The night wind howled, whipping up a gust of wind. Ji Chen stood there, his face taut, as if he had suffered a great injustice.
Yan Luo glanced at him indifferently and said, "You worthless piece of trash, seeing you like this, I really regret saving you back then. I should have let you be beheaded on the guillotine and have your soul scattered, so you wouldn't have to suffer like this today."
She paused, then added, "Public study."
The figure hidden in the darkness shuddered upon hearing this. Yan Luo's gentle words lingered in his mind, haunting him like a demon, reminding him of those unbearable days.
The feeling of cold helplessness he experienced when he was pushed onto the guillotine and had his head chopped off by the guillotine is still vivid in his memory to this day.
He still remembered that day, the gods watching from below the stage, their eyes filled with contempt, disdain, disgust, and hatred. Not one of them was kind; everyone wanted him dead, no one wanted him to live, not a single one.
The moment his soul left his body, he floated in the air, looking down at the so-called gods below, cheering and jumping for joy, as if his death itself was a grand event, something to excite people.
He watched with his own eyes as the man who had ordered his execution turned and left, his eyes remaining indifferent, a smile even playing on his lips—how cruel.
The Heavenly Guillotine was still in operation. His limbs were bound by long chains, and he could not escape. Just when he was about to be destroyed, Yan Luo came to his rescue.
With a single, masterful move, she freed his soul, without even the gods noticing.
After descending to the mortal realm, Yanluo stuffed his soul into a demon and told him that his cultivation and power had been severely damaged and it would take a long time to recover. But how could he accept this? He wanted revenge, to fulfill his lifelong dream, to dominate the three realms, to unify the gods, and to become the top being on this continent.
Therefore, he begged Yanluo to control the Demon Lord Jichen, to possess his body, and to combine divine and demonic power using Jichen's body to create his own power, which was even stronger than before.
From that moment on, he vowed to avenge himself, eliminate all obstacles, and kill gods and Buddhas alike; no one could stop him.
But now, what's stopping him isn't just those sects in the human realm, but also Yan Luo.
Aside from saving his life once, Yan Luo never did anything else. Whether it was restraining sects in the human realm or cultivating Yin Luosha, she only did trivial things. She never truly helped him; she was just playing around in the world.
The moonlight was as bright as day, and the chirping of an insect startled me from my memories of public life.
He took a deep breath and said after a long while, "I will figure out a way to get the Divine Pearl myself. Can you tell me about the other move you mentioned the other day?"
Yan Luo waved his wooden fan, his expression wicked, and uttered four words: "Lord of the Hall of Longevity."
"The Lord of the Hall of Longevity?" Gong Xi suddenly realized, "How could I have forgotten about him? The submission of the Hall of Longevity to my Demon Clan is definitely a major step in my plan. This battle of the five gates of Jade Snow Mountain will be the most important step in my unification of the Three Realms!"
His expression was one of ecstatic joy, his eyes gleaming with an air of certainty, and his maniacal laughter echoed through the mountains.
...
After traveling for nearly half a month, a corner of the Wuji Mountain range finally came into view.
I thought it would be a place of beautiful mountains and clear waters, but when I arrived, I realized that something was wrong with the place.
The entire Wuji Mountain was shrouded in dark clouds, with no sunlight visible. The dark clouds pressed down, casting a gray hue over the mountain.
After the group disembarked, Liu Yuntai looked at the sky and said in a deep voice, "Something's not right. Everyone be careful."
After saying that, he stepped forward and led everyone into the mountains.
Withered trees and willow vines, yellow leaves covering the ground, Wuji Mountain, once a beautiful paradise on earth, is now scarred and desolate.
The further Liu Yuntai went, the heavier his heart became, and an unspeakable anger welled up between his brows.
Chi Haoyu followed closely behind him, watching all this with a heart full of fear, and gripped Liu Yuntai's sleeve even tighter.
The wind howled and howled, a chilling wind blew in gusts, making people's scalps tingle. The remaining wind swirled up the withered leaves on the ground, making them fly in the air and then fall back down, but not a single one landed on anyone.
Tong had already disappeared into Qinghe's spiritual sea. At this moment, only Shen Xun was by her side. Looking at the mess all around, she whispered to Shen Xun—
"I can't sense anything unusual around me, can you?"
Shen Xun frowned, his eyes dark and unfathomable.
He rarely showed such an expression, and Qinghe felt that this trip was likely to end badly.
He became secretly on guard, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Li Jiang and Mu Dong also gripped the swords at their waists.
The dark clouds grew increasingly terrifying and oppressive, making the entire Liu family estate seem deserted, desolate, gloomy, and eerie, devoid of any sign of life.
Suddenly, a thunderclap resounded in the sky, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and a fierce wind howled. A streak of purple lightning struck straight down from the clouds, stirring up a cloud of dust.
The land turned scorched black, and the group was blocked by this strange celestial phenomenon. As they paused, they saw a person staggering towards them. The person was dressed plainly, covered in blood, and had a pale and dirty face, as if he had been seriously injured.
The moment Liu Yuntai saw the person, his eyes widened and he rushed forward, followed closely by the others.
"Young...Young Master..." The man's expression was one of extreme pain, one hand clutching his chest, the other trembling as he stretched out forward.
Liu Yuntai grabbed his hand, and white spiritual light flowed from his palm into the servant's body, and the servant's complexion visibly improved.
"What happened? Where are my parents? Where are the elders? How did the house become like this?"
After a series of questions, the servant calmed down and said to Liu Yuntai, "Since you left, young master, the master has been recuperating at home. Everything was fine until a group of people from the family came and, using some unknown method, kidnapped the master, madam, and elders to threaten you."
"Threatening me?" Liu Yuntai roared. "What exactly do they want?"
The servant said weakly, "They asked me to deliver a message to you before. I don't know what the message contained, but I vaguely heard them mention something about the Qingyun Sect, and that they were trying to lure them in to wipe them out in one fell swoop."
Liu Yuntai's eyes suddenly darkened.
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Liu Yuntai with suspicion.
Upon seeing this, Liu Yuntai hurriedly said, "I really don't know anything about this. The letter I received only said that someone had invaded the family and that my parents were being held hostage, and that I should come back as soon as possible."
After saying that, he took out the letter he had received and handed it to Li Jiang.
Qinghe took the letter and, as he opened it, Li Jiang said, "I've read the letter, and the contents are indeed as he said."
Qinghe glanced at the envelope, his brow furrowing as he felt the handwriting was strangely familiar.
"There is only one person who wants to wipe out the Qingyun Sect in one fell swoop. It seems that the Demon Clan can't wait to make a move again."
A simple, understated remark sent a chill down everyone's spines, bringing back vivid memories of the calamities that had befallen the Floating Life Pavilion in the past, the scenes of devastation and countless deaths still fresh in their minds.
Where are they now?
The servant pointed in a direction: "Hell's Rock."
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