"Ah..." Shenwu Lingtai screamed. The time he had agreed upon with the devil had come, and both his soul and body would fall into hell.
This is the consequence of the backlash from the forbidden technique of the Nine Chrysanthemum lineage.
Most of his body was sucked into the starlight array. He screamed, "My mission is not yet complete. I can't leave like this. I can't..."
"Your time is up." An indifferent voice came from nowhere, and Shenwu Lingtai was completely sucked into the star array.
The formation disappeared, leaving only a ring of scorched earth on the ground. The scorched earth still resembled the shape of the formation, but Shenwu Lingtai had completely vanished within it.
Ye Xingchen slowly breathed a sigh of relief. Although the matter was resolved, he couldn't swallow his anger.
When he has time, he will travel to Japan to slaughter the entire lineage of Jiuju and eradicate their traditions.
"I'm afraid we won't be able to get out, will we?" Looking at the dark surroundings, Si Qianyu sighed.
This is underground, and the area around the glacial lake is almost entirely rock; it would be very difficult to get out of here.
"Then let's not go out. Let's find a place to build a little nest and live together for the rest of our lives." Ye Xingchen chuckled.
"Who wants to spend their whole life with you?" Si Qianyu's face flushed slightly. Although she said she hated it, she was actually quite happy inside.
"Let's go. There's always a way out. The place where the dragon vein is located is in harmony with the Five Elements of Heaven. As long as it's related to the Five Elements, it will always be true to the same principle. There will definitely be a way out." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly.
"Okay." Si Qianyu nodded and left with Ye Xingchen's arm.
On a hillside dozens of kilometers away from Tongtian Peak, Yi Anchen and Xia Xueming were playing chess.
"Haha, Elder Xia, it's been more than twenty years since we last played chess. It's truly a great honor to see you again, Elder Xia, for tea and a game of chess." Yi Anchen laughed heartily.
"I haven't played chess in decades, I can't win anymore," Xia Xueming shook his head.
"With Xia Lao's talent, how could he not win? I'm afraid no one could have imagined that Xia Lao, a literary master who disappeared for more than 20 years, actually understood Confucianism and Taoism from books, entered Taoism through Confucianism, and his strength reached the celestial level." Yi Anchen's tone was full of envy.
It should be understood that Confucianism and Taoism rely on enlightenment and opportunity. Very few people can comprehend Confucianism and Taoism. A hundred years ago, that Confucian scholar attained sainthood through Confucianism, and no one in the world could rival him.
"Celestial phenomena? They're gone now." Xia Xueming smiled. "In order to break the Seven Stars Gate's grand formation, I forcibly broke through to the next realm, reaching the level of a half-step Confucian Sage, and suffered a backlash."
"If it weren't for my grandson's extraordinary medical skills, who used the Seven Deadly Resurrection Needles to prolong my life and forcibly kept my vital energy alive with the Soul-Locking Pill, I would probably be dead by now."
“Your grandson is truly an extraordinary person.” Yi Anchen’s tone was still full of envy: “But it’s a pity that with your arrival, your cultivation level has dropped from the second level of the Celestial Phenomenon Realm to the Netherworld Realm and back to the Celestial Realm. You will probably stop at the Celestial Realm in the future.”
“Originally… you had the opportunity to traverse the four realms and reach the level of sainthood.”
"I, Xia Xueming, consider myself to have a strong moral character. If I were to disregard the Japanese traitors and the life and death of my little grandson for the sake of my realm, would I still be worthy of being called a human being?" Xia Xueming sneered, "I have heard that National Preceptor Yi and the An family are quite close."
"The feud between the An family and my grandson is unsolvable. Moreover, the An family has close ties with overseas forces, and I'm afraid they will go astray sooner or later, ruining the An family's century-old reputation. Master Yi, you must be careful."
Yi Anchen held a black piece in his hand, unable to place it for a long time. Finally, he sighed and threw the piece on the ground: "I lost this game."
"Losing a game of chess is nothing, but if you take the wrong path, you can't come back." Xia Xueming's words had a hidden meaning: "Master Yi must not interfere in the feud between the An family and my grandson, otherwise the consequences will be very serious."
“I understand, I will try not to interfere.” Yi Anchen’s tone was bitter, then he smiled and said, “Elder Xia, you said Ye Xingchen would come out from here, but we have been waiting here for three days.”
“I said he would come out from here, and he will definitely come out from here.” Xia Xueming smiled slightly: “National Preceptor Yi, although you are the head of the Imperial Observatory and are well-versed in astronomy, geography, yin and yang and the five elements.”
“But your understanding of the Five Elements theory is only so-so. The location of the dragon vein is in harmony with the Five Elements of Heaven. According to the directions derived from the Five Elements, they will definitely come out from here, and the time is almost up,” Xia Xueming said with a smile.
As soon as Xia Xueming finished speaking, Ye Xingchen and Si Qianyu appeared. It took them three whole days to walk out of here, following the earth's veins.
"Grandpa." Ye Xingchen ran over.
"Haha, my dear grandson, I've missed you so much!" Xia Xueming laughed heartily, stood up, and gave Ye Xingchen a tight hug.
Seeing that Xia Xueming's complexion was rosy and his voice was full of energy, but his strength and cultivation had fallen from the Wuyou Heart Realm to the Heaven Realm, Ye Xingchen couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
"Grandpa, have you fallen back to the Heavenly Realm?"
"Yes, what's wrong with that? After I forcibly broke through to the Saint realm, I was supposed to die, but you saved me and used the Soul-Locking Pill to keep a bit of true qi in my dantian, allowing me to maintain my Heavenly Realm cultivation. That's already very good."
Xia Xueming laughed heartily: "I'm old, it's your turn to rule from now on. But my eyesight is failing, it seems you've broken through to the Celestial Phenomenon Realm?"
"I broke through to a higher realm by sheer luck in the battle against the earth's veins. Grandpa wasn't wrong," Ye Xingchen said with a smile.
"Good, good, good." Xia Xueming said "good" three times in a row: "At such a young age, you have already reached the Formless Dust Realm. Our Xia family has a worthy successor."
Yi Anchen, standing to the side, was filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment.
He is over eighty years old. Although he has practiced Taoist arts and is knowledgeable in the way of health preservation, his profound knowledge of metaphysics is almost unmatched in the world.
Even now, he is only at the half-step Celestial Phenomenon level, and he knows that he will probably only reach the Celestial Phenomenon level at most in his life.
But Ye Xingchen is so young, yet he has already reached the Formless Dust Realm. What incredible talent that is!
"Not bad, not bad. At such a young age, you've already reached the Formless Dust Realm. Your future is immeasurable. Congratulations, Elder Xia, on having such a fine grandson." Yi Anchen nodded slowly.
"Master Yi, you flatter me. What I have is nothing. Master Yi, on the other hand, has a unique mathematical method that can predict all the secrets of heaven. Please be careful not to go astray."
Ye Xingchen raised an eyebrow. He knew that Yi Anchen and An Zhiguo had an unusual relationship, and that this guy might be his enemy.
"What do you mean by this?" Yi Anchen couldn't help but ask.
"Master, you surely understand what I mean, so I won't say more." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly: "Look at Master Yi, your life palace is unique, but the Seven Killings and Greedy Wolf stars are present in your destiny chart."
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