Chapter 363 If you're not afraid to die, just barge in.
Yu Sui set up a new barrier at Thousand-Foot Cliff, keeping Bei Shan and Duan Mingde outside.
Bei Shan led Duan Mingde, whose body was ablaze, out of the Blazing Sun Formation and far away from the entrance of Thousand Feet Cliff.
Duan Mingde angrily extinguished the fire on his body, his hands were burned red and peeling. He was so angry that he wanted to kill someone, but it was Nangong Sui. He couldn't actually kill him, so he became even angrier and couldn't help but curse.
"How did she end up inside Thousand-Foot Cliff? And what's her relationship with Li Jinshuang? I knew she was quite skilled in cultivation, and I thought she had made some progress, but I didn't expect her brain to still be as fuzzy as before!"
"Haven't you heard?" Bei Shan said in a deep voice, "There were rumors before that Li Jinshuang changed back into women's clothing because of Nangong Sui."
"So what?" Duan Mingde raised his voice angrily, "Does she think she can help Li Jinshuang kill me?"
If the princess of the Nangong family were to kill the Duan family's child, the capital of Qingyang would be in for a big commotion again.
"You should calm down first," Beishan said, glancing at him sideways.
Duan Mingde then realized how out of control he had been, and how they had squandered their enormous advantage.
He took a deep breath, held back for a while, but couldn't help but say, "Why didn't you make a move sooner? If you had, you wouldn't have gotten nothing."
After hearing this, Beishan ignored him and walked straight to the back.
Seeing that he was angry, Duan Mingde realized that he shouldn't have said those hurtful things. He pursed his lips and didn't follow him.
I really need to calm down before I speak or act.
Walking further into Thousand Feet Cliff, there is still a long distance to the entrance of the waterfall.
Because Li Jinshuang was seriously injured, Yu Sui did not lead them directly to the end, but stopped at the corner of the cliff and asked Li Jinshuang to treat her injuries first.
The moment her hand touched Li Jinshuang's shoulder, she gestured with her chin toward the remaining people and commanded, "Men and women should keep to their own boundaries, turn around..."
Before they could finish speaking, Zhong Lishan and Xia Feichen had already turned their backs to the two of them.
Zhong Lishan was alright, but Xia Feichen was full of doubts and embarrassment. When he turned around, his back was still straight. He looked down at his clothes for a while, and only breathed a slight sigh of relief after estimating that his appearance was not so disheveled.
"What's wrong with him again?" Yu Sui handed Li Jinshuang a bottle of medicine and looked at the unconscious Fang Tianchen.
Zhong Lishan said, "I was struck by the spells of the famous soldiers and the three schools of ghosts, and I lost a leg and seven ribs."
Yu Sui asked in surprise, "Is he still alive?"
“He’s still alive for now,” Zhong Lishan said. “It’s mainly because he swallowed the Ice and Fire Star; otherwise, he wouldn’t be in this state.”
Yu Sui treated Li Jinshuang's injuries and asked them about their current condition.
Xia Feichen then began to tell the story from the beginning.
Before the Hundred Families Night Parade began, he and Fang Tianchen went to the Legalist school to open the door for Sheng Fei, who was under house arrest. They saw that Sheng Fei had deciphered the meaning of the inscription, but he was not interested in snatching the fragments. So Fang Tianchen persuaded Sheng Fei to go to the Abyss of No Return to find the fragments of the Floating Pagoda.
Fang Tianchen and Xia Feichen were the first to enter the Boundless Abyss, but after only two days, news of the deciphering of the inscription spread, people from other forces also entered one after another.
Many people came to the Abyss of No Return because of the fragments of the Floating Pagoda, but Qin Yidong was different. From the start of the Hundred Families Night Parade, she had her sights set on the Abyss of No Return in order to obtain the Ghostly Path God Contract.
Therefore, Duan Mingde, Pu Heng, and others who wanted to obtain the fragments cooperated with Qin Yidong, forming a powerful alliance that wiped out most of the people in the abyss.
Although Sheng Fei deciphered the inscription and said the location was in the Wujian Mountain Abyss, he did not specify exactly where in the Wujian Mountain Abyss it was located.
He kept a secret from himself and didn't finish his story. So later, when Sheng Fei angrily entered the Wujian Mountain Abyss to kill Su Xingchao, he unfortunately ran into Fang Tianchen and Xia Feichen.
Sheng Fei took his anger out on the two men, and they got into a fight. Only then did they realize that Sheng Fei knew exactly where the fragments of the Floating Pagoda were.
In an effort to ease tensions with Sheng Fei, Fang Tianchen took him to see Su Xingchao.
"We found Su Xingchao at Guanleitai and got into a fight with Qin Yidong and the others, but then we lost contact with Sheng Fei," Xia Feichen said in a deep voice. "The Ice and Fire Star is a treasure we found at Guanleitai. If we go to Kumutai to open the Altar of Earth, we can find the fragments of the Floating Pagoda hidden inside."
Yu Sui suddenly realized: "That's why you were being chased."
Zhong Lishan glanced at Xia Feichen and said calmly, "Why don't you mention at all that you met Xun Zhiya at Guanlei Terrace and forced her not to help Fang Tianchen because of treason?"
Xia Feichen's expression was somewhat unnatural: "Although I don't acknowledge her strength, she is indeed the Holy Maiden of my Southern Jing. The fragments of the Floating Pagoda are related to the oath of no war. If I had helped him instead of the Holy Maiden at that time, it would have been detrimental to me if the news had been relayed back to Southern Jing."
“Is it possible that you don’t recognize Xun Zhiya’s strength because you’ve never seen her full power?” Zhong Lishan glanced at Xia Feichen. “In the battle at Guanleitai, it was only because she controlled the lightning that the minefield wasn’t detonated, preventing all the lightning from the Wujian Abyss from concentrating and killing us.”
After hearing this, Xia Feichen fell into reminiscence, his brows furrowing.
At that time, many people were vying for the Ice and Fire God at Guanlei Terrace. The five elements were in chaos, and the resulting thunder and wind could tear even those who practiced magic apart. Su Jichun was seriously injured as a result, and there was also a concentrated phenomenon of lightning falling from the sky.
In the midst of the chaos, only Xun Zhiya realized the danger of the concentrated lightning strikes, so he retreated to the rear and used Legalist techniques to control the lightning and save the day.
That's why Qin Yidong and the others didn't make things too difficult for Xun Zhiya and the others later.
"What about my third brother?" Yu Sui asked. "Did he disappear in the Abyss of Wujian Mountain?"
Zhong Lishan said, "It's probably already been eliminated."
Yu Sui asked, puzzled, "How could he have been eliminated?"
“Sheng Fei ruined Su Jichun’s face,” Zhong Lishan said, “and injured Ping Shu.”
Yu Sui was stunned by the unexpected answer, and then Zhong Lishan added, "It was an accidental injury, but according to the rules, he will most likely be eliminated."
He's really useless. He didn't kill Su Xingchao, didn't take the fragments, and even accidentally injured and ruined the girl's face.
Yu Sui then asked, "Didn't you run into Gu Gan?"
“He was also at Guanleitai, and it seems he fell off the cliff with Su Jichun,” Zhong Lishan said. “That’s why Xun Zhiya and the others didn’t follow after him, but went to find Gu Gan first.”
After answering, he asked Yu Sui, "Are you here all alone?"
“Me and my senior brothers,” Yu Sui replied casually.
Zhong Lishan frowned slightly. "I've been searching for him in the Abyss of No Return for a long time. Is he with you?"
“We haven’t been here long,” Yu Sui said. “And my senior brother has also lost contact with me. I was planning to go find him in a couple of days.”
Zhongli Shan asked, "Where did he go?"
Yu Sui didn't answer, but instead asked, "So what are you going to do next? Fang Tianchen swallowed the key to open the withered tree altar. Do you expect him to spit it out himself?"
This question left Xia Feichen speechless.
Obviously, it was impossible for Fang Tianchen to vomit it up on his own, but he couldn't just let Fang Tianchen be captured and disemboweled by Duan Mingde.
“He is from the Yan Kingdom. He didn’t want the fragments to be taken by other countries, so he broke the oath of no war and conquered the Yan Kingdom.” Zhongli Shan glanced at Fang Tianchen, who was unconscious and pale.
Yu Sui also looked up at Zhong Lishan: "Xia Feichen listened to his Holy Maiden and stopped helping, so why are you still going against Duan Mingde?"
Zhong Lishan said, "Xun Zhiya is the Holy Maiden of Nanjing, so what is Duan Mingde?"
He was neither the Crown Prince of Qingyang nor the Emperor of Qingyang.
Yu Sui responded with an "oh," as if she had just understood. Zhong Lishan wasn't surprised by her slowness. It seemed that only her cultivation had impressed him; everything else remained the same as before.
The group exchanged information, and Yu Sui briefly explained their encounter at the Lake of the Dead until Wan Qi received the news and rushed over to take over the treatment of their injuries.
Wan Qi spotted Zhong Lishan immediately and awkwardly wanted to turn and run away. But Zhong Lishan seemed to find him somewhat familiar yet couldn't quite place him, so he stared at Wan Qi, making Wan Qi want to die even more.
"He's been afflicted by the Ghost Daoist's 'Sun and Moon in the Sky,' can you undo it?" Yu Sui asked Wan Qi.
Wan Qi shook his head, embarrassed, and said, "I still can't solve it."
“Alright, I’ll do it then.” Yu Sui raised her hand and drew a spell character to decipher it.
Wan Qi: "...You can solve it? Then why are you asking me?"
He was both amused and exasperated.
Yu Sui said, "That makes me look really good."
Zhong Lishan: "..."
She remains as childish as ever.
He never expected that someone like Mei Liangyu would like such a simple and harmless girl. Although Mei Liangyu had said that Nangong Sui was a little clever, Zhongli Shan still couldn't figure it out.
After the Sun and Moon were separated, Zhonglishan thanked Yu Sui, and then Yu Sui said, "You should leave before more people arrive. Why don't you take Fang Tianchen to the Drywood Platform first?"
Xia Feichen said, "There must be someone guarding that side."
Yu Sui blinked at him and said, "What should we do then? Qin Yidong is about to bring his men over, and I won't care about you guys except for Li Jinshuang."
Zhong Lishan is no longer restricted and has the ability to protect himself.
As for Xia Feichen and Fang Tianchen, they were not in Yu Sui's consideration. Even if others snatched the fragments first, she could snatch them back; in fact, it would be easier for Yu Sui to snatch them from others.
Xia Feichen stared at his unconscious friend with a complex expression. Too many things had happened recently, too quickly, leaving him somewhat disoriented. After hearing Yu Sui's words, he instinctively said, "We can leave him inside Thousand-Foot Cliff, and we'll go out and lure the others away."
“No way.” Yu Sui refused outright. “Qin Yidong isn’t stupid.”
Xia Feichen was stunned when the girl rejected him so bluntly.
“She’s not stupid, and her target is the Ghost Daoist’s unowned god, not the fragments of the Floating Pagoda.” Zhong Lishan looked at the high mountain wall and the end of the Thousand-Foot Cliff. “Perhaps knowing that you are here will make her even more eager to go inside the Thousand-Foot Cliff.”
Xia Feichen softened his tone and demeanor as he persuaded, "Qin Yidong will definitely think there are high-level unclaimed gods inside, and then he will entangle with you. If we stay here, we can help you keep them in check."
“There are indeed some shady things inside, but those are the secrets of the Ghost Dao Clan, and I don’t want to tell you.” Yu Sui glared at the three of them, pretending to be a spoiled young lady throwing a tantrum. “Once you’ve recovered your strength, hurry up and leave. Qin Yidong won’t be able to break my barrier anytime soon.”
Wan Qi didn't dare say anything, she just silently prepared the medicine for Xia Feichen and handed it over.
Xia Feichen's ears were ringing. He couldn't help but recall that night when Yu Sui stopped him, asking him to go easy on Chen Jie. "You could be so soft-hearted and pitiful to a peeping tom, how come you're so cold and heartless towards me now?"
He already had a bad impression of Yu Sui because of her pleading for Chen Jie, and now that he had been rejected, his pride was hurt, so he pursed his lips.
While Xia Feichen was feeling down, Zhong Lishan asked in confusion, "Am I leaving too?"
He seemed unsure whether Nangong Sui's words about chasing people away included him.
Yu Sui blinked at him but didn't say anything.
A deathly silence fell over the Thousand-Foot Cliff.
It wasn't until Yu Sui saw Qin Yidong and the others appear at the entrance of Thousand Feet Cliff through the Five Elements Light Core that he realized this.
They came so quickly.
Yu Sui licked his tiger teeth and looked towards the entrance: "Alright, none of you can leave now."
Before the barrier at the entrance of Thousand Feet Cliff, seven or eight people, led by Qin Yidong, stood in a row. Yu Sui saw that Wei Jianing and Su Xingchao were also inside. Just as she was about to move, she felt that the atmosphere around her was not right.
Zhong Lishan and Li Jinshuang also noticed it, and both of them began to concentrate on sensing it.
"What was that sound?" Wan Qi asked, puzzled. "Didn't you hear it?"
Xia Feichen looked up and noticed what appeared to be a small pebble falling down the smooth mountainside.
"This mountain wall..." Xia Feichen hadn't finished speaking when the sound of a massive torrent exploded in everyone's ears.
Clear water flowed over the smooth mountain wall, like a giant water dragon flying by rapidly, instantly submerging the entire Thousand-Foot Cliff.
Everything within the Thousand-Foot Cliff was swallowed up by this overwhelming force, and deathly energy completely enveloped the area, obscuring the sky.
Yu Sui and the others were separated by the Weak Water Stream. The seemingly transparent water was filled with filth and the damp smell of rotting corpses.
The tangible tide of death energy reached the entrance of Thousand Feet Cliff in the blink of an eye and crashed violently into the barrier. A crack appeared in the barrier, startling Qin Yidong and the others who were looking around at the entrance, wanting to break through the formation and enter. They all retreated and stared at the movements inside with serious and fearful expressions.
"What is this?" Duan Mingde's heart pounded as he stared at the churning water within the Thousand-Foot Cliff, his face grim.
Su Xingchao wrinkled his nose and said, "This smell of death... could it be the Weak Water Green Mud?"
The eldest princess of Dan Kingdom was always known for her elegance and composure, but at this moment, looking at the Weak Water Green Mud that was about to break through the barrier, Qin Yidong could not suppress her emotions and her face turned ugly.
She was convinced that there must be an unclaimed deity inside to cause such a commotion.
"This barrier is probably going to break. When the Weak Water Green Mud comes out, we'll all..." Before Duan Mingde could finish speaking, the barrier made another crisp sound.
"Princess, let's go first!" Wei Jianing advised.
Just as Qin Yidong hesitated, bursts of blue light suddenly shone from the dark mountain wall, and ghostly death talismans were lit up, absorbing the death energy of the entire mountain.
Thousands upon thousands of ghostly death talismans shone as brightly as day, covering the cliff walls on both sides of Thousand-Foot Cliff, resembling two thousand-foot-high walls built by human hands, which was awe-inspiring.
"So many ghostly death talismans...who is it?" someone asked in a trembling voice, "Elder Chang?"
"Is that the dean?"
Qin Yidong also thought that Saint Changgen had arrived, until she saw the blue figure appear in the Weak Water Green Mud, and then disbelief appeared in her eyes.
Bei Shan said solemnly, "It's not the dean, it's Nangong Sui."
They all saw the girl who had been swept to the entrance by the sudden attack of the Weak Water Green Mud. She stood in the raging torrent, her hands forming hand seals, repairing the barrier at the entrance.
Then everyone realized that the thousand-foot-long wall of death talismans was put up by Nangong Sui.
The shocking scene before their eyes left many people speechless for a long time. Duan Mingde stared at the scene in disbelief. No matter how much others said that Nangong Sui's cultivation had changed drastically, nothing was more real than what he had seen with his own eyes.
This is a major change in cultivation? This is simply an anomaly!
Duan Mingde took a deep breath and spotted another figure being swept over by the Weak Water Green Mud: "It's Fang Tianchen!"
"Where?" "Over there! Next to Nangong Sui!" "It's floating towards the barrier entrance!"
People outside started to get restless. Fang Tianchen had practically delivered himself to their doorstep. Were they just supposed to watch helplessly from behind the barrier?
Duan Mingde could not bear it any longer; his hand was already on the hilt of his sword.
Yu Sui was surrounded by protective energy, barely managing to stabilize herself in the Weak Water Green Mud. Only after the barrier was repaired did she look at the people outside the formation.
The girl smiled slightly, made a hand seal, and a line of incantation appeared behind her:
"If you're not afraid of death, then come in."
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