Volume One, Chapter Ninety-Three: Leaving Cangzhou

Has the leader of Black Mountain Sect been killed by Ji Die?

That boy actually went to Maple Grove City?

With the recent appearance of the Ghost Ship causing an uproar across Azure State, the death of the Black Mountain Sect master has once again stirred up this stagnant pool, sending huge waves through the land.

One must know that in less than a year, two Foundation Establishment cultivators, ordinarily held in the highest esteem, had already died.

And both of them had been killed by the same man.

Amid the crowd’s amazement, the overlord of this region, the Overbearing King Sect, had already made its move. It was said that an elder at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage had gone to Maple Grove City in search of Ji Die, crying that he would eradicate evil and uphold the Dao.

But anyone with eyes could tell that the Overbearing King Sect merely wanted to seize...

In truth, calling them sparks was not quite apt, because sparks flash and vanish in an instant. These points of light, however, did not—they continued to shine, and shone ever brighter, giving one the visual impression that they would exist forever.

Lady Yu had finally been able to get out of bed. Holding little Lei, she walked a circuit through the banquet hall, fine beads of sweat already beading on her brow.

Raising his hand, Merlin took out two Pokeballs and recalled Kaimon and Dark in turn. He tried his best to keep his gaze from lingering too long on the castle nearby, which now seemed even more immense, more oppressive, and especially eerie up close.

Fortunately, Cloud Dwelling had only thought it to himself and not said it aloud, or else he would surely have been mocked mercilessly by Stargrass.

Though still not enough to fully manifest this formation, with the aid of spatial law, it was still possible to shuttle back and forth.

Unfortunately, although the digging mouse had taken a certain degree of evasive action, it still could not escape being knocked down by the water sphere. A Water Pulse strike with double weakness directly left it unable to continue the fight.

Gu Yan only felt that the scene before him seemed strangely familiar. Aside from that one meeting with her in the side room, this matter also vaguely stirred some image in his mind.

Ruoyun removed the plaque from her waist and handed it over, though she did not take off her clothes, because she had already decided to hypnotize these people.

Not many days later, the second branch lady of the Jiang family entered the capital. With her came, thick-skinned and impossible to send away, the first branch lady, Madam Tong. She did not come alone; she also brought along the legitimate son of the late eldest master, the Jiang family’s Fourth Master, Jiang Li, who was already thirteen years old.

"Think about it. If I’m strapped for cash, I won’t have enough to eat. If I don’t eat enough, I won’t have the strength to run errands for them. If I’m not constantly helping them think of ways, then they’ll simply be unable to be together. Am I not right?" Wu Ming said with perfect logic.

Shen Wan returned to her lodgings as instructed and lay down to sleep. Before closing her eyes, she knew this much: the more suffering she endured, the more she would one day receive in return.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, he took out a scroll. It was wrapped in brocade cloth edged with gold and white silk. The scroll itself was as wide around as both hands encircling it, enough to show that there were many records within, and that this profound skill was of exceptionally high rank and not easy to learn.

Another sleepless night. Liu Rui sat in Aya’s room, looking at the letter Aya had left on the table—a letter filled with all her resentment and anger. Liu Rui could only sigh helplessly.

He took out a purple-gold strip about as thick as one of Lin Chen’s fingers... and handed it to Hua Die, who paused slightly before taking it.

"You did nothing wrong. Maybe I really am crazy!"

He had actually swung his fist in impulse just to see her with another boy.

Only now did he finally understand why the soldier guarding the gate had looked at him with such an idiotic expression. He should have thought of it earlier: the beast outbreak would not be confined to only part of the region. The beasts across the entire grassland would surely go berserk and become wildly bloodthirsty.

Yet now, faced with a heap of alchemical materials, she was utterly out of sorts. She had held a piece of metal in her hand for quite a while, but her mind was blank, and she could not even remember what to do next.

Two massive bursts of damage floated up from the mud drake’s head, successfully reducing its health to the threshold needed for Shadow Killer to finish it off. That meant it was time for the Time Controller to shine.

Six powerful streaks of golden sword qi seemed fierce at first but weak at the end; when they struck Lin Chen’s body, they vanished without a trace.

"Sweetie, you’re here! Grandpa has missed you to death!" The old man could barely restrain himself, tears streaming down his face.

The various pills that had long been prepared were swallowed without regard for cost, and detoxification pills were taken as well.

Xue Niang listened, startled and delighted in equal measure. She was astonished that the immortal of legend was right before her; she was glad that she and her child now had a way to live, and perhaps Second Master, the young mistress, and her own man still had a sliver of hope.

Thus, when she saw Lu Lin and his fire beast in such a state, Yanglan Icewater could not help but give a couple of tutting sighs. Yet her full attention was not on sighing. After learning of Lu Lin’s bloodline, she immediately swung her right hand forcefully toward him.

"Master, you’re back. Did you get the spring water?" Seeing Tang Sanzang return, Wukong and Bajie immediately crowded around him.

Yet strangely enough, even though the palace halls looked identical, the cultivators who arrived one after another treated everyone else as though they were invisible.

If I go there, those people who envy me and hate me for it will surely find some way to embarrass me again.

Those people from the Demi-Sect actually had not truly submitted. After seeing this scene, apart from a small number, most of them stepped back, naturally fearing that they would be caught up in it.

"Huh, what is going on here?" Everyone present was instantly dumbfounded, even Bajie and Wujing; only Tang Sanzang himself laughed secretly.

But now he was worried that Lin Wan might act too impulsively, so he had no choice but to tell her about it in advance.

Then, after Fang Ziye painlessly sent the mouse teacher on its way to paradise, and after cleaning the operating table, he took several steps back.

Yu Meiren’s gaze drifted almost imperceptibly across Jiang Jiu, then toward the placard behind the two of them.

Just when Jiang Jiu could no longer bear it, a familiar voice called out from above, pulling her back to reality.

But from the very beginning, she had already prepared herself to face everything alone. Since she had chosen to be a reporter, clearing the truth was her duty, not something to be hidden away safely behind him.

Once tonight is over, tomorrow I’ll buy a plane ticket back to the United States and won’t keep appearing in front of you all.

Having been in meditation for three full days, Duan Tiannan took the lightly charred lamb leg and tore into it greedily, grease shining all over his mouth.

"Demonic cultivator?" Stone Dragon seemed to sink into a long, deep memory. For quite a while it remained petrified and unmoving, as though it had returned once more to its statue-like state.