Volume 1, Chapter 33: Zhiyi Has Returned

"If you do not set off now, I shall act alone," Hanmei Aoxue said coldly. As she spoke, she made to leave the Boundary Mountain, preparing to fly toward the Quanrong Kingdom.

At this thought, a flash of insight suddenly surfaced in Zhao Ming's mind. It was elusive, yet undeniably real. Returning to his room, he began to slowly contemplate this ethereal realization, peeling back the layers like a silkworm cocoon, eager to unearth every bit of it.

The marketplace was located not far from the coast, only a hundred thousand miles or so from the Spirit Vein Mountains. For cultivators, this distance naturally took little time to cover.

"I can feel the baby's heartbeat is very strong. Wan'er, rest assured; the child is absolutely healthy," the old woman said.

The fire in the fireplace had gone out at some point, leaving the room in pitch darkness. An ominous premonition welled up in his heart, and he hurriedly reached into his pocket to retrieve his phone.

Sheets of paper folded simultaneously in mid-air, transforming into origami shuriken that flew toward Wang Hou and his party like a torrential rainstorm.

"Very well. I have some matters to attend to, so I shall not keep Fellow Daoist Ye company any longer. Until we meet again." After saying this, Hu Qiniang bypassed Ye Zhuo and walked straight into the secret chamber.

Mo Tian did not appear at this moment. Instead, he was inside a secret chamber, holding a golden cup engraved with twin dragons. Blood bubbled incessantly within it, and he kept whispering something to the cup.

Xiangli Wu, sitting beside Ye Zhuo, began to chatter incessantly once more, though his voice was kept quite low.

"Naturally. The Chaos Myriad Spirits Ranking was compiled by the seven Great Immortal Venerables together. It first circulated on the Tiangang Continent before spreading to the outer domains," Jiang Mengxue said with a radiant smile.

Gu Youran’s hands trembled within her sleeves as she gently clenched them. She dared not exert force; she dared not even betray any sign of excessive emotion.

"We never said we were unwilling to join the battle!" Young Master Manlong declared. He had proposed to fight from the very beginning, but had been refused.

Upon hearing this, Chen Huan felt as if he had been struck by ten thousand critical hits. His face turned extremely grim, and his figure flickered; like a crouching leopard, he sprang up. The faint spiritual energy that had been around him suddenly surged violently, and at the same time, a demon wolf standing over three zhang tall erupted from his body.

Ling Xuan is a man of humble demeanor and great medical skill. Coupled with his marital ties to the Xu family, I trust him implicitly.

Leaping over the corpses on the ground in a few strides, Su Mubai barely touched the earth as he dashed through the blood-soaked area in the blink of an eye, arriving at the spot where the sounds of fighting originated.

Just then, the sound of strange footsteps came from the darkness nearby. Even though they had been muffled, Su Mubai heard them clearly and immediately became alert.

Upon hearing this, Zang Qingyun’s gaze flickered a few times. He smiled and beckoned to all the manifested supernatural powers and treasures. The golden electric python’s form suddenly stiffened, then rolled and dissolved into clusters of black flames, leaving only the black magic sword hovering in the air.

"Bloodthirsty Saint King, you have come after all," the armless Old Saint remarked. He had sensed the Bloodthirsty Demon's aura earlier and was astonished that he had reached the Saint King realm.

"Why are you stealing my job, Sister Ziling? That’s not right of you. You’ve done all the intelligence work, so where does that leave me? Very well, I shall just suffer a little and continue to rest." Ouyang Jue, that fellow, was a classic example of someone who took advantage and then played the victim.

However, both sides had agreed to this matter, and although their strengths differed, the gap was not significant, so he could not say anything. But if Jin Yun wished to challenge, that would absolutely not be permitted, as the discrepancy in their strength was far too great.

Unable to dodge, Seamus collapsed limply to the ground after taking four of my powerful blood strikes head-on. A level 72 assassin, wanting to duel me one-on-one? That’s like lighting a lamp in a latrine—just looking for trouble.

The mercenary who had previously meant to cut down Song Kui looked on in disbelief as Song Kui flew away on his sword. A moment later, trembling all over, he began to giggle foolishly.

"Good, good, good. Since you have destroyed the Wuxu grass of our Xie family, do not blame me for being discourteous." Watching the powdered medicinal herbs beneath Zhou Yuxian’s feet, the smile at the corners of Xie Mai’s mouth grew increasingly intense.

"That won't do. My father said that a favor as small as a drop of water should be repaid with a gushing spring," Zhang Youren said to Yaoji.

I was completely stunned by his scolding. For a split second, I had the illusion that it wasn't Liu Tingting who had betrayed Li Hongbo, but me.

She did not want her subordinates to be so quick to die for their master. Even if they had to die, she should be the one to go first. Like this, everyone should stay alive—properly alive.

"This ring of mine increases healing effects. Personally, I am quite satisfied with it," Sister Ziling said, playing with the blood-red ring in her hand as she introduced it to the group.

Blastoise used Rapid Spin again, flying toward Charizard. After breaking through Charizard's Flamethrower, it slammed into Charizard's head.

Those men lay on the ground, unable to crawl up due to the pain. Seeing that Si Ye’s skills were so formidable, not one of them dared to step forward again.

"If you are going to focus on sales, why bother coming to work here?" I asked, feeling puzzled, because for liquor sales, as long as one can drink and is good-looking, there is no need to worry about the pay.

"What a handsome child. I have spent most of my life in hospitals, yet this is the first time I have seen a child this beautiful!" The old dean was pleasantly surprised, offering endless praise.

Running back to the room in a few strides, Huzi moved a stool with each hand, placing them neatly on the ground.

Sun Liankang, on the other side, was no fool. He shouted, "We are all fellow countrymen from Shaanxi; we cannot fight our own kin just to put on a show for the people from Shanxi!" Yang Xu immediately felt the morale of his troops plummet; half of the men from Shanxi in the ranks were no longer watching the opposition, but began to guard against their Shaanxi-born comrades beside them.

As soon as this thought popped up, Chen Chen was startled, realizing that she seemed to find Zhang Zhe troublesome. She shook her head, trying to banish the stray thoughts, but she still remained uncertain about what she should do.

This was exactly the response Hu Pinzhi wanted. Even if they were only friends by name, it was still better than hitting a wall. Zhang Xu was in poor health, so Hu Pinzhi did not stay long and took his leave shortly after.

Feng Qingshuang wore a face of agonizing pain, saying intermittently, "Let, let, let go... let go of your hand..." Her breathing was obstructed, and the sensation of being unable to breathe turned her face bright red.