"The Map of Mountains and Rivers and the Fortune of the World?" Zhang Shihao was taken aback. After seeing these words, he quickly took a few steps back, looked away, and dared not look at the map anymore.
The power and divine force contained within were beyond his capacity to withstand. His heart pounded, and his aura became chaotic in an instant.
He took a deep breath and used the Xuan Yi Sect's Heart-Cleansing Technique, which finally calmed his wildly beating heart.
He was panting heavily, staring at Ye Xingchen in horror, speechless with shock.
The large characters in mid-air slowly disappeared, and Su Ruochu frowned: "Is this the Mountain and River Fortune Chart? Created by the Heavenly King?"
"Do you know where the map came from?" Ye Xingchen turned to Su Ruochu.
“I know. I saw an ancient book in Elder Xia’s study that contained a record about this picture.” Su Ruochu nodded: “This picture represents destruction. Back then, King Wen was trapped in Chaoge, with no hope of returning to power. The pain of loss also caused him to fall into despair.”
"He created this picture, powerful enough to destroy the world, when he was possessed by a demon, but he realized his mistake in time and destroyed the original picture. Only a part of the picture was leaked out. This... is one of the fragments?"
“Yes, this is one of the fragments of the map. Although it’s not large, the power within it is immense,” Ye Xingchen said. “With my own strength, I am not enough to destroy Jinluo City. I can only rely on this map.”
"This diagram corresponds to the twelve Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, and it subtly aligns with Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, and even the Dao of Heaven." Zhang Shihao composed himself, but he still dared not look at the diagram, because he cultivated techniques, which, although powerful, were far inferior to the profound internal strength of the people among the celestial phenomena.
He glanced at Jinluo City: "If you want to destroy Jinluo City, you need an array to guide the power in the diagram into the array. Otherwise, if this thing goes out of control and the power explodes randomly, it will blow us up."
“That’s right. You’re better at setting up the array, so I’ll leave it to you,” Ye Xingchen said with a slight smile.
“No problem. The Heavenly Revelation Wind Array of my Xuan Yi Sect can seal the spiritual veins of the four directions. This is the array guide stone. When you activate the power of the Mountain and River Fortune Chart, you only need to crush the array stone, and the power in the chart will be automatically drawn into the array guide.” Zhang Shihao handed Ye Xingchen a spirit stone.
He turned to look at Jinluo City: "Give me two hours, and I'll seal all of Jinluo City's exits into the array."
"Okay, be careful. I owe you a favor this time," Ye Xingchen said.
"The favors you owe me must be repaid." Zhang Shihao grinned, then turned and left, disappearing without a trace in an instant using his Swift Travel technique.
“You’ve already told the people of Jinluo City that you’re here. The array hasn’t been formed yet, and the city lords of Jinluo City will definitely come to attack.” Si Qianyu pointed to the left: “I’ll hold off a group of people for you on the mountain road on the left.”
“Leave the right side to me,” Su Ruochu said.
“This time, it’s highly likely that their city lord will be the one to be dispatched. You two are just beginning to enter the Celestial Realm…” Ye Xingchen pondered, “We just need to make them come slowly. There’s no need to fight them to the death.”
"I'll try my best to buy you some time." Si Qianyu nodded, then leaped up, descended from Giant Spirit Peak, and darted towards a mountain path on the left.
Su Ruochu did not leave; she merely glanced at Ye Xingchen with a complicated expression.
"What's wrong?" Ye Xingchen asked.
"Are you... really sure you want to do this?" Su Ruochu stared at Ye Xingchen: "Although Jinluo City has the Red Sleeve Army, vicious bandits from all over the world, and various forces... in the end... there are still ordinary people."
"If you activate the Mountain and River Fortune Map, the entire Jinluo City will be slaughtered, and you will also lose your fortune and luck as a result. You will also be in great danger due to the heavy karma you have committed... Can you really bear the consequences?"
Ye Xingchen smiled slightly and stroked Su Ruochu's long hair, a gesture that seemed somewhat ambiguous: "Now that I'm here, it means I've made up my mind."
“At this point, it’s no longer a matter of my personal grudges, but rather that Jinluo City itself is a malignant tumor that must be removed.”
"Alright, whatever your decision is, I'm determined to fight alongside you." A faint smile appeared on Su Ruochu's face.
"Thank you." Ye Xingchen nodded.
"I'm going to the other side. Don't worry, as long as I'm standing here, no one can come up from the right side of Falling Feather Slope." Su Ruochu took a few steps back, then took a step forward, golden light emanating from her body, and instantly disappeared from Ye Xingchen's sight.
Ye Xingchen stared at her departing figure, then sat down somewhat bored.
I've worked so hard for so long, fighting against the Chen family, even going undercover to lure out Jin Xiang, all for this day.
However, when that day came, he found that he was the one who was the most idle.
Jinluo City, City Lord's Mansion.
The three city lords gathered together. Chaer was covered in blood and knelt on the ground, while Jin Xiang's body had been placed in the main hall of the city lord's mansion.
The once magnificent city lord's mansion now looks rather desolate.
Jin Zhihuan stood in front of his son, his face blank with shock. Jin Wenhong and Jin Yong'an were also shocked, and a hint of anger appeared on their faces.
“Son, my son…” Jin Zhihuan roared, “Ye Xingchen, I swear, with the full force of Jinluo City, I will keep you in Wuyin Mountain. If I do not avenge this, I, Jin Zhihuan, will not be a human being.”
"Chaer, what exactly happened?" Jin Yong'an looked at Chaer, who was kneeling on the ground.
Chaer knelt upright, his voice trembling as he said, "My lord, it was my incompetence that allowed me to watch helplessly as Ye Xingchen killed the young master."
“I came back with my last breath to bring back the young master’s body. Now that the young master’s body has been sent to the city lord’s mansion, I will commit suicide to atone for my sins.”
He bent down and kowtowed three times, then took out a dagger and stabbed it into his own neck.
Jin Wenhong knocked the dagger out of his hand with a single palm strike. He said in a deep voice, "If you're going to die, wait a while. Tell me what's going on over there?"
"Second City Lord..." Cha'er's expression was filled with grief: "Ye Xingchen stormed up Wuyin Mountain and flattened Giant Spirit Peak with a single sword strike."
"Now that Misty Hidden Mountain has fallen, and he's stuck on Giant Spirit Peak, it's all because of my incompetence. I can only atone with my death..."
Char was indeed loyal; as he finished speaking, he couldn't help but burst into tears.
“Ye Xingchen.” Jin Zhihuan’s eyes shone brightly with golden pupils, a sign that he had reached the level of “Angry Crimson Refining” in his cultivation of the Rootless Scripture.
When his eyes turn golden, it's when he's extremely enraged and his strength has reached its peak.
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