ember appeared from nowhere, the flames still lingering around him. "Our power holds the entire continent together. If anything happens to you, this balance will be broken, and the entire continent will perish."

"It's too late to talk about this now." The Golden God sighed: "The nightmare on me has spread very seriously. Unless I go to Yaotai again and get the Red Moon Grass from Yaotai, but the Red Moon Grass only grows once every thousand years..."

Fen Jin said, "A month from now, the Red Moon Grass will grow."

Han Zhi said: "Then I'll go get it."

"No!" Fen Jin frowned. "Do you think Red Moon Grass is some kind of cabbage? You know how dangerous Yaotai is. Immortal-level warriors are aplenty there. Even a god wouldn't be able to escape unscathed."

Han Zhi: "Then I want to go too."

The master was the only person who treated him well. He knew that the master cared a lot about his aunt, so he had to go no matter what.

Chi Changyuan said: "Then I will go too."

Han Zhi glanced sideways. Chi Changyuan knew he wanted to refuse and said, "Protecting the world is everyone's responsibility. Why are you the only one who can go?"

"no!"

It wasn't that Han Zhi refused. A green figure rushed past like a long dragon, and the Wood God flew out of nowhere and said firmly: "You are not allowed to go!"

It’s strange that she was not at the banquet just now, but suddenly appeared now.

When Chi Changyuan saw her, he no longer had the respect he once had. He said calmly, "Aunt Mu, who are you to tell me this?"

"You!" Mu Shen was incredulous, pointing at Han Zhi: "You're talking to me like this just for this bastard?"

"Qingyang..." Leng Baibai frowned, rarely dissatisfied with the Wood God: "Changyuan is also thinking about the people of the world!"

"I don't care! My...my sister only has this one son, and I won't let him take any risks!" She was completely irrational at this moment, pointing at Leng Baibai and saying, "For you, I've put up with this bastard for so many years, and you still expect me to give up my only nephew for your son?"

Fen Jin said indifferently: "Bastard?"

Chi Changyuan also said: "Auntie Mu, Han Zhi is not a bastard, he is my Crown Princess."

Han Zhi: "...I didn't admit the second half of the sentence."

"No one is more suitable for this matter than the two of us, Aunt Mu. You and your Excellencies carry the power of heaven and earth. If something happens to you, then this continent will be truly hopeless." Chi Changyuan said, "Among the younger generation, in terms of strength, no one can compete with Han Zhi and me."

The Wood God gritted his teeth and said, "What do you know? Do you know that if you leave this continent, your godhood will no longer be able to protect you? If you die, your soul will be imprisoned in Yaotai forever! Why not let him go on his own? His master is proficient in various unorthodox methods and may be able to save him."

Chi Changyuan took Han Zhi's hand, and a light blue light condensed in his palm, gently healing the injuries Han Zhi had accidentally suffered in the melee.

"No matter what, I won't abandon him again."

His eyes met Han Zhi's, and he said seriously: "Just this once, whether you want it or not, I want to go with you."

Burning Ember: "The Red Moon Grass is the remnant left here by the Moon God. I heard it can reshape souls, but I didn't know it could also dispel nightmares."

Leng Baibai scratched his head: "You know my master very well. I have never heard that the Red Moon Grass has such an effect."

Wood God: "...Yes, even Yu Chen knows it."

"Did the old man really say that?" Leng Baibai was shocked: "Chang Yuan? Where's your father? Does he know about this?"

Chi Changyuan: "I've never heard my father mention it."

Otherwise, he would have gone to Yaotai long ago to look for the Red Moon Grass and try to reshape Han Zhi's soul.