"You're merely at the peak of the Heavenly Realm, not even reaching the half-step Celestial Phenomenon Realm." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly: "The reason you're famous throughout the world is because of this magic artifact, isn't it?"
"Unfortunately, this is a broken magic artifact. You can only unleash one-tenth of its power. As a great celestial being with the strength of the Formless Dust Realm, is it difficult for me to break your 'Vertical and Horizontal Formation'?"
Zhao Jiaolong was both shocked and furious. He began to tremble all over his body, which was caused by fear.
Once the game was broken, he was also seriously injured. Even if he wasn't injured, without the game, he was like a tiger with its teeth pulled. How could he possibly defeat a master of celestial phenomena?
"Are you going to end your own life, or should I take care of you?" Ye Xingchen glanced at Zhao Jiaolong.
"Grandma Hong..." Zhao Jiaolong roared and quickly retreated.
Hong Po quickly stepped forward and slightly waved her snake staff forward.
With a whoosh, a green mist billowed out, instantly enveloping Ye Xingchen and Li Yijin.
"Go." Granny Hong trapped Ye Xingchen and Zhao Jiaolong turned and ran.
However, Ye Xingchen unleashed a single sword strike, instantly dispelling the green mist before him completely.
A sword light surged forth, piercing through Zhao Jiaolong's back and instantly shattering his eight extraordinary meridians.
Zhao Jiaolong coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground with a thud, losing all his cultivation.
Granny Hong was also driven to a dead end. She desperately brandished her snake staff, and countless poisonous insects swarmed in from all directions. At the same time, several tall corpses emerged from the corners and surrounded Ye Xingchen.
"Ye Xingchen, don't force me, otherwise we'll fight to the death, which will benefit neither of us," Granny Hong hissed angrily.
"A lose-lose situation? You think the stuff in front of you is worthy of fighting me to a lose-lose situation?" Ye Xingchen looked at Granny Hong with a mocking expression: "You must have some misunderstanding about your own strength."
"Don't judge a book by its cover! If my Southern Expeditionary lineage fights to the death, even if we can't defeat you, we won't let you get away with it!" Granny Hong hissed.
"Heh, is that so?" Ye Xingchen sneered, "Then let's give it a try?"
"Go, kill him!" Granny Hong commanded several corpses to rush forward.
A corpse curse is a walking corpse that has long lost its soul and is controlled solely by curse techniques. It is fearless of death and extremely difficult to deal with.
Moreover, this thing's body has been soaked in the medicinal solution, making it impervious to blades and spears; it feels nothing when swords or knives cut into its body.
With a roar, four tall, monstrous corpses let out strange cries and then pounced on Ye Xingchen.
Ye Xingchen didn't care that something might happen to Su Ruochu. He flashed and disappeared from the scene, passing close to the four corpses.
Four heads shot into the sky, and four tall corpses fell to the ground with a thud. After struggling for a moment, they lay still.
At the same time, a spiritual talisman and light formed on their own, slowly taking shape in mid-air, and then transforming into a flame.
Flames slid down from mid-air, flowing onto the ground like lava, appearing extremely dazzling in the night.
As the flames landed, with a loud boom, a ring of fire scattered in all directions. The surrounding poisonous insects squeaked and cried out, and a pungent smell of burning filled the air. The insects were instantly burned to ashes.
Ye Xingchen continued her offensive, attacking Granny Hong.
Granny Hong screamed and pointed her snake staff forward, enveloping Ye Xingchen in a cloud of green mist as she tried to escape.
Unfortunately, these little tricks were nothing to Ye Xingchen.
Chixiao slashed forward with his sword, dispelling the green mist and piercing Hongpo's heart in the process.
Granny Hong's face was contorted with rage. She shrieked, "You think you can kill me? My body has been enhanced by magic; I'm immortal and indestructible..."
Before she could finish speaking, Ye Xingchen slashed horizontally with his sword, and the sword light of Chi Xiao flashed by.
Hong Po's voice stopped abruptly, a line of blood gushed from her neck, and then with a thud, her head fell to the ground, and her body went limp.
Even after the body was separated from the body, Granny Hong's eyes remained wide open, filled with extreme resentment.
"A mere spell, and you think you can live forever?" Ye Xingchen sneered and put away the Crimson Sky.
"Ye Xingchen..." Li Yijin hugged Ye Xingchen from behind and then burst into tears.
"Alright, I'll take you back. I have other things to take care of." Ye Xingchen took out his phone and dialed Su Ruochu's number, but no one answered.
He sighed inwardly, realizing it was probably too late. Without time to think further, he quickly took Li Yijin and left.
In a small courtyard in the suburbs, Su Ruochu accompanied her grandmother to admire the flowers and the moon after dinner.
Today is the fifteenth of the lunar month, and the moon in the sky is exceptionally round. Moreover, it is rare to have such clear weather in Yanjing.
The old lady had a kind face. She made some snacks and brewed a pot of wild tea. The grandmother and grandson enjoyed a brief moment of family bliss.
"Grandma, where do people go after they die?" Su Ruochu nestled against the old lady, looking at the sky and murmuring.
When she was little, she used to hide in her mother's arms like this, looking at the stars in the sky. But in the blink of an eye, that was twenty years ago.
"The sky is clear and cloudless, and all around is tranquil." The old lady smiled slightly: "People come from where they are meant to come, and after death they will naturally go to where they are meant to go."
"All love and affection are impermanent and difficult to endure; life is full of fears, and life is as fragile as morning dew. Those who are alive should not think about what happens after death."
"I don't quite understand." Su Ruochu carefully considered the meaning behind her words, but finally shook her head helplessly. It was too profound for her to understand.
"You'll understand later." The old lady stroked her head. "You need to truly understand the meaning of life and death, and realize that being born into this world means losing things and people one by one. Just like me, I may not be able to accompany you for long."
"You're not allowed to say that. You have to stay with me forever, for a very long time." Su Ruochu was startled, feeling a vague unease in her heart, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
Suddenly, a figure flashed outside the courtyard, and a murderous aura spread out, enveloping everything in the courtyard with its sharp killing intent.
Su Ruochu suddenly stood up, her aura changed abruptly, and she stepped into the Heavenly Realm, protecting the old lady.
"Heh, I knew the Su family had been wiped out long ago, but I didn't expect that such a young girl and an old woman with deep ties to the Su family would still be left." A man appeared on the wall.
The man was quiet and gentle, with fair and delicate skin; if he lived in ancient times, he would be considered a refined and handsome scholar.
However, one of his hands was covered by a black glove, and his gloved hand was noticeably larger than his left hand.
"Who are you?" Su Ruochu asked in an unfriendly tone.
"It doesn't matter if you don't know who I am. You will soon find out." The scholar smiled slightly. He stroked his right hand, and suddenly, his right hand stretched out into the air and detached from his arm. An iron hand made of iron, connected by an iron chain, flew towards Su Ruochu and her grandson.
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