Gate of God

Chapter 621: An Unwinnable Death Match Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

“Of course she is our daughter-in-law. Do you think a single lady would deliberately build a house in front of ours, if she doesn’t want to be our daughter-in-law?” Qin Xuelian asked.

“Now that you’ve mentioned, it looks like it! Such a muddlehead!” Fang Houde understood after Qin Xuelian explained to him.

“You’re not blur, just a little less observant.”

“Yes yes yes, you’re right!”

“Aiya, Yuer has already left, are you still going to stay here? Not going over to Xian King?”

“Oh, right!” Fang Houde reacted immediately and quickly held onto Qin Xuelian’s hand as they rushed out of the house.

Qin Xuelian continued staring at the direction where Wu Yuer had disappeared, as tears began swelling up in her eyes, “Zhenger, please be safe!”

…….

Fang Zhengzhi knew that he needed to stay calm in this difficult situation.

Yun Qingwu’s appearance in the Northern Mountain Village had been planned for quite some time. As compared to him, who had no prior preparation, he had to be more passive.

But, the date for the Heavenly Dao Pavilion test was reaching in half a month.

Furthermore, the distance between the Northern Mountain Village and the Heavenly Dao Pavilion required close to a month’s time to travel. Which also meant that he only had half a month left.

Half a month…

While it was not considered a lot of time, it was not insufficient either.

If it was indeed the Matrix Spell that had trapped him here, Fang Zhengzhi naturally did not need too much time to break it. However, he was still confused if it was the Matrix Spell or the Small Dimension.

How could he break the spell?

Calm down, he needed to calm himself down first.

There was still time, half a month’s time.

Fang Zhengzhi kept reminding himself in his heart, that his disappearance would make Qin Xuelian and Fang Houde worried, but he had no choice.

Hold up!

If he was unable to break the spell from within.

How about from outside?

He had walked past the tree earlier, therefore at least the tree part of the affected area. Could it be possible to break this whole spell from the tree?

Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes brightened instantly, but he felt that he needed some patience in this matter.

Because he knew that somebody will look for him eventually.

As he was trying to figure all these out, a figure appeared in a distance, its black long dress fluttering along with the blowing wind.

A pair of beautiful eyes with a little glow in the middle of its pupils.

“Wu Yuer!” Fang Zhengzhi had rarely anticipated to see Wu Yuer, but indeed he thought that she had arrived at just the right moment.

He shouted immediately without hesitation.

He even waved his hand vigorously, paying no attention to the look from Yun Qingwu.

However…..

Wu Yuer seemed like she did not hear anything.

She continued to leap around, and looked as if she was about to circle around Fang Zhengzhi instead.

“Is this girl blind?” Fang Zhengzhi felt speechless, as he was had obviously been screaming very loudly. “Wu Yuer, I’m here…..”

Fang Zhengzhi continued again.

However, Wu Yuer still seemed as though she did not hear anything, and sprinted away.

What was happening?

She did not hear anything?

That was impossible!

Could it be that the spell had the ability to separate sound as well?

Fang Zhengzhi and Yun Qingyun stared at each other at the same time. Fang Zhengzhi could sense the peacefulness in her eyes.

It was as still and calm as water.

As though she did not hear anything.

“It was really soundproof!” Fang Zhengzhi quickly understood what had happened, and it did not surprise him as he knew that separating sound in that area was an easy task.

But the thing that happened after made him feel surprised.

Wu Yuer had returned from afar not long after.

That should have made him feel excited,

However, Wu Yuer kept walking around the big tree and the strangest thing happened.

Initially…

Fang Zhengzhi thought that Yun Qingwu’s “spell” would only be able to separate the sound and the scenery within the affected area, and not the “exit”.

But then he saw Wu Yuer walking openly past the tree, making big rounds and steps around himself.

He suddenly understood the situation.

This “spell” was different from the previous ones he had known!

Wu Yuer walked away from him in the end.

Looking depressed and nervous, she made her way up to where the Cang Ling Mountain was located at. She brushed past Fang Zhengzhi’s shoulders as she left.

“Is this another parallel universe” Fang Zhengzhi waited till Wu Yuer finally disappeared from his sight, then moved his attention slowly to Yun Qingwu.

“Parallel universe?” Yun Qingwu replied looking a bit doubtful, as she seemed like she was trying to figure out what Fang Zhengzhi had just mentioned.

“Meaning, you constructed another universe in this universe? The new universe can still look at the old one, but it doesn’t work the other way round?” Fang Zhengzhi tried to explain himself, while making it sound plausible.

“No.” Yun Qingwu shook her head.

“Did you understand what I have just said?” Fang Zhengzhi was unsure if Yun Qingwu could believe his explanation.

“Hmmm, yes I could understand it, the parallel universe. It is similar to making a new space out of the space from before.” Yun Qingwu nodded her hand calmly.

Demon!

Fang Zhengzhi gawked at her as this was his first time genuinely thinking about the limit of a person’s intelligence. Even if it was in front of Chi Guyan, he had never thought of this matter before.

Chi Guyan was brilliant.

But other than being smart, Chi Guyan had terrific powers too.

Yun Qingwu was different.

She was smart, and only smart.

Demon Young Lord.

A demon who could not seem to withstand an attack, yet was treated with respect in the Demon Race. He had to admit that Yun Qingwu was really the top demon in the world.

This lady’s intelligence quotient.

How much did she have?

200, 300, or 400?

“If it was not the parallel universe, what could it be?” This was the first time Fang Zhengzhi felt as though his thinking capacity had been emptied.

“You can make a guess.” Yun Qingwu challenged.

“Is this even fair?” Fang Zhengzhi could obviously understand what Yun Qingwu was trying to mean. But he had to control the discussion now as he did not want to let her manipulate him around. He had to change the subject, so that he could at least find some clues to break the spell.

“Why is it unfair?” Yun Qingwu reasoned back.

“You made so much effort in setting this spell, but I had no idea what was going on. In this situation, even if you have already trapped me, it doesn’t mean that you have won the battle?”

“I don’t really care about winning, my goal is to trap you in here, and wait till you slowly die. That will be enough for me.” Yun Qingwu explained justifically.

“Is this even meaningful? You wanted that Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet, I can give it to you. Is there a need to trap me here?” Fang Zhengzhi was still trying to figure out Yun Qingwu’s intention.

“The Heaven Dao Sage Tablet always belonged to me.” Yun Qingwu continued.

“…..” Fang Zhengzhi was speechless, as he knew that the conversation had been twisting round and round, eventually returning back to square one. It all seemed like a never ending cycle. “So may I know, what’s your motive in coming in to the Northern Mountain Village?”

“To kill you.” Yun Qingwu replied.

“Other than that?”

“Nothing.”

“Is there any room for negotiation, like getting anything out of me? Or, requiring me to do anything for you…..yes?”

“No.”

“…..” Fang Zhengzhi went quiet again.

Was this all? She came all the way from the Demon Race Blood Shadow City to the Northern Mountain Village, just to kill him. But when the time came.

She did not kill him.

Changing from killing to trapping him? Trapping him alive till death!

That sounded ridiculous!

Fang Zhengzhi could not understand all that was happening. Yun Qingwu had heavy responsibilities, she was in charge of the Demon Race.

She was the the Young Lord of the Demon Race!

This demon, planning to spend six months here trapped with him in the Northern Mountain Village? All these did not seem to be plausible for him.

But that was exactly what Yun Qingwu had done.

And she looked more determined than ever to do it.

Why?

Fang Zhengzhi felt confused.

“Do you still want to listen to any songs?” Yun Qingwu saw that Fang Zhengzhi had stopped talking. She sat down and placed the purple string instrument on her lap.

“Well, you could play the ‘House of Flying Daggers’.” Fang Zhengzhi replied casually.

In fact, he was having that feeling of being trapped like Xiang Yu. He had a whole body of strength but all of them had gone to waste.

“Sure.” Yun Qingwu nodded her head as she flashed a faint smile for a quick moment.

The sound of strings began playing slowly.

Leisurely yet graceful.

It made one felt immersed in the moment.

Fang Zhengzhi began sitting up, frowning, as the sound of the strings rang in his ears. But he still could not help but pondered about his situation.

What was that?

It was neither the Spell, nor the Small Dimension, but it looked similar to the “Spell”. Yun Qingwu had also mentioned earlier that he could never break her spell.

Ambushed from all sides, and trapped till his death?

Why would Yun Qingwu, a mighty Demon Young Lord choose to trap him? Well, she wasn’t Han Xin, and I was not Xiang Yu either.

Wait!

Other than trapping him here, it seemed like Yun Qingwu had harboured another plan, and that was to snatch the Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet from him.

The Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet, the Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet…

Fang Zhengzhi began scanning the surroundings ferociously, the Cang Ling Mountain from afar, the big lush green fields as well as the flowing rivers.

Real, all these were too real.

Perfect!

Too perfect!

But this perfect scenery could be changed with one’s heart easily.

Hallucinations!

Impossible!

There would be clues if it were hallucinations, but he could not find a single one of them. It felt like everything around him was real.

Yun Qingwu wanted to trap him in this place.

For six months, just outside the Northern Mountain Village.

Even as a Demon Young Lord, and with her high status and prestige within the Demon Race, she must have a reason for doing so.

A good reason to convince the Demon Race.

I got it!

Fang Zhengzhi opened his eyes widely. His queries seemed to piece together, and he finally understood where he was standing at.

“It is the Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet, you used it to set the spell!” Fang Zhengzhi finally spoke as he stared at Yun Qingwu.

The strings sound, pause momentarily.

Yun Qingwu trembled slightly, as she moved her eyes slowly. She stared at Fang Zhengzhi, looking surprised, but the look quickly faded away.

“I knew that you would be able to see through it, but I wasn’t expecting it to be so fast. I was thinking of giving you three days to figure it all out.” Yun Qingwu finally broke her silence.

“Demon Lord Yun Qingwu, actually used the Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet to trap me? That must have been quite a big stake. May I know how many pieces did you use to set this trap?” Fang Zhengzhi asked.

“Thirteen pieces!”

“Thirteen pieces?”

“Yes, I took the Heavenly Dao Sage Tablets from King Liqin’s residence!”

“I see!” Fang Zhengzhi had finally managed to understand all these.

He always knew that Yun Qingwu had stayed over at the Flame Capital City for a while, and that she would definitely have taken something that she wanted.

But he did not know that it was the Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet.

In fact…

When he had killed King Xieluo, and chased after Su Qing all the way to the Northern Lands, he did not know anything about the thirteen missing Heavenly Dao Sage Tablets.

And even if Lin Mubai were to know about this matter, he would not have spread it publicly.

Thirteen pieces of the Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet!

Fang Zhengzhi immediately knew what Yun Qingwu would have told the Demon Race. She was going to use six months to hone her skills and figure out the secrets of the thirteen Heavenly Dao Sage Tablets.

That excuse seemed almost unbelievable to the Demon Race, but none of them could refute her reason.

Fang Zhengzhi had came to realise everything.

But just as when he managed to understand the situation, he suddenly felt weak in his heart. It was about the thirteen pieces of Heavenly Dao Sage Tablets spell.

How could he break that?

“This spell that I set is pretty easy. It is called the Thirteen Stars Formation, and is formed by the Eight Diagrams and the Seven Stars Array, together with the number thirteen of Tianji.” Yun Qingwu began explaining.

Then, Yun Qingwu put down the purple strings instrument and stood up. She took a few steps in front of Fang Zhengzhi.

“But, just as what you thought, you have to break the formation that is powered by the Heavenly Dao Sage Tablets, all thirteen pieces. If you can break them, you can get out of here!”

Chapter 622: Unmatchable Fight with the 3 Sages Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

“Breaking all thirteen pieces of the Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet can get me out of this spell?” Fang Zhengzhi looked at Yun Qingwu, and let out a bitter laugh.

That was an easy and straightforward method.

To break the spell, he had to destroy the tablets.

It was neither the Calligraphy Tablet nor the Memorial Tablet, but the Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet. Furthermore, it was thirteen of them.

That was totally crazy!

The Heavenly Dao Pavilion test was starting in about half a month’s time. How was it possible to break thirteen Heavenly Dao Sage Tablets within that time?

Not only was it impossible, there wasn’t a tinge of hope left for him.

The difficulty of breaking the thirteen Heavenly Dao Sage Tablets was as difficult as entering the Sacred State. One must know that destroying one piece of the Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet was equivalent to taking one step into the state.

Thirteen pieces?

What was she thinking!

If he had never tried it before, he would still have a bit of hope. But he had tried it before, in fact many times a year.

Hence he knew that it would be difficult to destroy the Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet.

Six years old.

It was then when he destroyed the Illustration of All Creation. It was indeed an arduous path.

The Illustration of All Creation could be compared to the Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet from a certain level, but obviously the former was just one of the many in the world.

The Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet was not just a Tablet.

In fact, Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet could be described as a Creation, one that is made from nature.

To be exact…

Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet would be made up of the mountains, rivers, the earth, flowers and many more. They all belonged to the nature.

How to destroy it?

There was no way to break it.

One piece of Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet was equivalent to one scenery. But it would be absurd to understand the whole nature just by looking at one part of the scenery.

Moreover, it was not just one piece, there were thirteen pieces.

“This spell is set by you, so I have another way, and that is to kill you!” Fang Zhengzhi thought that he must sound murderous. Hence when he looked at Yun Qingwu, his eyes portrayed a tinge of coldness.

“Kill me?” Why don’t you try it, you’ll never know?” Yun Qingwu looked at Fang Zhengzhi calmly, her tone still sounding as casual as ever. She was not afraid about life and death.

Fang Zhengzhi remained silent.

In fact, since the Battle of the Southern Region, Fang Zhengzhi knew that it was difficult to negotiate with Yun Qingwu, as she was never afraid about life and death.

Certainly……

It cannot be said that Yun Qingwu was not afraid of anything. Just like the way how she valued justice, if he had the chance to make her feel threatened, he would have a slither of opportunity to escape.

But the problem was that Fang Zhengzhi had already used that method earlier, and Yun Qingwu managed to slip away from his grip.

Which made everything awkward.

He was unable to catch her, his threatening didn’t work, and their negotiations failed. Must he really stay here to break all the 13 pieces of Heavenly Dao Sage Tablets?

“Are you sure you don’t have other requests? How about a pretty guy? Like me, I can give you my body for seven days? You can step on it for 7 days, however you want to treat it! No? Ten days? How about ten days? Half a month, half a month is possible right!” Fang Zhengzhi looked at Yun Qingwu with anticipation.

“Shameless!” Yun Qingwu barked at him after pausing for a second. Then she disappeared from the ground, vanished in the air.

“Whatt….? She ran away?! Didn’t you say we were supposed to be trapped in here together?” Fang Zhengzhi felt as though his future instantly went dark.

He was about to try his last resort, which was to disturb Yun Qingwu continuously until she could not endure any further, thereby releasing him.

But, Yun Qingwu, actually ran away?

How could this game continue?

…

Half a month’s time, flew past quickly.

The news of the missing Fang Zhengzhi spreaded from the Northern Mountain Village to Huai An County, and lastly, the Flame Capital City. Everyone was aware of the disappearance of the Cang King.

Huai An County’s men had all been selected, and together with half of the River of Trust Province’s men, they travelled from the Northern Mountain Village to the Cang Ling Mountain…

Looking everywhere to search for him.

But there was no trail of him at all.

In the Fang’s household, Qin Xuelian felt as if time had slowed down. Each day felt like years. She had not seen Fang Zhengzhi much since Battle of the Southern Region.

Now, Fang Zhengzhi had returned to the Northern Mountain Village and was anointed as the Cang King.

But suddenly, Fang Zhengzhi went missing again, how could Qin Xuelian endure this? She fell sick on the bed, becoming skinnier and weaker day by day.

Fang Houde had been using the time to lead the men in locating Fang Zhengzhi. He had also looked haggard from all the days when he had to return home and take care of Qin Xuelian.

“Your Lord, still no signs…”

“FIND! You have to find it, he can’t just leave like this, he must be just nearby!” Wu Yuer rarely shouted at her subordinates, but she too couldn’t control her emotions any longer.

Half a month had passed by.

Still no signs of Fang Zhengzhi, and he seemed like he just vanished into thin air. He was nowhere to be found. It was not just the Northern Mountain Village that was searching for him, the entire Northern Lands and the River of Trust Province participated in the search too.

But, there were still no news of him at all.

Where could he be at?

Wu Yuer had considered of the fact that Fang Zhengzhi might have concealed some information from her. But she knew that Fang Zhengzhi would never keep any secrets from Qin Xuelian and Fang Houde.

Something must be wrong.

But who else could have hurt Fang Zhengzhi? Who could be so powerful to not leave Fang Zhengzhi a chance to escape? Not a single trail of him was left behind?

Wu Yuer had a few possibilities in her mind, but she rejected all of them eventually.

The Four Sages, certainly had the level of strength.

But, the Four Sages would never attack Fang Zhengzhi. One of them was his master and it was equally improbable for the other three to do the same . Then, who else could it be?

The Northern Barbarians?

They had all retreated and given that the Demon King had been defeated by Fang Zhengzhi, it was impossible for the Northern Barbarians to attack at this moment.

Then who else could it be?

The Demon Race!

That could be possible as Wu Yuer had already went to investigate on this. But the stronger one from the Demon Race who was powerful enough to take down Fang Zhengzhi had not even left the Blood Shadow City.

Moreover, Wu Yuer knew that the Demon Race had gotten the thirteen pieces of Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet from the Great Xia Dynasty. It would not be wise for them to risk the tablets and attack the Great XIa Dynasty.

Wu Yuer felt as anxious as ever.

Nightfall soon arrived and the moon rose up again. Day by day passed by really quickly, and all the men slowly returned from the searchings, shaking their heads in dismay.

“Zheng’er, my Zheng’er… Cough….. Where have you been?” Qin Xuelian was looking pale as tears trickled down her wrinkly face, dripping on the ground.

…

While the whole Great Xia Dynasty was searching for Fang Zhengzhi, the bright moon shone brightly on the bright blue ocean.

A demon looking white figure flew across the sky, its wings spreading out along with the wind.

Above the broad ocean, there were blocks of small islands, each made up from pile of black sand. The moonlight shone on it, making it looked spooky.

Black Moon Island.

It had its name originated from the block of stone located at the top of the volcano mountain. It shaped like a crescent moon, and stood upright at the tip of the entrance of the volcano, allowing countless spurts of lava to exit the volcano.

It looked strange but it had a few thousand years of history.

Just at that moment, a pink figure leapt off the top of the demon, slicing through the air like a knife as it landed gracefully on the edge of a cliff.

It was light, and soundless.

The pink dress shone brightly under the moonlight, and it looked as magnificent as ever. Contrasting the rows of black stones, it resembled a bright rose, stunning everyone who had their sights on it.

Her black hair resting on her waist level, while a white cotton belt showcased her perfect body shape. Her succulent eyes looked calmly at the surroundings, spots of star light shining in her eyes.

Nobody stood up to ask.

However, just when she had just landed, the pitch dark Black Moon Island ignited like a fire, creating a line of crushed stones in its path.

On the sides of the pathway, there were lines of Tablets.

One of the tablet wrote “Black Moon Island” while the other had a drawing on it. It was a drawing of nine huge Three Legged Black Cauldron assembled together.

The lady made a bow in front of the drawing, then she walked away slowly, disappearing into the side of the cliff.

A few moments later.

A small stone house, which was made up of black volcanic stones, erected in front of the lady. It was about five feet tall and had a few floral printed designs engraved on it.

Nine bulbs of light decorated the front of the house, revealing three black stone doors.

“Kacha!”

The black stone door on the most right opened, and a youth exited. He was clothed in black with two long spears at his back, and he walked towards the lady.

“Master said that a special guest is coming, may I know where did this special guest come from?” The young lad stood there and bowed.

“The Great Xia.” The lady answered.

“The Great Xia?” The young lad frowned his eyes. Once again he asked politely, “Master said that you are a special guest, and I’m guessing you’re not just as simple as the Great Xia. What are you looking for, special guest?”

“Medicine.”

“May I know what kind of medicine are you looking for?”

“Thousand Years Fire Herb.”

“Special guest asked for the Thousand Years Fire Herb?” The young lad’s expression changed slightly after hearing that, as he scanned around the lady’s body, “Do you know that it is a treasure in my Black Moon Island?”

“Hmmm, yes I know.” The lady nodded calmly.

“And what do you have in exchange for this?” The young lad spoke again after remaining silent for a moment, his tone as formal as before.

“A bottle of Snow Mountain Spirit.” The lady replied as she took out a crystal clear bottle, and there was blue light coming out from it.

“Snow Mountain Spirit?” The young lad stared at the bottle on the lady’s hand, as he frowned, “Since a special guest has requested, I shouldn’t let her waste her trip. While a bottle of Snow Mountain Spirit has its value, we are only willing to trade it for an ounce of the Thousand Years Fire Herb, what do you think?”

“I want a bundle of it.”

“A bundle?! You do know that there is only that bundle of Thousand Years Fire Herb left in the Black Moon Island right? Even if you have ten bottles of Snow Mountain Spirit on your hand now, I wouldn’t exchange that for it!” The young lad expression had a drastic change in his expression.

“Then I’ll do you a favour.” The lady spoke again.

“A favour? What does the favour refer to??” The young lad’s eyebrows looked as dark as ever.

He had no idea of this lady’s identity.

But he remembered his master’s word, that it was rare to have special guests around here, hence he had decided to treat the lady politely.

Although, it did not mean that he feared her.

A bottle of Snow Mountain Spirit and a favour, in exchange for the Black Moon Island’s precious Thousand Years Fire Herb. If such news were to spread around, Black Moon Island would never be a respectable region.

“I can agree to one of your any condition, and I’ll certainly fulfil this condition.” The lady continued talking.

“Your age……I think you are not even eighteen years old yet right?” The young lad began looking at her doubtfully.

“Seventeen.” The young girl nodded her head.

“Hehe….. The people in Black Moon Island are always agreeable in all sorts of negotiations. But special guest, you don’t seem to be making sense here. You’re 17 years old, do you really think you can do something for us?” The young lad’s tone changed and looked at her suspiciously.

“Since that’s the case, then make your move.” The lady did not continue any further, as she kept the bottle back in her clothes, and stared silently at the young lad.

“Make a move?! Are you sure you want to fight?” The young lad froze for a second, as he was certainly frustrated by the lady’s words, but he couldn’t react in time when she said that she wanted to fight.

A 17 years old lady came all the way to the Black Moon Island, and asked him to fight? That sounded inconceivable.

Did she not know about the island had three personnel with strong Sacred States?

Fighting three of them all by herself?

No!

It should be, fighting six of them all by herself?

Because all three of them had a disciple each. Why would a lone lady be so daring to speak like this?

And it all came from the mouth of a 17 years old lady.

That was impossible.

“Yes, I don’t have much time, you can all attack at once.” The lady nodded calmly, as her expression still looking as stable as ever, just like the water in the river.

The moon hung up high in the sky.

The bright moonlight spilled on the lady, and she looked brilliant from the golden sparkle, her body resembling the shimmering stars in the sky…

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Chapter 623: Arrogant, Chi Guyan’s Sword Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

“Attack at once?!” The young lad’s expression looked horrible. In fact, he had never looked so bad ever since he came to meet his master in the Black Moon Island.

His master had informed him earlier that he had to greet the special guest when it arrived.

And he had followed whatever he was instructed to do, as he had treated her with utmost respect. He did not even reject the idea of exchanging the Snow Mountain Spirit with the Thousand Years Fire Herb.

He was indeed doing his best to be a good host.

But…

A bottle of Snow Mountain Spirit and a favour to be traded for a bundle of Black Moon Island’s Thousand Years Fire Herb, that sounded really ridiculous.

More importantly, she actually resorted to using violence, once the negotiation was off?

That was even more unbelievable.

“Alright, special guest, are we really doing this?” The young lad tried to hide his anger while appearing polite in front of her.

“Yes.” The girl nodded her head, as her expression remained unchanged.

“If it’s that case, pardon Ah Bu for being rude, I will use this Dual Blade to defend your five strokes. If you cannot defeat me in just five strokes, can you leave here on your own?” Ah Bu heard that and pulled out the Dual Blade, one black in colour and the other in white.

Five strokes.

That was how the young lad showed his way of hospitality.

It obviously meant that if the woman in front of him could take him down within five strokes, it would mean that her power was on par with that of his master’s.

And for that, he would naturally retreat.

On the other hand, it would also mean that the lady shouldn’t have overestimate her power if she ended up being unable to defeat him. Leaving here would be the best solution for her.

The young lad did not think much about whether the lady would choose to leave eventually.

After all, it wasn’t his business anymore.

“Alright.” The lady’s crystal clear eyes scanned up and down around the young lad before nodding to consent.

“Ok then, special guest. You can make your move!” The young lad made a cross with the Dual Blade in front of his chest after as she agreed. There were two rays of black and white light emitting from the blade at the same time.

Although the lady in front of him was only 17 years old.

He did not look down on her at all. In fact, he treated her with caution.

Afterall…

The guests coming to Black Moon Island were of no average status.

Ah Bu’s face was filled with dignity.

His eyes opened widely with ferocity as the dark horizon suddenly brightened up.

Or, it was not that the horizon had brightened up. Rather, it was the sight in front of him that had brightened up.

Shimmering rays of brilliance surrounded the girl as she charged towards him instantly, not providing any hints before.

It was a direct strike.

But it was for this direct strike that caused Ah Bu to feel strange and different. It was not about the pressure of the strike, but it contained an indescribable feeling.

It certainly couldn’t be described purely by words.

Ah Bu attempted to dodge even though he had prepared to defend the strike forcefully. But he thought otherwise when he saw the strike from her.

But he had already been attacked.

He was not sure if it was due to the fact that his body’s motions had been locked, or that the strike was just too swift for him to leave him time to react and move away.

In any case, the strike had already landed on his chest.

It went around the Dual Blade in front of his chest, between the blades and into his chest.

Ah Bu felt a gust of horrific strength exiting her pale palms momentarily. The force entered his chest, and went straight into his internal pulses and veins.

“Peng!” A sound began ringing beside Ah Bu’s ears.

Then, his bodily motions completely went out of control as his feet was lifted off the ground. His body flew up backwards into the air.

It wasn’t far, as the distance was only about 10 feet.

“Boom!”

Ah Bu’s legs softened immediately and he kneeled on the floor uncontrollably.

Beats of sweat came trickling down from his forehead, and there was disbelief in his eyes. Because the lady did not seem to be as powerful as his master physically.

But yet he could not handle the one strike from her.

How could that happen?

Ah Bu did not understand the weird situation that he was in just now. Why did he suddenly lose all his defensive awareness momentarily?

It almost felt like a sudden sneak attack from behind, without any prior preparation.

But he obviously did prepare himself for this, as he was as vigilant as ever, and did not let his guard down even for a moment.

But reality was that the lady had still struck him in the chest.

“Ding Dang!” The Black and White Dual Blade dropped on the floor, emitting a light crisp sound.

He was flung black for a fairly short distance, and it was obvious that she did not use her full strength. In fact, it even seemed as though she was showing mercy.

Showing mercy?

Defeated in one stoke!

Impossible.

Even his master was incapable of this.

How did that happen?

Ah Bu’s eyes were bright red with bulging veins. He fixated his vision on the lady, and her pink dress was indeed outstanding.

“You…. You’re the one from the Heaven Dao Pavilion…” A name flashed across his mind. While this person rarely appeared in public, but in terms of fame, she definitely did not lose to any in the Sanctuary.

This person became popular four years ago.

She was only thirteen years old at that time, with average manners. It can even be said, from certain perspectives, that it was forbidden for her to step into the Sanctuary.

But, she did, and she went into the Heavenly Dao Pavilion.

She was even invited personally by the Pavilion Leader into the Pavilion.

It was certainly against the rule in the Heavenly Dao Pavilion, but nobody dared to rebuke to any of these. Furthermore, all the strong fighters in the Heavenly Dao Pavilion were summoned to gather for a celebration, which lasted three days.

Since then, this name had spread around in the Sanctuary.

“My name is Chi Guyan.” She slowly withdrew her palm, her bright eyes looking at Ah Bu silently but her voice sounding calm and peaceful.

Ah Bu’s mouth moved as he attempted to say something. But nothing came out from it, as his eyelids felt extremely heavy, to an extent that he could not support them.

The light in front of him gradually turned into darkness.

Obviously this darkness was not referring to the darkness in the night sky.

“Dong!” Ah Bu’s body fell on the ground. Initially he was still looking as though he was unwilling to give up, but that expression had totally disappeared now.

Because he had heard the words from the lady.

“My name is Chi Guyan.”

Chi Guyan!

A person who has never shown her face in the Sanctuary, but yet was called the “Pride of the Heavens” among the strong warriors. She was mysterious, arrogant and extraordinary.

More importantly, she was also the first bloodline in the Xuan Heavenly Dao Body.

“KACHA!” A soft sound could be heard.

It was the sound of footsteps walking on the sand, and just at that moment, a figure appeared from behind the black stone door on the right.

His eyes were slightly raised, and his features were normal.

His white long hair draped on his shoulders.

A wide black coat was wrapped around the figure, and he looked slim, and even a bit weak. But when a faint light began emitting from his forehead…

It was evident that the man had already entered the Sagely State.

“It has already grown so much in just a short 4 years of time? Old master, that is quite slow!” The old man looked at the black young lad lying on the floor, and looked at Chi Guyan still standing on the same place. The slightly closed eyes began opening up slowly.

They were a pair of black and white eyes.

They looked dubious and strange at the same time, just like two ordinary material blending in together.

“Chi Guyan, greetings to you, senior!” Chi Guyan saw the old man with his black coat, and bowed politely.

“One bottle of snow white mountain ice, in exchange for the five pounds of Thousand Years Fire Herb.” The old man began speaking after Chi Guyan had finished her greetings.

“Thank you Master, but I need a strain of it!” Chi Guyan corrected him.

“Okay, even if you’re Chi Guyan, but I have my own rules to serve in the Black Moon Island. Five pounds is the limit and I did as a favour to your master!” The old man frowned as his tone changed.

“I couldn’t thank you enough, master, but I begged you to give me the amount I asked for. I will try to return this favour, whatever it costs me to!” Chi Guyan said in a determined voice.

“Can you give me a reason then?” The old man asked coldly.

“To save someone.” Chi Guyan answered in a calm manner.

“Save someone? If it’s for saving someone, then a pound of the Thousand Years Fire Herb would be enough. Here I am, giving you a generous load five pounds of them to save someone!” The old man spoke while giving her a weird look.

“No, that person need one sprint of it.” Chi Guyan shook her head.

“Is it a dead person?” The old man continued.

“No.” Chi Guyan denied again.

“Is he your master?”

“No.”

“Is this person important to you?”

“Yes.”

“Are you sure that you’ll be able to save him using a bunch of Thousand Years Fire Herb?”

“Not sure.”

“You… You’re not sure, and you came all the way to get those from me?” The old man had a change in his expression, as anger started to show out.

“Yes, I would like to give it a try.” Chi Guyan nodded her head.

“Try? Hahaha, what a good try!” The old man laughed out loud as he stared at Chi Guyan intently. He let out a loud sigh shortly after, “Looks like……This battle is inevitable today!”

“Please guide me, master!” Chi Guyan replied almost instantly.

“How pleasant of you to ask me to guide you!” The old man answered as soon as she finished speaking.

At this moment, the two stoned doors at the back slowly creaked open. Two figures walked out of the doors, both with white long hair and wearing a similar coat.

Of course they did not look the same as the old man.

Three Sages of the Black Moon Island.

Approaching.

“Chi Guyan, you’re going to fight three of us at the same time, have you really considered this properly?” The old man in the middle, with a black moon shape tattooed on his chest, slowly opened his mouth.

“Hmm.” Chi Guyan nodded her head, without much hesitation.

“Brother, against our junior, are we really going together?” The old man standing on the right had a tinge of doubt.

“Yes.” The middle one nodded his head.

“Understood.” The one standing on the left stopped talking as he wiped away the doubtful look on his face.

While the older brother did not give him any reasons for his answer, he understood that his brother never had made any wrong judgment before.

Four years ago, the Heavenly Dao Pavilion held a grand celebration.

He did not follow his brother to the Heavenly Dao Pavilion at that time, which also meant that he had never seen Chi Guyan in real life.

But he knew that Chi Guyan had entered Heavenly Dao Pavilion four years ago.

Four years…

A short period of only four years?

She was only in a Heavenly Reflection State mirror four years ago?

The old man at the left observed Chi Guyan, scanning up and down as he paused at her forehead. There was no light in between her forehead.

That made him felt relieved.

But very quickly, he felt uptight again. As he knew that once the light around Chi Guyan brightened up around her, it would shimmer bright like stars.

“So…. This is it!” The old man standing at the right seemed to have figured out everything that was happening, once the light began shining around Chi Guyan.

Chi Guyan remained silent as she flipped her hand. At the same time, a sword appeared on her hand.

It was a very average looking sword.

The long sword looked nothing threatening from the outside. It was made out of red wood, but it was smooth with no scratches on it.

The sword had a simple body, but its blade was sharp.

It can be seen that the blade was sharp and sleek, but not merely that.

The reality was that the sword looked no different from the average weapon sold in a street side shop. But as soon as the sword appeared on her hand, the three men had a drastic change on their faces.

That was not because the sword had a story behind it, but because of the fact that it resembled an average looking weapon.

Hence, it also signified that Chi Guyan had no intention on winning the battle through using a superior weapon.

A junior.

Fighting alone against three Sages.

She actually pulled out an ordinary long sword that could be found in any stall. That could be seen as an insult, but the thought did not cross the minds of the three old men.

As nobody would use their life as a bait to embarrass themselves.

Then…

The only explanation would be that Chi Guyan had not been using the sword, but she pulled out an ordinary sword today.

The three old men gave each other a look as they exhibited their suspicion, making it seemed like they were over-reacting.

But they were just being extra cautious.

“Seniors, are you all prepared? Junior is attacking soon!” Chi Guyan stared at the three old men standing before her, as she slowly lifted up her sword, pointing it at the middle man.

Chapter 624: The Madness of Chi Guyan Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

“Hmmmm yeah, bring it on!” The old man in the middle stared at the blade on Chi Guyan’s hand and nodded his head gently.

Begin a fight with the professionals by comparing each other’s imposing manners.

But Chi Guyan was not used to this habit, and she started to manoeuvre the blade on her hand as long as she saw the man nodding his head.

The blade was out.

The dull and ordinary blade suddenly emitted crystal rays of golden light, looking as if the stars had covered it. It was eye catching yet cold at the same time.

Chi Guyan’s blade was swift and it was different from Nangong Hao’s blade. She had already reached in front of the old man the sword appeared.

Her pink long coat swayed with the wind.

Her crystal clear eyes were stunning.

This stroke was similar to the previous attack that she made on Ah Bu. It had no foul moves, and it was a direct and swift stroke.

But it was because of this stroke that made the old man change his expression. He only started to move after the blade had reached his chest.

Although he was already sweating profusely.

Which made him seem as though he had just experienced a vicious battle.

“Weng!” A loud sound shook the whole earth.

A thick black ray of light began flowing out from the middle of the old man. Or so to say, that was not a ray of black light, it was just complete darkness.

It looked like a black hole swallowing everything around it.

Chi Guyan stopped moving her blade.

The sharp blade halted and shook vigorously in the dark, making a loud sharp noise. The light rays from the stars covering the blade flickered continuously.

Just at that moment, the two old men standing at both sides sprung into action. Both of them charged towards Chi Guyan, one left and the other right.

“Chi Guyan, you might be powerful, but the difference between us will never be meant to cross over!” The old man from the right exclaimed as he attacked and punched her on her left shoulder.

That stroke was not fast at all.

But it was extremely heavy, and its strength did not feel like that just came out purely from his palm. It was as heavy as a gigantic mountain.

The old man from the right certainly knew that the attack would take her down. As a team that fought together for countless years, he was aware that the man in the middle both had their own set of special moves that compliment one another.

The man in the middle would first stand back and defend while Chi Guyan made her first move. Then once the two men on the sides had attacked and cornered Chi Guyan from the sides, the old man from the middle would naturally take on the attacking role.

By then, Chi Guyan would receive the blows from the three of them simultaneously.

That would be an attack with much chemistry between the three of them.

But the attack was unexpectedly right on point.

“Hong!” That punch was strong and solid.

Chi Guyan did not even attempt to dodge that punch, hence the punch landed on her shoulders.

That resulted in the old man standing on the right to feel really confused.

“Could it be that we have overestimated this young lady?” The old man from the left did not reduce his strength of his punch, and he was using his normal strength to strike her.

In theory, Chi Guyan’s arm should not be able to handle that stroke, hence forcing her to loosen the grip of her blade. Yet, the blade on Chi Guyan’s hand did not even move and fall on the floor.

On the other hand…

It moved an inch forward and closer.

The blade that was originally half an inch in front of his chest now moved an inch closer to him. What would then happen?

“Boom!” The sharp end of the blade stabbed straight into the chest of the old man in the middle.

All of this happened in just an instant.

Since the start when Chi Guyan made her first move, to when the old man in the middle defended it. To when the old man on the right struck her arm and finally to when the blade was going into his chest.

Too fast.

It was too rapid to allow any reaction.

The old man in the middle froze at that moment, and so did the two men at the sides. All of them had unbelievable expressions on their faces.

“You…” The old man from the right opened his eyes widely as he witnessed the blade poking into the old man’s chest.

He did not expect that Chi Guyan would actually made use of the strength from his punch, to break through the darkness defence of the old man in the middle.

How was that even possible?

Could it be that she had already anticipated the attack on her shoulder?

That’s why she did not dodge it?

Impossible!

How could that possibly happen.

The old man on the right could not believe this.

So did the old man on the left, who was now approaching them.

“What an impressive young lady!” The old man from the left cried out, but his pace did not slow down at all.

“Hong!”

This punch was as firm as the previous one.

Chi Guyan still did not attempt to dodge again. However this time round she did not stabilise herself, and she used the strength to fly towards the old man on the right.

“Wam!”

The moment Chi Guyan flew out, a brilliant ray of light surrounded her body and the strangest sight happened.

The man on the right froze just when the light brightened up.

It all happened in an instant. Nobody would have noticed anything.

But the blade was already inside his chest. It was normal looking in nature, but it had already stabbed his chest.

Columns of fresh blood.

Red blood bursted out uncontrollably, creating a red rose in the night sky.

“Chi Guyan…” The man on the right stared at the blade sticking out his chest before looking at Chi Guyan.

Astounded.

Never before.

Of course he knew what was happening.

But all those were not important anymore. The crucial thing now was that despite the synergy of the three men, two of them were still injured by her in just a blink of an eye.

They had been attacked by a junior who was of a lower status than them?

Unbelievable.

But that was the reality.

At this moment, he seemed to figure out what Chi Guyan had meant by asking them to come to attack her together.

She was trying to borrow strength!

Moreover, it was their strength that she was trying to borrow.

But who in the world would use this sort of crazy method to fight? It was a total tragedy, as she was using her life to to end another’s.

“Chi Guyan, are you asking for death?” The man on the left did not suffer from any injuries, but he couldn’t help but tremble at the sight of both men getting hurt.

Their main goal was to take down Chi Guyan.

And make her retreat, but they had no intention of killing Chi Guyan. After all, they knew about how important Chi Guyan was to the Heavenly Dao Pavilion Leader.

But, it was obvious that Chi Guyan had been fighting for her life now.

If the old men had not suppressed their power due to the difference in status, they would have been relentless in battle already. When the other party was exchanging her life for another, how could one be showing mercy?

“Pu!” Chi Guyan spitted out a pool of blood from her mouth.

The rosy and alluring face of Chi Guyan turned pale at once, as she had just concurrently suffered two blows from the two strong fighters who was already in the Sage State.

She might have hurt two of them, but she wasn’t in a very good condition either, given her injuries.

But Chi Guyan’s expression remained calm, but the blood stain was still outside her mouth. Her face was pale but her eyes were still as bright and brilliant as ever.

“I beg you to give me one bundle of the Thousand Years Fire Herb, master!” Chi Guyan took a step back, but her expression looking as still as the frozen snow on the lake.

“Stop dreaming, Chi Guyan! Do you think that we can’t do anything to you?”

“Even if you’re a part of the Heavenly Dao Pavilion, we have the right to kill you, judging by your actions today!”

“Chi Guyan, if you back down now, we will not look into this matter. But if you want to continue underestimating us, please don’t blame us for being rude to the Heavenly Dao Pavilion!”

The three of them glared at Chi Guyan, looking cold and scary. As the strongest people in the Sage Sate, they should not be angry at a junior this quickly.

But it was also impossible for them to hand over the precious Thousand Years Fire Herb from the Black Moon Island.

“If that’s the case, then don’t blame me for being like that!” Chi Guyan’s expression remained the same. She raised the long spear up again and pointed directly at the old man in the middle.

“Chi Guyan, you’re asking for death!” The three of them made eye contacts with each other as they said coldly together.

“Death?” Chi Guyan lifted up her head and gazed at the stars over the horizon.

She had been the precious daughter who was under everyone’s care since young. And she looked even more amazing and elegant after being the Pride of the Heavens of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Never encountered any adversity.

Her life was always smooth and successful.

Everything would be given to her once she requested for something. As long as she thought of doing something, countless people would pave the way for her.

In fact, countless people had appeared in front of her and even volunteered to guide her.

Till…

She met a person in her life, who was shameless and not afraid of death.

But it was that person who did something that she would never do, which was single-handedly fighting the half sage Can Yang of the Demon Race.

Then obstructed the invasion of the Northern Barbarians in the Flame Capital City.

“If you can kill the Demon King, then I will definitely be able to get the Thousand Years Fire Herb!” Chi Guyan glared angrily as her eyes suddenly sparkled.

At the same time, a star started shimmering in the horizon.

That star was bright, and it was becoming bigger, bigger…

Or so to say, it was not growing bigger, it was just falling down from the sky.

It was falling down rapidly from the horizon, and Chi Guyan leaped at it at the same time, towards the fallen star.

“This is? Brother……Be careful!”

“Hong!”

A loud sound came out from the Black Moon Island, shaking the whole horizon. The entire Black Moon Island seemed to tremble, with smashing winds and roaring waves.

It was a rather terrifying scene.

Nobody managed to understand the whole situation, but the area where the three men and Chi Guyan were initially standing at, had became a pile of debris.

A huge black pit appeared in the middle and its bottom could not be seen.

The black stone house toppled.

More importantly, the volcanic mountain behind the black stoned house began reacting abnormally, emitting puffs of hot boiling air from the mouth of the volcano.

“Chi Guyan!” A voice bellowed out in the midst of the dusty atmosphere.

The difference between the voice earlier was that, it sounded more agitated this time round, and it was of an uncontrollable agitation.

A figure began emerging out from the dusty area at the same time.

That was a pink shadow, with beautiful features and bright eyes. Her mouth still had blood stains on it, as she continued biting her lips tightly.

“Pew!”

The figure moved in high speed.

It charged towards the volcano after coming out from the dusty area.

“Chi Guyan, you’re not getting away from this!”

“The thousand Years Fire Herd is not only a precious item in the Black Moon Island, it can also be referred to as one of the Five Treasures of the Nine Pinnacle Mountain. The Nine Pinnacle Mountain will forever be against you if you were to take it!”

“Stop right there!”

The three anxious sounds echoed behind her, as they charged out from the dust almost immediately.

Just that, as compared to earlier.

The three of them were looking slightly pathetic.

The black robes that were originally clean and tidy had now been damaged, and there were countless deep and terrible wounds on their bodies.

“Hong hong hong!” The huge volcano began shaking vigorously as the beasts on the island were startled by it, emitting howls of panic.

But Chi Guyan did not want to stop, and she tightened the grip on the sword, as she fixed her eyes on the volcano that might erupt any moment. She was looking calm and determined.

Closer, closer…..

Chi Guyan’s eyes shimmered as she looked at the volcano mountain in front of her.

The three men followed tightly behind her, feeling stressed and anxious, for they certainly knew that there was where the Thousand Years Fire Herbs were stored at.

They were also certain that once Chi Guyan entered the mountain, they were unable to protect the Thousand Years Fire Herb already.

“Brother!”

“My younger brothers, support me!”

“Okay!”

The three men made eye contact with each other, as the middle one clenched his teeth and leaped forward. At the same time, darkness seemed to have engulfed the whole sky.

Just as when darkness was engulfing the sky, the two men from both sides flew rapidly towards the middle man and gave him a punch each.

“Hong!”

Both palms landed directly on the soles of his feet.

The old man blended into a ray of light momentarily, which brightened up the night sky. There were no sounds and no signs of him, it was like he had disappeared.

“WAM!” A loud crashing sound echoed.

The birds and animals were making high pitched sounds in startle, and a blood fog burst out in the air. Then the pink figure dropped in the air.

It fell towards and down into the entrance of the volcano, which was about to erupt.

Chapter 625: Underestimating the First Bloodline Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

“Is she dead?”

“My brothers helped me in that punch and big brother even utilised all his strength. Even if Chi Guyan is not dead, I doubt that she can stand up!”

“Second brother is right, but the Thousand Years Fire Herb is still in the mountain. I think we should still go in and check it, just in case. We can also drag Chi Guyan’s body out at the same time!”

“Your words make sense, brother!”

The two old men witnessed the strike that had resulted Chi Guyan to fall down into the volcano. They looked confused and had no idea if such a situation was fortunate or not to them.

But that place was the Black Moon Island and it was located in the Nine Pinnacle Mountain area.

Chi Guyan might be from the Heavenly Dao Pavilion and also someone whom the Pavilion Leader very much respected. But they could still kill the person, once he or she broke into the Black Moon Island to steal its treasures.

“Big Brother!”

“Brothers, follow me down!” He stood solemnly at the mouth of the volcano, where the flames continuously spurted out.

“Okay!” The two brothers heard his command and nodded their heads.

The three of them did not hesitate in the air for long before they headed into the volcano mountain. The mountain was looking extremely stable and calm now.

They could see the boiling magma, once they plunged into the volcano.

The terrible heat created cracks and gaps in the inner wall of the volcano. Red crystal stones were embedded in those cracks, and their lights radiating faintly.

Fire Volcano Crystal.

One of the materials to make weapons.

It was also considered to be a treasure in the Black Moon Island.

But its value was nothing compared to that of the Thousand Years Fire Herb.

When the three of them had entered the mountain, their eyes immediately looked towards one of the cracks in the crater.

It was a crack that could barely fit a person. From the outside, it was no different from the other cracks. However, there was a protruding rock that was raised like an umbrella in that crack.

And under the umbrella-shaped rock, a red glow was looming.

That looked like a lump of flame.

However, it was not exactly a flame, because there was a plant which was enveloped by the red rays in the center of that flame.

It wasn’t a massive one. It was just the size of a palm, and it was round in shape.

Nonetheless, from the roots of the plants to the top of the round leaves, everything looked as clear as crystals. From the outside, there was a cluster of red air flowing, and each stem vein was clear and visible.

“It’s still here!” The three men saw the Thousand Years Fire Herb and heaved a sigh of relief. The Thousand Years Fire Herb was really a precious treasure.

The existence of it involved a huge amount of time and luck.

The flame would gather in the crater, and occasionally one or two stem of the herb would grow. While that might not be rare, the environment inside the crater was totally different from the outside.

How could the weak herb survive if the volcano were to explode?

Coincidentally, the Thousand Years Fire Herb grew from between the cracks, where the protruding stone was protecting it from the magma.

More importantly, the umbrella-shaped rock was able to retain the maximum amount of heat that would otherwise escape, allowing the fire herb to grow.

That was how the stem of herb was able to grow at such a fast speed in this condition. It was being protected from being overwhelmed by the hot magma.

And it had survived for a very long time.

Nobody could imagine how precious it was.

However…..

Just as the three of them were feeling relieved, a pink figure flashed past in front of their eyes.

Charging towards the cracks in a swift.

The next moment, a foot stepped on the umbrella-shaped rock above the Thousand Years Fire Herb.

In the dark cracks, rays of red light sparkly softly. Her pink dress swayed along with the heat waves, and a flame was burning on the rock under her long dress.

That was the strangest scene.

From one look, it looked like the old men had just seen a ghost.

In reality, the three old men all had flabbergasted expressions on their faces. Their eyes widened, as they glared at Chi Guyan incomprehensibly, who was standing at the area above the Thousand Years Fire Herb.

A hard and firm punch on her back.

But she was still alive?!

Whether it was the old men standing on both sides or the old man in the middle, nobody could believe the reality. After all, it was true that they did not show mercy during their strike just now.

“Chi Guyan, please calm down, don’t do that. We can understand how desperate you are about the Thousand Years Fire Herb, how about… We exchange 10 ounces of the herb with your one bottle of the Snow Mountain Ice. How about that?”

“We don’t need the Snow Mountain ice!”

“15 ounces, we could give you the 15 ounces for free. You have seen how scarce the Thousand Years Fire Herb is…. 15 ounces, that’s the limit, we have no idea how long will the next batch of the herbs grow up again after the 15 ounces!”

The two men from the sides were really frantic now.

With such a close distance, it was impossible for them to stop Chi Guyan. As long as she waved her hands slightly, that would be the end of the Thousand Years Fire Herb.

“Chi Guyan, you are already injured badly……. Quit being so crazy, even if you really managed to get the Thousand Years Fire Herb, there’s no way for you to bring them out!” The man in the middle spoke up.

“Hong hong!”

The volcano started vibrating again, and the rolling magma was boiling in the crater. The intense heat waves blew against the black robes of the three old men.

But the three of them did not move an inch.

Because Chi Guyan was motionless as well.

Chi Guyan resembled a carved statue, as she stood there quietly on the umbrella-shaped rock where the Thousand Years Fire Herb was at.

Her crystal clear eyes were fixated on the three men.

She seemed to be considering about the negotiations.

That was what the three men were thinking in their heads. But that idea was quickly erased, after they saw a slight ray of light shining on the forehead of Chi Guyan.

The light seemed to be emerging out from her forehead.

“This is?!”

“You……Chi Guyan, are you…”

“Chi Guyan!”

Whether it was the old men at the sides or the old man in the middle, their faces turned pale with astonishment after seeing the bright light shining on Chi Guyan’s forehead.

That really terrified them.

Silence.

Because Chi Guyan did not reply the three of them, as she only raised her head slightly and stared at the stars shining into the volcano mountain.

And more light began shining out from her forehead.

Gradually it became brighter, brighter….

“Weng!”

All of a sudden, the power of nature seemed to have been activated, as the ripples of light revealed from Chi Guyan’s body. It condensed behind her instead of spreading out.

It continued to solidify around her.

Very quickly, a faint shadow came to view.

It was a black silhouette hidden in the crack. It looked a bit blurry at first but it was clear that it was a human figure.

And it was that of a female’s.

Long black hair fell from top to bottom, blocking the bright lights in front of her chest. There was no expression in the eyes. But they were looking down coldly on the three old men in front of them.

This figure was indeed of a high majestic status.

The most special part was that there was a very prominent mark on her forehead.

And it was made up of five colours of light rays which formed the mark.

“Live, or die?” Chi Guyan’s hand lifted up slightly as light rays began shining out from the blade. Her face was looking as pale as ever and her mouth still had blood stains around it.

Patches of bright red blood stained her long dress.

Moreover, her body was still trembling all over, be it her foot on the stone or her right hand which was holding onto the long spear.

Chi Guyan did not look like she was in a good condition…

But given her current condition, she still offered the choices of either letting them live or die.

More importantly…..

After hearing the following from Chi Guyan, the three old men did not smile at all. Rather, they all seemed to be at a loss.

The three sages actually felt threatened from the words coming out of a trembling Chi Guyan?

That was unbelievable.

But that had truly happened in front of them.

“That was what everyone meant by the first bloodline of the Xuan Heavenly Dao Body?”

“Big brother, what do we do now?”

“Chi Guyan……She didn’t look like she wanted to get the Thousand Years Fire Herb straightaway. Was she thinking about fighting here with us?”

The two old men hesitated for a while before turning their attention to the one in the middle. Their expressions were all looking complexed.

“We can’t lose the Thousand Years Fire Herb!” The one in the middle made eye contact with the rest before looking at the figure behind Chi Guyan, as he tightened his grip.

“Understood!”

“We will all listen to you, big brother!”

The two old men listened and nodded their heads.

“Chi Guyan, embrace your death!”

“KILL!”

Along with the two voices, the two old men rushed towards Chi Guyan. At the same time, two rays of black and white light shone out from them.

It almost flooded the entire area of the volcano mountain.

“Step back!” Chi Guyan shouted once again when they were one inch away from Chi Guyan.

As soon as the voice died down.

The figure behind Chi Guyan started moving. Her black silky hair swayed in the air, as the multi rays of colours continued to swirl around on her forehead.

Then, two fists stretched out from in between the cracks.

“Bam!”

A loud sound could be heard.

The black and white light resembled a broken mirror, instantly turning into countless light spots.

As the two fists struck on the bodies of the two men.

“Hong!”

A loud sound came out again.

The two men were directly pushed onto the inner walls of the volcano, causing the original rock crystals that had been embedded in the inner walls of the crater to fall.

“Di da di da…”

The crystal bits of rocks rained down and dropped into the flame, forming little thick waves of liquid.

“Pu!”

“Pu!”

The two men spitted out a pool of blood almost immediately, as they fixed their eyes on the figure that slowly retreated into the cracks.

They were both traumatised.

They had no other way of expressing their emotions, because a crack that looked like a turtle net was spreading out rapidly.

After all these years, the volcano rocks which had undergone countless years of showering from the flame, were different from ordinary rocks outside. The rocks inside were strong and hard, and even the sharp blades were unable to cut it open.

But now…

It was being splitted open immediately.

How could that not scare them?

“So powerful!”

“Why was it so powerful?”

“I can’t believe that even though I have entered the Sage State, I can’t even beat a young 17 years old lady. This first bloodline of the Xuan Heavenly Dao Body is really impressive!”

“Big brother, we…”

“No need to say anything more!” The old man standing in the air reached out and stopped the other two behind him. He did not pay attention to the two of them.

In fact, since earlier…

He had never let Chi Guyan leave his sight.

And his eyes were extremely black. They resembled two black holes, and there was not a tad of white colour in them.

“Rumble!”

At that moment, the boiling magma exploded. Everyone was not sure if it was because of the two old men who crashed onto the inner walls, or it was just due to erupt.

The hot lava spouted from below, like a fire dragon vomiting breaths of red air.

“Younger brothers, please leave first!” The old men standing in the air began moving, as darkness enveloped the entrance of the volcano mountain.

His body vanished as soon as he finished his sentence.

It was blending.

It blended into the darkness.

Chi Guyan had also started moving at the same time.

“If you are able to do it, I can do it too!” Chi Guyan mumbled under her breath, as she carried the blade with her and flew towards the Thousand Years Fire Herb. She was moving as swift as lightning.

But just as the tip of the blade was about to reach the Thousand Years Fire Herb…

The blade halted in its tracks.

As there was a ball of darkness in front of the blade. It was of the size of a palm.

“Chi Guyan, dream on!” A voice boomed out from the darkness, as it filled the air in the volcano mountain.

…

“Big brother!” The old men looked at the ball of darkness that had entered into the crack. They wanted to mouth out something. However, the magma below was already spewing onto the soles of their feet. This clenched their teeth forcefully and flew out of the crater.

“Hong long long…”

Hot magma spewed from the crater, and rushed into the sky. It exploded, turning into thick rock liquid, flowing down from the mouth of the volcano mountain.

High pitch screeching sounds of the animals filled the sky.

The waves crashed, under the light of the stars, and the flames rose up the sky as red light illuminated the dark Black Moon Island. The black moonstone above the crater was being dyed red.

Chapter 626: The Tremble of the Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

It was a beautiful scene, but it was shocking at the same time.

Black smoke spurted from the crater and rose towards the sky, forming a large black cloud, covering all the light emitting from the stars, and there was not a single ray of light in Black Moon Island.

At the same time…

A ray of light fired out from the crater and broke through the impenetrable wall of the volcano. It was extremely fast and slid across the sky.

“Rumble…” Numerous gravels fell from the volcano and into the red magma beneath, creating flowers of flame upon impact.

“Big brother!” The two men rushed out from the light, clenching their fists, as they looked anxious and worried.

…

Five days later, early in the morning.

The warm and soft sunlight fell from the sky, and the red feathered bird flew down from the horizon. It stopped on a lush tree branch, chirping cheerfully.

Under the big tree, the green grass was stained with dew, and a faint cloud drifted across the sky. From time to time, a breeze blew through the leaves, and the branches shooked and rustled.

It was at the bottom of the Cang Ling Mountain, a piece of land in the Northern Mountain Village. Peaceful. It was ordinary just like the surrounding scenery, looking elegant and pleasing to the eye.

And just at the moment, the peaceful ground trembled vigorously, resulting in the branches to shift down.

“Chip!” The birds were frightened as they flapped their wings and soared up into the sky.

The silence had seemed to be broken, but after the tremor, everything was restored to its original state again, as though nothing had happened.

But there was another whole new world apart from this whole serenity.

The sound of the strings hung in the air. It was light and slow, flowing smoothly like a small river.

It seemed like there was a spell that was calming the surroundings.

The string instrument was playing a meditation song.

The song was obviously a meditation song.

The rhythm of the song, as well as the jade-like fingers on the purple guqin. A white snow dress slightly floated along with the blowing breeze, as her dark beautiful hair landed on the emerald green grass.

The song sounded like a fairyland.

It was coupled with the beautiful face of the woman, with crystal clear jade skin and bright black eyes. That scenery was indeed extremely stunning.

However, the young lad sitting opposite the woman did not seem to see the woman at all, as his eyes were not even opened.

Both his eyes were slightly closed.

It seemed like he was sleeping.

However, he wasn’t lying down, instead he was sitting on the floor. His hands were laid flat on his knees, and it did not look like he was sleeping, in fact, it was like he was in his own state.

The Buddhists have an explanation for this state, it is called: meditation.

Fang Zhengzhi wasn’t aware if he had already sunk into a meditating state, but he knew he was tired, extremely tired.

He had fought and attempted to escape multiple times after he knew that he was being trapped by Yun Qingwu using the Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet.

He was never so serious till now, where for half a month, he had only gotten an hour of sleep daily. When his eyes were open, he had been looking around.

Observing every details.

From the grains of sand on the ground, to the plants on the grass patch and the leaves on the trees. And finally to the mountains faraway, the rivers and the sky…..

He did not miss out on any part.

Look, observe, reflect.

Throughout this half month’s duration, he had emptied every part of his body.

He had suffered for half a month.

Until 5 days ago…

Fang Zhengzhi could no longer tolerate his situation, and it was not because he could not endure his predicament anymore, but it was because he had insufficient time left.

It was because the Heavenly Dao Pavilion test was only a month away from now.

If he were not trapped, and such a situation did not happen, five days ago, he would have started setting off for the Northern Mountain Village. Then he would have met up with Yan Xiu at the Flame Capital City before heading for the Heavenly Dao Pavilion.

But, the situation now was all in a mess.

He had not moved a bit, since the Heavenly Dao Sage Tablets were still not unlocked. Hence, he had to stay trapped outside the Northern Mountain Village. He had resorted to all sorts of methods, but Yun Qingwu still remained relentless.

In fact even till recently, she even tried to not care, not listen and not answer to any negotiations.

Fang Zhengzhi was furious.

“Let me out, you crazy woman. Even if you want me to solve the Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet, there’s no need for you to trap me here right? Human rights, do you know what are human rights?”

Fang Zhengzhi roared and threatened to commit suicide. As he had predicted that Yun Qingwu would never want him to die, and her goal was just for him to solve the Thirteen pieces of Heavenly Dao Sage Tablets.

Or maybe, that might be a win-win situation for both of them.

Yun Qingwu would know about the secrets of Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet, and he would be able to succeed in entering the Sage State.

But this method was really tough, since there was no space for negotiations at all and he was forced to do this. Is this really the best method?

Fang Zhengzhi’s complants had attracted Yun Qingwu’s attention.

But her response was, “If a person really wants to die, nobody else could save him.”

Then…

There was nothing after that.

Fang Zhengzhi certainly wasn’t thinking about suicide, so he came to the last resort which was to give up. He had used the self-harm method to force Yun Qingwu to let him out, which was not something he would usually do.

His heart was beating really fast, as though it was about to explode anytime.

After spending half a month trapped outside the Northern Mountain Village, he turned from a carefree and cheerful bird into an anxious ant.

His sudden disappearance had caused the people around to feel worried. Putting Wu Yuer aside, he could not help but think about Qin Xuelian and Fang Houde.

Moreover, Qin Xuelian’s body condition had been deteriorating…

And then there was the promise he had made with Chi Guyan.

He was supposed to be at the Heavenly Dao Pavilion two years ago. But it had already been postponed for two years, was he supposed to delay it any longer?

He had no idea if he would still have another two more years to live.

And then there was Ping Yang…

The Ping Yang who had been waiting for him at the Ling Yun Tower.

Fang Zhengzhi had too many things to settle, and he could never be at ease to observe the Heavenly Dao Sage Tablets and wait patiently for him to get lucky and be a sage.

All these anxieties were pressing down on Fang Zhengzhi.

Therefore, he needed to vent his anger and frustration.

Yun Qingwu utilised all three “no” methods against Fang Zhengzhi’s “words” and “strategies”, but she did not ignore Fang Zhengzhi’s vents and complaints.

On the other hand…….

She gave Fang Zhengzhi ample opportunities to vent out his anger.

Of course, such opportunities were not given by her out of nothing. It was only after cooking up a delicious array of food, that she had prepared few bottles of wines for him.

Moreover, the most important thing was that Yun Qingwu even accompanied him, as she had said out loudly, “Alright, not saying you don’t have a chance, but if you have the ability, you can get me drunk and take your revenge?”

Thereafter, Fang Zhengzhi drank the wine.

He felt that there was some hidden meaning within Yun Qingwu’s words, and it might even be a trap again. But he still drank it, because wanted to drink it.

That meal lasted for quite some while, and they drank for a very very long time.

Fang Zhengzhi wasn’t aware of how much wine he had drank that day. But the fact was that up till now, he had yet to turn sober.

So was that even meditation?

Naturally, it wasn’t.

To phrase it better, Fang Zhengzhi currently was still drink in unconsciousness, but his sitting stance was as firm as that of a meditation. As to why he would adopt such a stance to sleep, only Yun Qingwu would know the reason.

Fang Zhengzhi was only aware of one thing, which is that many thoughts were floating around in his mind. A while ago he was up flying around the tall mountains, and the next moment he would plunge down into the river.

As for why all these thoughts and imaginations were floating in his head, the main reason was that he had been chasing a particular girl in his mind the whole time.

A girl wearing a long white dress.

He had met this girl before, and they had met more than once.

Their first encounter was when he was with Yan Xiu, when they were in the Heavenly Treasure Hall Divine Constabulary. He saw this girl through its parallel dimension.

That time, the lady appeared at the lakeside, dancing elegantly, it was really beautiful. But he was not able to see her features clearly.

And there was the time at the Southern Region too, but he did not know if it could be counted, because his world then was looking purplish, a sort of splendid purple.

He had seen the same lady wearing the long white dress then too.

She danced like a angel, beside the river of Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet.

Fang Zhengzhi had came in contact with lots of secrets in these two years. Just like how he knew about the black squarish stone real name, which was called The Vast World.

And how there’s a piece of “pure land” within The Vast World.

The lake was calm, and the green meadow, quiet and peaceful. It was pure and not contaminated with even a trace of dust. The “pure land” was indeed called the Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet.

But he had never had another chance to meet the white long dress lady again.

He even attempted to search around The Vast World, but failed to find any items or things related to the lady.

Initially, he thought it was something related to the bead which he had picked up along the lakeside in the Heavenly Treasure Hall.

But after…

Fang Zhengzhi rejected the idea, since the bead was not in the boundaries of the The Vast World.

Or so to say, when Fang Zhengzhi had been attacked by the half sage Can Yang of the Demon Race, the bead had been discarded along with many other useless items, and abandoned at the Southern Region.

Why would there then still be the white long dress lady when there was no bead left?

The most important point was that since he could control the whole Vast World, there was nothing that could escape his sight anymore.

“What was that?” Fang Zhengzhi had asked that question repeatedly, but he didn’t manage to solve the whole question since the lady had not appeared again.

But now…

The lady had appeared once again.

And she was just standing in front of him, he could not help but proceed to seek and find out the real identity and appearance of the lady.

Only this time round, the lady wasn’t dancing in front of him anymore.

Instead, like a traveler, she brought him around as they stepped across a series of grasslands, past pools of clear lakes, and crossed over a bunch of consecutive mountains.

Started at sunrise and stopped at sunset.

That felt strange as the lady seemed like she was admiring the whole scenery across the mountains and rivers, appreciating the picturesque surroundings.

Fang Zhengzhi had also seen the scenery, but only so because he was following behind the lady. He felt like a tourist following a tour guide.

He had tried to catch up to her, and even shouted and yelled at her.

But the lady did not pay any attention to him, and the distance was always 20 feet away from each other. Even if he tried to hasten his steps, the distance between them remained the same.

Just like that, both of them walked together for a very long time.

Until the lady finally stopped in front of a piece of dried up land. The trees were all withered up and there were countless cracks everywhere on the ground.

The wind was caressing on her cheeks gently.

It was certainly not a desert, but it looked barren and deserted. It had a dying atmosphere lingering in the air.

Of course…

Fang Zhengzhi didn’t feel uncomfortable from looking at the scenery, as the lady had brought him to a worse environment before.

Such as dark caves, swamps filled with mud, as well as cold glaciers and extremely hot subterranean. They even looked at the boiling magma up close.

This place was nothing compared to the other places that he had been to. It was just a bit more deserted and scary.

But the lady paused there and had no intention of moving forward.

After all the following and pursuit, Fang Zhengzhi had given up trying to go up close to the lady. Hence, he intentionally stopped in his tracks too and waited patiently.

This wait had turned out to be an hour long.

But there was no movement made, and the lady continued standing on the same spot, resembling a statue clothed in a white long dress.

Fang Zhengzhi could not endure any longer and took one step forward.

According to what had happened earlier, Fang Zhengzhi thought that if he were to step forward, the lady would also make a step forward.

But reality was that…

The lady stayed in the same place, motionless.

Fang Zhengzhi felt complexed, and it brought out a little excitement in him. Since the lady did not move from her place, it also meant that he was able to walk in front of her and catch a glimpse of how she looked like.

Harbouring this hope, Fang Zhengzhi started walking again.

Step by step towards her.

And the lady continued staying in her position, as the wind blew onto her white dress, and her black hair swaying freely. She did not seem to realise Fang Zhengzhi was approaching her.

Closer, he was closer.

As Fang Zhengzhi hastened his steps, the distance between the lady and him became closer. Quickly, Fang Zhengzhi reached the back of where the lady was standing at.

Chapter 627: A Breakthrough, The Rebirth Of All Living Things Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

However, Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes froze as he stood behind the lady,

Naturally, he should have taken another two more steps in front so as to catch a glimpse of the woman in the white dress. But alas he decided not to do that.

Because his vision started turning green as soon as he stood behind the lady.

The green seemed strange as they were surrounded by dry land, withered trees and piercing winds. How could there be green in such a lifeless place?

But the reality was that a tinge of green appeared in front of his sight.

It was a bud emerging from the dry land.

Emerald green leaves, delicate branches, and above all, there was a drop of crystal clear dew on the leaves of the bud.

“Di da!” Dew drops slipped from the leaves and dripped onto the dried up land, disappearing instantly.

It was normal and expected as the land was too dried up, but among all these was a tinge of strangeness. Who could understand how there was still life in such an environment?

Hold up!

Alive?!

Fang Zhengzhi’s body trembled vigorously.

He fixated his eyes on the bud as a familiar strange feeling built up within him. It felt as if the bud was growing inside his heart.

His heart?

Could this place be?

Fang Zhengzhi scanned his surroundings abruptly, at the dry land, the strong winds as well as the withered trees.

Wrong, this place couldn’t be…

Fang Zhengzhi shook his head quickly, as when he had seen the bud, he had an illusion. It was like he had seen his broken Small Dimension.

But there weren’t many big trees in his Small Dimension.

It was not the same.

But this place still looked very familiar.

The familiar bud, the familiar dews and the empty spaces.

Just like the beginning of all living things, the bud was the source of everything. It was through the growth of the bud that allowed the revival of all living things.

“Revival?” That idea flashed past Fang Zhengzhi’s mind immediately as he shook his head again. He thought that revival wasn’t the most apt description of the sight in front of him.

Desolate land.

Dead silence, fierce piercing wind, dry barren land, green buds….

No, it can’t be right.

This was not the normal method of the beginning of all living things, nor was it a simple revival of life as well.

Destruction!

It was a form of destruction!

A destruction that happened at the beginning of the revival.

It was like a natural law, except that the laws in front of him were like two distinct and different laws.

In a deserted land of death, he saw a fresh life. That was a scene that had completely violated the nature rules. However, there seemed to be some kind of reason behind all these.

“What was the reason?” Fang Zhengzhi could not understand the situation temporarily.

And that was when the lady slowly sat down, ignoring the dried up ground, as patches of soil stained her white dress.

Fang Zhengzhi decided to voice out something.

Such as, your dress is too white. It is not too good to turn it into a black dress, it might be better if you look for a few leaf pads. Or maybe, you can sit on my lap? Or why not, you’ll be at the top, I’ll be at the bottom?

But the words couldn’t come out of his mouth in the end.

It was because of the fact that Fang Zhengzhi did not dare to say them, but he felt that something seemed off.

A white dress transforming to a black dress…

It was similar to a betrayal of beauty and the law.

If he were to change his perspective, such as, the lady might be wearing a black dress since the beginning?

Or the lady might think that the white dress was not suitable for her, so that it would become prettier when she sat down?

Fang Zhengzhi had no idea what was happening in his head, but he felt that an idea had began to start churning in his head.

However, he did not manage to catch on to what was in his mind.

The feeling was akin to when he was about to take off his shirt, but realised that the button was spoilt and couldn’t be opened. This feeling was anxious, but the more urgent he was, the more difficult it would be for him to open it.

Fang Zhengzhi decided to open the thoughts in his mind.

But he heard a voice ringing.

“Sit.”

It was a simple sound, but it caused Fang Zhengzhi to have a sudden surge of shock. He wasn’t feeling frightened, but rather, it was a type of feeling that made him wide awake.

Extremely sober and clear-minded.

The white dress lady actually spoke?

This felt unbelievable to Fang Zhengzhi, but he pondered for a long time before sitting down.

Just like the lady, Fang Zhengzhi sat down on the ground, beside ther.

Then he turned his attention to the bud in front of him.

“Eh?” In just a small glimpse, Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes widened as the bud from earlier had disappeared.

It changed to a small tree, which was half the height of a human.

There were many leaves on the small tree, and the dews were crystal clear on each and everyone of them. Drops of dew slowly formed on the leaves.

“Drip drop, drip drop…”

As the dew dropped on the ground, the cracks on the ground began to gradually shrink. The dry ground was leached with faint traces of water, although it was able to keep the ground moist.

“It’s the Small Dimension, exactly….It must be the Small Dimension!” Fang Zhengzhi felt confident with a tinge of happiness inside him as he watched the dew drip down.

Here…

This place was where he was in the Small Dimension.

But why would he appear in this Small Dimension? Moreover, why would the white dress lady stop at such a place suddenly?

Multiple questions were bothering Fang Zhengzhi.

But the white dress lady did not respond again. There was no sound coming out from her, as she continued to sit down quietly.

Fang Zhengzhi had the urge to ask what was going on.

But he chose to be silent in the end.

There weren’t too many reasons and explanations, but he decided that people might just have different perspectives on things. Just like “there are so many potential lovers to choose from, but you only pick one from among those potential lovers.”

“Let’s go.” Just at that moment, the white dress lady spoke again, gingerly standing up and walked in front.

She did not brush off the soil stains on her dress and walked forward as usual.

As she continued to move forward, the little buds began emerging from the ground. There were green grass, bright flowers and thick tall trees.

That was the strangest scene.

The white lady arrived at a place that seemed deserted and scarce. The initially black piece of land became turned green all of the sudden, as the fierce wind softened, emitting a smooth and breezing atmosphere.

Fang Zhengzhi stood up too.

He wanted to chase after the white dress lady, but he realised that the distance would just be extended once again.

From ten feet, to fifteen feet, then twenty feet.

As Fang Zhengzhi followed closely behind her, he looked down at the green patches that seemed to revert to its original state.

The lady walked in front while Fang Zhengzhi followed closely behind.

But Fang Zhengzhi still felt that something was abnormal.

“Wrong!” Fang Zhengzhi paused immediately as he stopped following the white dress lady. He stayed put on his position.

Just as he stopped, the white dress lady also halted her tracks.

The grass that was growing rapidly stopped growing, so did the fresh bright flowers, as well as the lush gigantic trees. The whole world had seemed to stop, it was like a frozen frame.

“I see!” Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes brightened up instantly, as the little spot of light in his eyes sparkled like the stars in the night.

At this point, he seemed to figure out why the white dress lady suddenly stopped moving. He also understood the reason as to why the trees and the bud were growing in the deserted land.

Initially…

He thought it was just destruction.

It would begin with destruction then transform into the stage of revival.

Starting off with just a bud, and into a big tree. A from a raindrop, to keeping the dry land moist. As time passed by, it would turn into a whole new world.

All these seemed like a standard rule, one that dictate the beginning of living things.

But very quickly, he found out that this rule seemed odd, and it was not what he had envisioned.

The bud forming in a dry piece of land.

That was certainly not revival.

But creation.

It happened after the white dress lady had entered the dry land. Or to put it into context, the lady had planted a “seed” into this piece of dry land.

That explained why the white dress lady had stopped just now.

A seed, planted into the dry land, with the raindrops moisturising the dry piece of land. Then more seeds were planted and they started growing.

There wasn’t much of a difference…

But the hidden meaning in it was extremely different.

“A seed… Yes, it’s a seed!” Fang Zhengzhi felt that he had finally cracked open the difficult puzzle in his head.

Ever since he was trapped by Yun Qingwu using the whole 13 pieces of Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet spell, he had been observing and brainstorming.

But they were to no avail.

Certainly…

It was not to say that the thinking and observation had not benefited him, for it helped him accumulate knowledge. It was the compilation of every little bit of knowledge that allowed him to understand the whole situation.

If it wasn’t for his earlier observations, he wouldn’t have cracked open the puzzle so quickly.

The beginning of all living things, was a seed.

The Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet contained all sorts of natural elements such as mountains, waters, trees, flowers and grass…

But none of all these could compare with the source, which was the seed.

In other words, the real way to solve the Heavenly Dao Sage Tablet was to find the first “seed” in every piece of it. The seed might a drop of water, or a tree, a flower, or even a grain of soil.

All these could also be labelled as…..

Rebirth!

There was a rebirthing process in every trees, flowers, lake, sea and mountain. They all required the process of rebirth.

“Rebirth, it was all about rebirthing!” Fang Zhengzhi clenched his fist tightly, as he had never figured out how to enter the Rebirth State.

Supernatural State allowed a body to get in touch with death, and draw the power from a body. From there, it would develop a supernatural effect when it had reached the limit of a human’s body.

But rebirth…

Was to let the body grow again in its extreme state.

Fang Zhengzhi wasn’t aware of how he managed to step into the Rebirth State, neither did he know how to disrupt his current state.

But he was aware of something.

He was stronger than before.

That was sufficient.

Immediately, Fang Zhengzhi looked at the white dress lady in front of him, with a grin on his face.

“20 feet distance? I can probably surpass that!” Fang Zhengzhi sprung into action as he slowly moved forward. There was a vibration as soon as his feet landed on the ground.

“Rumble!”

A tree began growing up from underneath, looking lush and green. It wasn’t just a normal tree, but an enormously massive tall tree.

The lady’s body was trembling from the shake, and the vibration seemed to have attracted her attention.

Then she slowly turned around.

Her long hair was still flying like a moist cloth.

Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes opened wide in shock. He initially wanted to catch up to the white dress lady, but little did he know that the lady would turn back.

Turn back!

Fang Zhengzhi fixed his eyes on the white dress lady’s her.

From the look of her complexion, he could tell that the lady’s skin was very smooth. It was like the skin of a young lady.

Then…

Fang Zhengzhi saw a pair of eyes.

It was a pair of bright eyes like the stars in the night. The beautiful features, her silky skin and the exquisite look on her face, these were all perfect qualities.

“Bam!” Fang Zhengzhi felt an explosion in his head.

Because he could never understand what had just happened before him. It was something that seemed almost impossible.

“Chi……Chi Guyan!?” Fang Zhengzhi’s mouth opened wide as he let out an unbelievable sound.

But, the reality was that…..

The white dress lady in front of him was certainly Chi Guyan. Her sparkly eyes, her perfect features, exquisite vibes, they were all identical to Chi Guyan’s.

But all these were not explainable!

There could only be one incident now that would lead to Fang Zhengzhi’s current reaction.

And that was certainly not King Xieluo’s revival, nor half sage Can Yang’s reincarnation. It was the fact that the white dress lady who had just turned around, was actually Chi Guyan.

What on earth?!

How could all that be possible, even just a little bit? All of a sudden, Chi Guyan just appeared in front of him, that was just intolerable!