Chapter Forty-Seven: Xie Yun is Dead

Xie Yun fell into Han Wei's illusion, and in that illusion, he was transformed back into that weak boy.

He was stripped naked and tied to the bed. Zhu Hongyan smiled gently and stabbed him. Blood splattered, and he let out a shrill scream: "Ahhhhhh—"

The illusion repeated itself endlessly, thousands of times, before Han Wei finally extracted his dying nascent soul and held it tightly in her hand. Xie Yun's nascent soul was so weak it looked like it was about to shatter, and it didn't even have the strength to cry out.

Han Wei laughed as she crushed him.

She was pleased to hear the withered nascent soul utter its final, shrill scream.

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In the clearing of the canyon, a severed-arm corpse lay on the ground, with many bluish-black vines wriggling and burrowing into the ground.

The girl in the apricot-red dress stared coldly at the corpse. After a moment, she waved her hand, and a storage bag flew from the corpse. She caught it and looked up at the sky.

The white-clad man in the sky flew towards her, and the Thunder Beast Chariot transformed into a beam of light, flying into her storage bag.

Han Wei looked at a short distance away, where there was a severed arm with a ring on the finger.

She said:

"I want that ring."

The man in white picked up the severed arm, removed a blue ring from his finger, threw the arm away, and walked towards the girl.

Han Wei looked at Gu Qijun's handsome face and said softly, "Help me put it on."

As she spoke, she extended her fair hand.

The white-clad corpse puppet grasped one of her hands and obediently placed the Wind Dragon Ring on the ring finger of her left hand.

Han Wei looked at the ring on her finger and asked Gu Qi with a smile, "Does it look good?"

Unable to hear a reply, she issued the command directly through her mind.

So she received Gu Qi's reply:

"nice."

"The Heavenly Enchantress and Su Rumei are in the Eastern Region, but Xie Yun doesn't know where they are. They've drunk my blood for so many years, I can't quell my hatred without killing them." Han Wei looked into the distance, her eyes revealing a cold killing intent.

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Several days later.

In the valley, several hyenas were gnawing on a corpse. Suddenly, a streak of light flew in from afar, landing there and transforming into a pitiful-looking woman in green. The hyenas turned to look at the woman, instinctively sensing danger, and all ran away.

Su Rumei stared at the corpse, which had been gnawed beyond recognition, and barely managed to identify it as Xie Yun. She cried out in horror, "Master—"

The Heavenly Demon Mother's voice rang out: "He's been dead for several days. Who killed him?"

Xie Yun was a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator and possessed the Wind Dragon Ring. The Heavenly Demon Saintess couldn't imagine who in the Eastern Region could kill him. Suddenly, a white figure flashed into her mind. She remembered Gu Qi—the mysterious man who had severely injured Xie Yun years ago.

Could Han Wei be in the Eastern Region?

Su Rumei is crying.

"What are you crying about? He's dead. Have some self-respect. There are plenty of better-looking men in all the worlds. Hurry up and leave. The one who killed him was probably Han Wei's lover," said the Heavenly Enchantress.

What?

Su Rumei looked terrified.

She dared not linger any longer. After glancing at Xie Yun's corpse, which had been gnawed to the point of being unrecognizable, she gritted her teeth, turned around, and disappeared in a streak of light.

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Inside a hidden underground palace in Xiyang Mountain in the Eastern Region, spiritual light shot out, and the shattered bodies of alchemical puppets flew out from a certain hall and crashed to the ground.

Inside the main hall, there were many chains, which secured a stone coffin. Beside the coffin stood a young girl dressed in a lotus-red gauze robe, and next to her was a man in white.

These two people were Han Wei and Gu Qi.

Since she couldn't find the Heavenly Enchantress and Su Rumei, Han Wei decided to come here, as this was one of the ancient ruins she had explored in her previous life.

Han Wei stared at the stone coffin, then with a flick of her wrist, effortlessly opened it. Inside, however, was no corpse, only a cultivation manual.

The manual was inscribed with the words "Senluo Wanxiang Gong".

In her past life, Han Wei obtained the "Myriad Manifestations of the Universe" technique from this very place. Holding the technique in her hand, she looked at Gu Qi beside her and asked, "Where did you get the 'Myriad Manifestations of the Universe' technique from? Did your master teach it to you?"

It's pointless for her to ask; Gu Qi has no way of answering.

Han Wei pouted slightly and gave Gu Qi, who had no expression, a light kick: "You just keep doing this, not telling me anything."

After being kicked, the white-clad corpse puppet stared at Han Wei with its empty eyes, as if wondering why it had been kicked by its master. Of course, this was an illusion; a corpse cannot think, so how could it have such an emotion as doubt?

With a wave of her hand, another manual, the "Myriad Manifestations of the Myriad Forms Technique," appeared before her. This was the one Gu Qi had given her. Gu Qi's copy was noticeably thicker, as it was a complete version.

In her previous life, Han Wei obtained only the first half of the "Myriad Manifestations of the Senluo Technique" in this underground palace. She acquired the second half after going to another world. Obtaining that second half of the technique required tremendous effort and nearly cost her her life.

Gu Qi actually possesses a complete cultivation technique; no one knows where he obtained it from.

After putting both cultivation manuals into her storage bag, Han Wei said to Gu Qi, "Let's go! Let's go out!"

She smiled at Gu Qi, who reached out and embraced her slender waist. The two transformed into a streak of azure light and shot away, disappearing in an instant.

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Iron Horse City.

Han Wei used a transformation spell to become an ordinary-looking female cultivator, and Gu Qi also put on a mask. The two walked down the street. This usually bustling market was now much quieter. Many shops were not open for business at all, and those that were open were in a mess, with the owners and employees checking and tidying up their goods.

With her divine sense spreading out, Han Wei overheard a conversation between two cultivators in the corner:

"That strange palace caused us to lose so many experts in the Eastern Region at once. There are hardly any Nascent Soul cultivators left in the entire Eastern Region. People from the Northern Region are coming to seize our territory, and they have already reached the Lu City area. Everything north of the Han River has been taken over by the guys from the Northern Region, and they will probably be here soon."

"So what if we're here? We're all independent cultivators with no family fortune here, what are we afraid of?"

"Brother Li, you don't know how ruthless those people from the Northern Region are. They have no intention of giving us cultivators from the Eastern Region a way to survive. Even if you surrender, they will place restrictions on your body and make you the lowest of servants. While you can still escape, hurry up and run away. Go to the Southern Region or the Western Region, it doesn't matter."

Hearing these words, Han Wei recalled her past life. In her previous life, the appearance of the Jade Palace caused the Eastern Region to lose a large number of high-level cultivators, greatly weakening the entire Eastern Region's strength. As a result, the people of the Northern Region immediately attacked the Eastern Region, and various sects from the Northern Region rushed here to seize territory.

The border areas between the Eastern Region and other regions are naturally protected by forbidden zones and dangerous areas, making it difficult for cultivators from other regions to launch large-scale invasions.

Unfortunately, the border area between the Eastern and Northern Regions lacks natural defenses, resulting in a significant drop in the strength of Eastern Region cultivators. This has naturally emboldened Northern Region cultivators. Currently, those taking action are mainly the major sects and factions located closer to the Eastern Region. It's likely that in a few days, other major Northern Region sects will also send forces to sweep and plunder the Eastern Region.

Han Wei walked forward and exchanged the items she needed at a shop that was still open. Then she took Gu Qi back to Qingluo Palace.

Even now, Qingluo Palace remains a forbidden zone that strikes fear into the hearts of people in the Eastern Region. Everyone knows that the terrifying being who destroyed Qingluo Palace now lives there.

Although Han Wei and Gu Qi hadn't been here for several months, no one dared to approach the place.

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Above the magnificent palace, a bright, round moon hung high. The moonlight, like quicksilver, spilled into every corner of the palace. A man dressed in snow-white robes stood before the railing, bathed in moonlight; his handsome face, illuminated by the moon, was so beautiful it seemed like a scene from a dream.

The man in white had a pair of golden eyes, which stared blankly into the void.

Han Wei was practicing her martial arts when she ordered Gu Qi to stand guard outside. Anyone who dared to trespass into Qingluo Palace would be killed without exception.