467 Chapter 467
Sheng Fei escaped with Zhong Li Que.
Leng Xian reported this matter to He Xinsi. He Xinsi smiled after hearing it and said to Yu Yuan, "If Zou Yuan has nothing else to do, he should go out and make an appearance."
Yu Yuan bowed his head and retreated, then relayed these words to Zou Yuan.
Zou Yuan stood in the waterside pavilion, a pale purple star chart before him. He silently watched the star chart move, then suddenly sighed softly, "There's no way to avoid it, no way to escape it."
Having said that, he flicked his sleeve and disappeared.
Sheng Fei was in the city leading Zhong Li Que as they escaped the pursuit of the Divine Army Guards. Jiang Chi and the others were blocked at the Criminal Investigation Department and could not leave, while the Azure Dragon Army was being watched by the Flying Eagle Guards and the Black Tiger Army.
Last night, Sheng Fei led a city-wide manhunt for Yu Sui, and at dawn, Sheng Fei was also pursued throughout the city.
How true it is that fortunes change!
The Divine Army Guards pursuing Sheng Fei consisted of six people, all at the thirteenth realm. The sorcerers from the School of Names and the School of Techniques were responsible for locating him, while the remaining four sorcerers from the School of Military Strategy were focused on the pursuit.
Xia Feichen tried to stall for time, but he couldn't help much. He still had to catch the person, and if he failed, he would be finished.
Sheng Fei, with a delicate young lady who knew nothing, found their escape surprisingly smooth.
Ever since Sheng Fei admitted that he would never give up using Zhong Lique to lure Yu Sui, Zhong Lique has remained silent. He does whatever Sheng Fei tells him to do.
Zhong Lique donned the black robe that Sheng Fei had stolen and disappeared into the crowd, occasionally glancing back curiously.
Sheng Fei glanced at the girl beside him.
Zhong Lique never hid her curiosity and surprise at the strange and wonderful things. Sheng Fei could even see the meaning in her eyes: "This thing is really fun."
"Can they really not see us?" Zhong Lique asked quietly.
Sheng Fei wanted to harshly reprimand her for acting like a country bumpkin who had never seen anything, but when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he remembered Zhong Lique's experience in the capital and inexplicably recalled seeing her sitting pitifully outside the archery railing one year.
The images that the eyes casually glance at will reappear years later at a certain moment as the brain calls upon them.
She doesn't understand anything; she's truly pitiful.
Sheng Fei thought to himself.
"Follow me, don't look around. There's a barrier outside that makes the Black Wind Robe appear." Sheng Fei withdrew his gaze and lowered his voice, "Let's go hide where Gu Gan told us to."
“It’s a little hard to get used to that your relationship with Gu Gan has suddenly become so good,” Zhong Lique said.
"Is there something you're not used to?" Sheng Fei suddenly stopped and turned around, forcing Zhong Lique to stop as well.
His tall figure cast a shadow that carried an oppressive meaning, enveloping Zhong Lique.
Neither Gu Gan nor he had much interaction with Zhong Lique.
Because of Sheng Fei's sudden obstruction, Zhong Lique almost bumped into him. She staggered back to create some distance, nearly hitting someone again, but was eventually pulled back by Sheng Fei's outstretched hand.
“I’m not comfortable being an observer.” Zhong Lique frowned. “Even if I don’t pay special attention to the Third Young Master, I can always hear and see news and scenes of you arguing with Gu Gan.”
These two always had very obvious conflicts within the National Academy, so she didn't need to pay special attention to them.
Sheng Fei gave a light, cold laugh, staring at Zhong Lique and said, "What happens to Gu Gan and me is none of your business."
"It's alright, is it okay?" Zhong Lique had no intention of arguing with him.
It was just a casual remark, even a bit sarcastic, but Sheng Fei suddenly took it seriously.
He appeared to have reconciled with Gu Gan on the surface, but deep down he was still concerned about the gap between himself and Gu Gan.
Zhong Lique lowered her head and tried to walk past Sheng Fei, but Sheng Fei stopped her: "I said follow me."
"Then are you leaving?" Zhong Lique was a little annoyed, but she still maintained her composure.
Sheng Fei turned and led Zhong Lique through the dark and damp alley.
They avoided the crowds and made their way to the refuge Gu Gan had mentioned; the process went smoothly. A well in an abandoned courtyard led down to a hidden underground world.
The royal city protectors who retreated with Gu Gan are all here.
The person in charge of receiving Sheng Fei was Zou He, a master of the thirteenth realm of the Yin-Yang School.
He seemed very friendly: "Third Young Master, this way."
Zou He, carrying a lantern, led the way in the dimly lit underground passage.
"Young Master means that he does not recommend that the Third Young Master return to the surface until the people from Qingyang arrive," Zou He said, walking ahead.
"Approximately how long?"
"Three days later."
Sheng Fei wasn't really able to accept it, but there wasn't a better way to deal with it right now.
Zhong Lique remained silent throughout, quietly following behind Sheng Fei. After passing through the dimly lit tunnel, the area ahead suddenly widened and brightened, as if they had arrived at a farmhouse in the suburbs, with several wooden houses blocking part of the view.
The paper windows reflected human figures, and people lived in each wooden house.
"This used to be Xuan Kui's stronghold, and it had been abandoned for a long time. It was only restarted after the young master came to Nanjing." Zou He stopped in front of a wooden house. "Because the number of houses is limited, we can only ask the third young master to rest here for the time being."
Sheng Fei didn't go in, but whispered to Zhong Lique, "You go in."
"The Third Young Master doesn't even dare to test the poison?" Zhong Lique said.
Sheng Fei gave a cold laugh.
Zou He still smiled kindly and said, "Although this is Xuan Kui's stronghold, it's not a place to refine orchid poison, so you can rest assured."
"Feeling relieved now?" Sheng Fei sneered coldly.
Zhong Lique then went inside.
The room was simply furnished, with tables, chairs, and beds all designed for one person.
Zhong Lique stood motionless in the room. She looked back and saw that Sheng Fei had already left with Zou He.
Sheng Fei went to find others to inquire about the situation above, and at the same time tried to send a message to Jiang Chi and others outside.
He didn't completely trust the people on Gu Gan's side.
Zhong Lique kept track of the time in her mind, but by evening, Sheng Fei still hadn't returned. She was getting drowsy waiting, so she sat at the table with her head propped up by one hand. When she fell asleep and woke up again, she noticed a blurry figure standing outside the door.
She stared at the shadow outside the door for a long time, and only after confirming that Sheng Fei would not enter the room did she get up and walk towards the bed.
He Xinsi gave Li Jinshuang three days, and the first day was almost over.
It wasn't until nightfall that Li Jinshuang had time to leave Tianxuan Palace and lead troops out to search for the person. She passed by the Li family's gate but did not go in.
Yu Sui, who had secretly come to the palace wall to examine the all-encompassing array, saw Li Jinshuang leaving the palace.
The Four Directions Heavenly Array was simply too enormous; even with the Divine Eye of Heaven, it would take Yu Sui some time to dismantle it.
The city was eerily quiet tonight; not a soul could be seen on the streets, only patrolling soldiers conducting searches. Li Jinshuang walked around half the city, listening to reports from all sides, and gradually narrowed down her target to a specific area.
She recalled the moment when Yu Sui left the dungeon, her gaze momentarily lost in thought.
Many people told Li Jinshuang that she had changed, that she had become a stranger. The moment she saw Yu Sui again, an inopportune thought flashed through Li Jinshuang's mind:
Does she also feel like a stranger to me?
Yu Sui has changed too.
Li Jinshuang thought to herself that she had become even more beautiful than before.
"General!"
"The relevant medicinal materials for the venomous insects and the breath-swallowing technique have been collected, and 360 medical clinics have been identified based on the two areas of East City and West City."
"Investigate the movements of these clinics and carefully inquire about the whereabouts of the medicinal herbs," Li Jinshuang instructed.
"yes!"
Li Jinshuang also began to take action. Based on the information reported by the Criminal Investigation Department, she tracked down the girl who was related to the viper and used the Breath Swallowing Technique, following the clues to find the source.
The spider hanging upside down under the eaves quietly observed their every move, then darted away along its web, steadily following Li Jinshuang and the others.
The clinic where Yu Sui and his group stayed was located in the very center of the capital, in the most bustling area. While there were many guests coming and going during the day, the backyard where they lived was remarkably quiet.
Shen Tianxue set up a barrier, cutting off the passage to the front yard.
She brought people to stay there, but she didn't stop the owner from continuing his business. Every day, many people came to the clinic owner to ask for a life-saving treatment, and she couldn't just cut off their livelihood.
Wei Ren's mind was hazy, and he was in a semi-conscious state several times. Ah Ling didn't dare to go out and wander around, so she stayed by Wei Ren's bedside, and immediately turned around to report to the two deans whenever he made a sound.
Later, Ah Ling was forced by Shen Tianxue to practice the Breath Swallowing Technique.
The two deans didn't take the people chasing them seriously at all. If it weren't for Wei Ren being seriously injured and unconscious, Shen Tianxue wouldn't have bothered to set up a barrier.
She used to find teaching the students at Taiyi boring, but she has found other enjoyment in teaching A-Ling recently. At this critical juncture, she suddenly had the idea to go back to Taiyi and teach all the students at the Agricultural College.
If you tell this to others, they will only think that Shen Tianxue is fickle and unpredictable.
Wei Ren woke up to the girl's wailing. Perhaps he found the sound too annoying, and he was also very puzzled. Surely the screams couldn't have come from Nangong Sui.
Driven by an overwhelming curiosity to find the answer, he opened his heavy eyelids, propped up his stiff and aching body, and peered out.
"Dean, stop hitting him! He's awake, please stop!" Ah Ling pleaded.
Shen Tianxue then waved her hand to retract the spider silk and looked into the room. The pale-faced boy stood at the door, his eyes filled with shock.
“Speak up if you’re awake, what are you standing there for?” Shen Tianxue gestured with her chin at him.
"Dean Shen?" Wei Ren's voice was hoarse, filled with confusion and bewilderment. "Why are you..."
Halfway through his speech, he saw Pei Daiqing emerge from behind the house.
Pei Daiqing raised his hand to greet him, his eyes crinkling with a smile: "You're awake? How are you feeling? How's the adaptation to the thirteenth-realm divine soul core within you going?"
"Dean Pei, what is a thirteenth-realm divine soul core?" Wei Ren asked, bewildered.
He quietly channeled his senses and discovered that the fifth-realm light core within his body had indeed transformed into a thirteenth-realm divine soul light core. His expression changed slightly.
Shen Tianxue said leisurely, "How is the light core that Nangong Sui replaced for you? When she left, she specifically told me to observe your subsequent reactions carefully."
“You were seriously injured in the Criminal Division last night, and your light core was shattered by a single blow. Fortunately, Nangong Sui intervened in time and replaced your light core just like last time, which saved your life,” Pei Daiqing said.
Taking advantage of Yu Sui's absence, the two men managed to extract information from the unsuspecting Wei Ren.
"Nangong Sui?" Wei Ren exclaimed in disbelief, clutching his chest. "What does she have to do with my Light Core?"
Unfortunately, Wei Ren was not "completely unaware".
"Still pretending?" Shen Tianxue narrowed her eyes, her voice carrying a hint of pressure. "If I hadn't disemboweled you, I would have actually believed you."
Upon hearing this, Wei Ren felt the tightness and pain in his wounds beneath his skin, causing his face to paler even more: "Dean, you really used me as a practice subject?"
"The light core that Nangong Sui gave you is complete but lacks attributes, meaning it bears no trace of the Nine Schools of Farmer's Arts, nor any other Nine Schools of Arts besides the Farmer's Arts." Shen Tianxue stared at Wei Ren, a forced smile on her face, and said, "Do you think you need to start practicing the Nine Schools of Arts again?"
“Dean, this further proves my extraordinary talent.” Wei Ren composed himself, but his tone remained nonchalant.
"You're quite tight-lipped, aren't you?" Shen Tianxue laughed, circling Wei Ren once. "Before she comes back, we have plenty of ways to make you tell the truth."
"Aren't you afraid of exhausting me to death?" Wei Ren said with a wry smile.
"Arrest him," Shen Tianxue said to Pei Daiqing.
“Okay.” Pei Daiqing immediately did as instructed, but as soon as he stepped forward, Mei Liangyu, who had come out, waved him off, saying, “Wait, let me finish asking questions before you kill.”
"It's not that I want to kill him," Pei Daiqing said with a smile.
Wei Ren was stunned when he saw Mei Liangyu, and a thought popped into his mind: Why does he look so lifeless?
Mei Liangyu looked at Wei Ren and asked, "Are you of royal blood from the Zhou dynasty?"
Pei Daiqing and Shen Tianxue seemed not to have remembered this matter until Mei Liangyu asked them.
"How did you know?" Wei Ren asked with a strange expression.
His inexplicable competitive streak with Mei Liangyu resurfaced.
“There are traces of blood drawn on you,” Mei Liangyu said with a lazy smile. “So I just guessed.”
Keep pretending!
Wei Ren thought to himself, "What do you mean?"
“After leaving Taiyi, I decided to go back to Yan to find my mother.” Wei Ren paused and said in a low voice, “Anyway, after a lot of trouble, I found her, but she was in very poor health due to years of accumulated illness, and she only told me this secret before she died.”
"She fled to the State of Yan after being exiled."
The mother changed her name and thought that she could live out her life in peace after marrying a good man. Who knew that the man would become addicted to gambling and drinking, so she cruelly sent the child away, away from that muddy place.
Wei Ren didn't want to say much about his mother, only saying, "According to the Crown Prince of Yan, in order to break the oath of non-war through the Pagoda, the blood of the royal families of the six kingdoms must be used for a seven-day awakening ceremony. Because of the outbreak of the strange fire, I am the only one left in the royal bloodline of the Zhou kingdom."
"You want to break the oath of non-aggression?" Mei Liangyu asked.
Wei Ren looked up and asked, "Does it mean that if I die, no one else can ever break their oath?"
Saints from all nations are bound by the power of a vow of non-aggression.
"And yet you've become a treasure, needing someone to pamper and care for you." Shen Tianxue looked Wei Ren up and down, as if examining some rare object.
Wei Ren rubbed his head, feeling dizzy from talking too much. Pei Daiqing told him to go inside and wait, then took his pulse and regulated his five elements.
Mei Liangyu waited for Yu Sui to return in the courtyard, ignoring Wei Ren who was being subjected to various inspections by the two deans.
Yu Sui sent word that she would be back later.
Mei Liangyu waited until late at night, but both deans left, leaving only Wei Ren, who was awakened by the pain of his wound in the middle of the night.
He walked to the door, looked at Mei Liangyu who was all alone, and asked, "Isn't Nangong Sui with you?"
Upon hearing this, Mei Liangyu blinked, glanced behind her, smiled, and did not respond.
Wei Ren seemed to be pondering a difficult problem, his brows furrowed tightly. In the pitch-black night, there wasn't even the sound of insects chirping or the wind blowing.
He took two steps forward and heard Mei Liangyu say, "Song Junyou and Yi Guyun are looking for you."
“My mother has been cared for by the Bai Nong Temple for many years, and they have also helped me a lot,” Wei Ren said.
"Are you repaying a debt of gratitude?" Mei Liangyu asked.
"Shouldn't we?" Wei Ren retorted.
"This isn't something someone like you would do." Mei Liangyu's voice was tinged with weariness, sounding light and airy.
Wei Ren didn't notice anything amiss. He remained silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "I was old enough to remember things when I left her, so it's hard for me to forget. After Nangong Sui disappeared, I tried to find something I wanted to do, and now I've found it."
Wei Ren wanted to return to the State of Yan, find his mother, and repay Yan Manfeng. Although the sage of agriculture was dead, he was the first person who made Wei Ren feel awe and longing.
“Mei Liangyu, you should come back to Yan with me.”
As soon as Wei Ren asked the question, he heard the girl's smiling voice: "Wei Ren".
"Are you trying to steal my senior brother from me?"
Wei Ren was startled and broke out in a cold sweat. He stared in surprise at the girl who walked out from the path behind him. Her bright red dress was particularly dazzling in the night.
There was a clear hint of mockery in the girl's eyes; she didn't seem angry or upset.
Yu Sui walked to Mei Liangyu's side, first observing his senior brother's condition, then reached out and grabbed his sleeve, indicating that he should go back to rest.
“I was just inviting him.” Wei Ren carefully considered his words, then looked Yu Sui up and down.
Many people said back then that Nangong Sui was dead, but Wei Ren was skeptical. The fact that Nangong Sui had gone mad and murdered his mother was quite shocking to him.
Nangong Sui broke ties with the royal family and disappeared amidst the turmoil. This should have shocked the six kingdoms, but who knew that something even more extraordinary would happen next: a strange fire exploded and destroyed the entire Zhou Kingdom.
This resulted in fewer people paying attention to Nangong Sui, as people's attention was drawn to the more terrifying strange fire.
Later, Wei Ren went to the State of Yan, where many things happened one after another, leaving him no time to think or hesitate. He spent every day in a life-or-death struggle, which meant he rarely had time to think about Nangong Sui's life or death.
When Wei Ren suddenly saw Yu Sui again, he felt as if he had been in another world.
"Why didn't you invite me?" Yu Sui retorted. "Can't I go to the State of Yan?"
"Of course you can if you want!"
She said she was going to the State of Yan, and Wei Ren was flattered.
Yu Sui just smiled jokingly and didn't reply.
Mei Liangyu gently raised her head, her deep eyes revealing neither joy nor anger: "Tell me about your plan with Prince Yan first."
The initial initiator of this dissolution of the oath was the Crown Prince of Yan.
As the birthplace of the oath, Nanjing, in the process of studying the fragments of the Pagoda with other countries, concluded that a ritual was needed to awaken the royal bloodline.
Qingyang was at a loss because the strange fire had destroyed the Zhou royal family. At this time, the Crown Prince of Yan took the initiative to offer his knowledge of the Zhou royal family's bloodline and said he could perform a bloodline awakening ceremony to formally initiate the dissolution of the oath.
Yu Sui never expected that it was the Yan state that took the initiative to terminate the oath.
"After the oath is dissolved, wouldn't they be able to openly and legitimately use force to suppress and take over the Yan state?"
"This is the letter of surrender that the State of Yan gave to Qingyang," Wei Ren said. "They voluntarily cooperated to break their oath, only asking that Qingyang not harm the millions of ordinary people of the State of Yan."
"Is this the will of the Crown Prince of Yan?" Yu Sui asked.
Wei Ren looked directly into her eyes and answered, "Yes."
“If that’s the case, why do you still want me to return to Yan?” Mei Liangyu said. “Hasn’t Yan already surrendered?”
"Do you think this shouldn't be done?" Wei Ren suddenly laughed.
The next sentence became aggressive: "Then tell me, is there a better way than this? Is there any way to solve all this without killing so many people?"
At this moment, Wei Ren was no longer afraid of angering Yu Sui, causing Yu Sui to take back the light core in his body and turn him into a complete cripple.
However, neither Mei Liangyu nor Yu Sui showed any sign of anger or resentment.
Both of them looked like they were thinking very seriously.
“You probably think that it doesn’t matter whether there’s an oath or not, because Yan has long been ruled by others. Yes, the capital is indeed no longer ruled by the people of Yan, and the royal family has long been used to this kind of life, but there are still many people outside who cannot accept it. There are many more people of Yan outside the capital.”
Strangely, a person with the blood of the Zhou royal family flowing through his veins and who grew up in Qingyang devoted himself to the cause of the Yan state.
Yu Sui quietly observed Wei Ren.
Is what he found and what he wanted to do to carry on Yan Manfeng's last wish?
So Yan Manfeng didn't completely fail to accomplish anything.
Mei Liangyu looked at Wei Ren and suddenly laughed. He turned around as if he couldn't help it, raised his hand to cover half of his face, and laughed incessantly.
Wei Ren was first stunned, then angrily shouted, "Mei Liangyu! What are you laughing at?!"
"Then shall I send you back now to continue dissolving the oath?" Yu Sui gestured with her hand. "He Xinsi has locked everyone else in the palace. Shall I take you to the palace gate?"
Wei Ren: "..."
"I need to rest for two days," he said through gritted teeth.
"I'm just afraid they won't agree then," Yu Sui said with a smile.
"Does the Crown Prince of Yan know I'm here?" Wei Ren asked again.
“You can tell them.”
"Aren't you afraid they'll cause trouble?" Wei Ren hesitated again, unable to help but think of Yu Sui.
Yu Sui said, "It's no trouble at all."
"I mean... you're hiding your tracks, maybe because you don't want to get involved in these things. If people find out about you and Mei Liangyu..."
“Wei Ren,” Yu Sui interrupted him, her smile mocking, “do you still have time to worry about this kind of thing?”
“You saved my life, so of course I have to think about you,” Wei Ren explained.
“I used to be afraid, but I’m not anymore,” Yu Sui said indifferently. “I used to be afraid of this and that, but what’s coming will still come, so why scare myself in advance?”
Wei Ren paused, as if making up his mind, and said, "I don't think there's anything wrong with what you did."
He even thought that if he possessed Yu Sui's extraordinary treasures and magical techniques, he could roam freely across the Xuan Gu Continent.
They wouldn't be as careful as Yu Sui in hiding their talents.
Since neither parent cares for them, why should they compromise with them or talk about feelings and gratitude? It's just an anomaly. Who on this continent doesn't solve problems with strength and killing?
If Nangong Sui had talked to him about her thoughts earlier, maybe he could have been of some help.
Yu Sui did not respond after hearing this, but instead took Mei Liangyu's hand and turned to leave: "If you want to contact them, then go ahead. Dean Shen has set up a barrier here. Just let me know when they are almost here."
"Wait!" Wei Ren remembered something important, "This light core..."
Yu Sui turned around, raised her index finger and lightly pressed it to her lips, her dark almond-shaped eyes filled with a hint of a smile.
It's fine as long as you and I know it.
Wei Ren then stopped asking questions.
He wanted to have a "heart-to-heart talk" with Yu Sui, but she clearly wasn't interested.
Yu Sui led Mei Liangyu for a while, then turned back and asked, "Senior brother, are you still laughing?"
The smile on the man's face faded slightly: "He mustered up the courage to say those things, and his expression was as if he was afraid we would skin him alive."
That's absolutely hilarious.
"If you get angry, I will..."
"Really? Wei Ren is absolutely loyal to you."
“Now I no longer need to threaten or use him. He has his own things to do, and Wei Ren is already free.”
Yu Sui joked, "I don't remember ever forming an organization or confirming a relationship with Wei Ren."
After Mei Liangyu stopped laughing, Yu Sui asked, "Senior brother, do you believe what Wei Ren said?"
Mei Liangyu shook his head.
He followed behind Yu Sui, but as he passed the pool, he inadvertently heard the sound of dripping water, and time seemed to stand still around him.
Mei Liangyu looked at the shimmering pool in the night. A red fish tail flashed past under the lotus leaves, and ripples spread out, like the characters and incantations on a sacred wooden talisman.
He seemed to hear his brother's voice again: "I'm just afraid you'll be lonely in the future, but maybe... your choice is also good."
"You can just do what you want to do, and no one will stop you."
Mei Liangyu once thought that his brother was afraid that he would sacrifice himself for the Yan Kingdom and lose himself for hatred.
Only now do I realize it.
It originally meant that he abandoned the Yan state, disregarded his hatred, and chose to do nothing during his time of prolonging his life.
He was unable to relinquish his greed and chose selfishness over righteousness.
But as his brother said, no one would stop him.
The heads of the mechanical families did not stop him, the people of the six states did not stop him, and even Yu Sui... would not stop him.
"Senior brother?" Yu Sui noticed Mei Liangyu standing silently by the pond and walked over, puzzled.
Mei Liangyu looked at the pool where ripples rose even though there was no wind.
He thought that he could simply let the mechanism operate in the six states, thus depleting his life force in the meantime.
Yu Sui took his hand, and Mei Liangyu glanced at her sideways: "Sui Sui, have you been happy these past few years?"
Before Yu Sui could answer, Mei Liangyu added to herself, "I know even if you don't say it, I'm very happy."
"Yes!" Yu Sui nodded and said earnestly, "I'm very happy."
Mei Liangyu looked at her and smiled. His lazy expression instantly vanished from his tired and gloomy look, replaced by the flamboyant and arrogant look that Yu Sui was familiar with.
"I just resonated with the divine wood divination stick and suddenly wanted to do some divination." Mei Liangyu took out a divine wood divination stick and gently ran his fingertip across its smooth surface. "When it comes to asking for divination slips, the divination masters are more effective."
What do you want to claim?
"When the oath between the six kingdoms is broken, will the prophecy of the world being destroyed by the strange fire come true?"
After Mei Liangyu finished speaking, while Yu Sui was still in surprise, he threw the divine wooden divination stick in his hand into the pool.
With a soft thud, the cold pool water plunged into the sacred wooden divination stick, creating not a ripple, not even a splash. As the stick sank deeper, the water roared and simmered as if being roasted by fire.
The ripples on the water's surface twisted into menacing flames amidst a white mist.
Yu Sui seemed to hear again the whispering voice of evil spirits that echoed in her ears when the strange fire first descended upon her.
The splashing water droplets instantly transformed into fireballs, like stars falling from the sky, rushing in with overwhelming fury as divine punishment, crashing heavily into the pool, piercing, breaking, and igniting the golden rune-covered divine wooden talisman.
Zhong Lique awoke with a start from his dream of the strange fire descending upon the world, and heard a loud bang in his ear.
The saint's oppressive aura descended, and the boundless energy of the Five Elements pierced through from above, shattering houses. The sounds of collapse and screams echoed continuously. Dust billowed from the ruins. Zhongli Que was struck by falling rocks and then blasted away by the sweeping energy of the Five Elements. He lay among the rubble, weakly looking up:
In the moonless sky, Zou Yuan, the sage of the Yin-Yang School, stood with his hands behind his back in the void, while the Divine Army Guards, wielding extraordinary weapons, stood at the edge of the collapsed ground.
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