A few days later.

Knock knock knock——!

An Qingyu knocked on the door gently.

"Come in."

Lin Qiye's voice came from behind the door. An Qingyu stretched out his hand and pushed open the door. He saw a figure with a naked upper body in the courtyard, flipping nimbly between a pair of parallel bars.

Seeing An Qingyu coming in, the figure got down from the parallel bars directly, sweat running down his well-proportioned back. He picked up a towel beside him and wiped the sweat off his forehead, then asked, "Qingyu? What's the matter?"

"No, I just came to see how you've recovered." A hint of gray flashed across An Qingyu's eyes, and he smiled, "It looks good."

"Well, my physical condition has basically recovered to the previous level, and my mental strength has even improved..." Lin Qiye put on his shirt and breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's almost time for us to go down to the lower world."

"Is it urgent?"

"Is that so?" Lin Qiye sighed. "Michael came to urge me yesterday. It seemed that he was afraid that if I delayed for too long, something unexpected would happen."

"What about Cao Yuan?"

"How is he?"

"..." An Qingyu hesitated, "You... go and see for yourself."

Lin Qiye raised his eyebrows.

…

A few minutes later, the two stood in the center of the octagonal pavilion in the middle of the lake.

“Hehehe… Qi… Hehehe… Qiye, are you here… hehehe…?”

Cao Yuan sat in the center of the octagonal pavilion, sometimes normal, sometimes grinning foolishly. Half of his body had returned to normal, but the remaining half would still emit black flames from time to time, with an extremely weird expression.

Lin Qiye: ...

"What's going on?" Lin Qiye couldn't help but ask.

"Taibai Jinxing said that he has already controlled half of the Black King and escaped the danger of his life, but it will take some time to completely regain control of his body." An Qingyu shook his head helplessly, "According to the situation, he can't go with us..."

"So the five of us will go? That's fine too."

"Maybe four."

Just as Lin Qiye finished speaking, a voice came from the corridor. He turned around and saw Baili Pangpang and Shen Qingzhu walking towards here.

The person who just spoke was Baili Pangpang.

"Chubby? What's wrong?"

"Qiye, I may not be able to go with you." Baili Pangpang scratched his head and smiled bitterly, "Old Cao needs someone to take care of him, I have to stay."

"Isn't there a maid?"

"That's different. If we leave, there will be no one to talk to Lao Cao, so we still have to keep one of our own." Baili Pangpang insisted, "Besides, aren't you just going to get something? There is also Seraph Michael in charge, so he should be back soon.

When you guys come back, Lao Cao will have fully recovered, and then we can go down to the lower world together."

Lin Qiye hesitated for a moment, turned his head to look at the smirking Cao Yuan, and nodded, "Okay... then it will be the same if the four of us go."

"Okay, I'll go collect the experimental materials and we can leave right away."

An Qingyu turned and left, and soon Lin Qiye also walked out of the octagonal pavilion. He needed to find Michael and inform him of the departure time.

Shen Qingzhu was about to leave when a hand was placed on his shoulder.

"Brother Zha, wait a moment." Baili Pangpang said.

Shen Qingzhu turned around and looked at him in confusion.

"Take this." Baili Pangpang took out a black jade pendant from his pocket and placed it in Shen Qingzhu's palm.

"What's this?"

"Well... it's a forbidden item, similar to the [Heaven-Returning Jade], but more powerful than it." Baili Pangpang explained, "The [Heaven-Returning Jade] can only help you resist a soul attack and keep you alive, but this jade pendant can bring you back to life."

"Resurrection from the dead?" Shen Qingzhu was stunned. "Is there such a forbidden item?"

After he realized what was happening, he immediately stuffed the jade pendant back into Baili Pangpang's hand and shook his head, saying, "This thing is too valuable, you keep it for yourself."

"Brother, I won't need this in Heaven." Baili Pangpang grinned and stuffed the jade back, "Just consider it as you owe me another favor... just like when I gave you the [Heaven-Returning Jade] last time. If you can't use it, just come back and give it back to me."

Having said that, Shen Qingzhu did not refuse anymore, but solemnly put away the jade pendant.

"……Thanks."

Half an hour later.

In front of Nantianmen.

Lin Qiye, An Qingyu, Jiang Er, and Shen Qingzhu have already packed their luggage and are ready to go.

"Where's Michael?" An Qingyu asked doubtfully, "Didn't he say that he would take us there?"

"It should be here soon."

Lin Qiye lowered his head to check the time and was about to say something when a figure with six pure white wings on its back, more than ten meters tall, slightly shook its wings, flashed across space, and quietly hovered in the sky.

The moment He appeared, a suffocating pressure descended upon the hearts of An Qingyu and the other two!

However, this pressure only existed for a very short time. The next moment, the figure took a step forward, and his body quickly shrank, transforming into an ordinary blond Western man, and landed on the ground. Only his golden eyes still looked like a pair of burning furnaces, emitting a heart-pounding sense of oppression.

His eyes lightly swept over the three people except Lin Qiye.

An Qingyu and the other two subconsciously looked away to avoid meeting his gaze. Even though Michael had tried his best to reduce his pressure, not everyone could bear his gaze.

Perhaps only Lin Qiye, the agent, could naturally look him in the eye and communicate with him.

"Everyone is here." Lin Qiye took the initiative to speak, "We can go now."

"Um."

Michael nodded slightly.

The six huge wings behind him opened, wrapping all four people inside. Brilliant golden light surged out like a tide, and the next moment everyone disappeared on the spot.

…

Outside Lingxiao Palace.

Baili Pangpang stood alone in front of the palace gate, looking into the distance in the direction of the South Gate of Heaven. After seeing their figures disappear, he let out a long sigh.

"Aren't you going with us?" Yuanshi Tianzun walked out of the hall and spoke slowly.

“I can’t get in where they’re going.”

"……Too."

Yuanshi Tianzun was silent for a moment, then spoke again, "I thought you took that [Source Dao Jade] to give to Lin Qiye for self-defense, but I didn't expect you to give it to him... That is a treasure that can even regenerate the Dao body nine times."

"Qiye doesn't need this kind of protection, but it's different for Brother Zha." Baili Pangpang paused, his eyes narrowed slightly, "Besides, I don't know why, but I always feel a little uneasy..."

"Your cultivation has not yet recovered, and the secrets of heaven cannot be calculated. Perhaps it is just your illusion."

Yuanshi Tianzun shook his head.

Baili Pangpang glanced at the direction where everyone was leaving.

"I hope so."