Originally, having comprehended the secrets of the Qiankun Seal of Life and Death and possessing divine authority, Pingchuan City was poised to dominate the region, standing on equal footing with lower-tier temples like the Qingning Temple. It was only a matter of time before he would rise above all other temples, even returning to the lesser heavens. However, a single miscalculation shattered his promising future. Thousands of the city's inhabitants who had followed him perished, and the entire Sha clan was completely wiped out. The Sha family's hopes were utterly destroyed in his hands.
If he had not been too arrogant and willing to believe Mu Hanyan's words, and if he had not refused to let the chief priests of each hall enter the city, how could this result have happened?
"There is still a remnant of the Qiankun Seal of Life and Death scattered in the Continent of Gods. Where is it?" Mu Hanyan took out a pill and fed it into Sha Mingyuan's mouth. She then reached out and held his pulse point, inputting spiritual power to stimulate the pill's power to circulate throughout his body, while protecting his heart meridian, and then asked.
She did not try to comfort Sha Mingyuan. The entire Sha family was dead, and Sha Mingyuan himself was not going to die soon. What was the use of a few words of comfort?
The elixir's power flowed, and a divine light returned to Sha Mingyuan's eyes, but he remained silent. In the struggle for this remnant of the seal, the Sha family had suffered heavy casualties, forcing them to leave Lesser God Heaven and live in seclusion in a remote corner. But who knew that the Sha family would be wiped out, while the remnant of the seal would become the property of Mu Hanyan? He already felt resentful, so how could he be willing to let her take even greater advantage?
"You've seen how powerful that man was just now. His name is Cang Liao, a powerful warrior from the Divine Martial Realm. He practices the art of devouring souls and uses the energy of the dead to improve his cultivation, heal his wounds, and prolong his life. We failed to kill him today, and he will come back one day. If he can recover his peak strength, even the Lord God may not be able to defeat him. By then, the Divine Continent will surely be devastated.
As a priest, are you willing to see hundreds of millions of people on the Divine Continent being slaughtered?" Mu Hanyan asked seriously without any hurry.
Her words were somewhat alarmist. This was the Sacred Continent, where the laws were incomplete. Even the Saint Lords and Divine Lords could not transcend their cultivation limits, so how could Chang Liao possibly recover his peak strength? However, to learn the whereabouts of the other party's remnant seal, she had no choice but to lie to Sha Mingyuan.
At that time, the two remnants of the seals were taken out of Xiaoshentian by the two families. Others did not know their whereabouts. As one of the two families, the Sha family should know something about it.
Although Sha Mingyuan is arrogant and conceited, the fact that he did not hesitate to turn against the chief priests of various halls in order to protect Fei Changle is enough to show that he is not a heartless and ungrateful person and should know the seriousness of the matter.
"Can you stop him?" Sure enough, after hearing Mu Hanyan's words, Sha Mingyuan's expression changed and asked.
"If I can find the other remaining seals, I will be absolutely sure." Mu Hanyan said affirmatively.
While things might not necessarily reach this point, her words weren't empty talk. She didn't know just how powerful Chang Liao was at his peak, but she believed that once the Ancient Tree of Life revived, she would embark on a path of cultivation distinct from that of the Sacred Continent. That path was also the legendary path of the gods, whose strength would be no less than Chang Liao's.
"The Sha family is dead. The lives of hundreds of millions of people have nothing to do with me." Sha Mingyuan smiled bitterly and took a breath. "As long as you promise to help me take care of someone and ensure his safety for the rest of his life, I will tell you the whereabouts of the broken seal."
"Okay, what's his name and where is he?" Mu Hanyan would certainly not refuse such a request.
"His name is Lin Ping'an, and he is in Qingning City. After you find him, please help me hand over the storage bracelet to him. It contains the cultivation method passed down from our Sha family's ancestors. Although he doesn't have much aptitude, perhaps his descendants in the future will have this talent." Sha Mingyuan sat up straight, and when he said this, his eyes shone again, revealing hope and excitement, which was obviously a last gasp of life.
"I remember. When I go back, I will take him back to Huayu City to ensure his safety and the continuation of his bloodline." Mu Hanyan said.
Although Sha Mingyuan did not elaborate on Lin Ping'an's life experience, anyone could guess that he was his illegitimate son left outside. Because of his mediocre talent, he was not brought back to the Sha family, but now he became the last bloodline of the Sha family.
"Thank you very much. The remaining seal is in the Temple of Life. I'm not sure which family it belongs to, but as long as we go to the Temple of Life and look for it carefully, we should be able to find it." Sha Mingyuan said.
"Okay, do you have anything else to say?" Mu Hanyan asked. Although Sha Mingyuan didn't have accurate information, just knowing that the remaining seal was in the Temple of Life was enough.
"No more. I just hope you can remember your promise to keep him safe for the rest of his life and to keep his bloodline going." After Sha Mingyuan said this, all the strength in his body seemed to be drained away in an instant. His body slowly fell down and the light in his eyes quickly dissipated.
"What about you? Do you need any help?" Mu Hanyan released the hand that was holding Sha Mingyuan's pulse and asked Fei Changle beside her.
Although Fei Changle repeatedly opposed her, it was only because of Zhao Xinghong. After all, there was no deep hatred between the two. Now that he was dying, Mu Hanyan would certainly not bother with him anymore.
"I was wrong, really wrong. I shouldn't have listened to Zhao Xinghong..." Fei Changle murmured with tears streaming down his face, and slowly closed his eyes with endless regret.
With the deaths of Sha Mingyuan and Fei Changle, thousands of people in the entire Pingchuan City died tragically, and no one survived.
Although they told themselves that this outcome was their own fault and they deserved it, Mu Hanyan and the others still felt extremely heavy-hearted.
"By the way, Chen Xuefeng, he should still be alive!" Jiang Qiling said suddenly.
Hearing this, Mu Hanyan suddenly remembered that when she had previously demonstrated her strength, someone had urged Sha Mingyuan to release Chen Xuefeng, but Sha Mingyuan had flatly rejected the suggestion before it was even finished. This meant that Chen Xuefeng was probably not dead, but imprisoned.
Everyone started searching immediately, and soon found Chen Xuefeng in the dungeon of the City Lord's Mansion.
By this time, Chen Xuefeng had been tortured to the point of near death, but fortunately, he was still alive. It was tragic to say that the entire Pingchuan City was a river of blood, and all the citizens in the city were killed tragically. The only ones who survived were the prisoners.
"They are dead, really all dead! Even Sha Mingyuan and Fei Changle are dead!" After taking the pill, Chen Xuefeng regained some strength. Seeing the corpses all over the city and Fei Changle's cold body, he did not feel the slightest joy of revenge. Instead, he spoke with a sad look.
He was originally a cruel and bloodthirsty person, but he became a bandit out of helplessness. He had been wandering in the wilderness for some time, and his temperament had changed a lot. Seeing such a miserable scene, he couldn't help but feel sympathetic.
"How did you receive the news?" Mu Hanyan asked.
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