Chapter 311: The Diviner

"Mountain Fire? Ten Thousand Mountains?"

Lin Mo was unfamiliar with these terms.

Nan Gong Yi Chen smiled and said:

"Young Master has only recently ascended to the Spirit Xu Realm and is not yet familiar with the nine continents of this realm. Do you know why the Earth Yuan is divided into nine continents?"

"I know."

Lin Mo nodded and said:

"A thousand years ago, after the 'Post-Honghuang' descended upon Earth Yuan, the land was divided into nine continents. According to later scholars' research, it seems…"

"The five-clawed golden dragon is our Zhongzhou's emblematic divine beast, embodying our spiritual faith. I told you to seek Master Putizi for ten drops of divine dragon blood—sacred dragons are exceedingly rare; aside from the five-clawed golden dragon, it's nearly impossible to find another!" Gong Gong said.

A young man in black robes stood there, wearing black cloth shoes, a black headband wrapped around his head, and a Japanese katana at his waist.

"Your Majesty, give your orders." The heads of the Dong and Shu families, upon learning they had been summoned together by King Li Xian, could only assume Li Xian wanted grain and funds from both houses.

The next day, the army marched out. Xiao Ming sent Yue Fei five carts of rice, flour, oil, salted meat, and other supplies. Yue Fei accepted them without pretense, thanked him, and by that afternoon arrived five li south of Bianjing's southern gate. A detachment of Jin scout troops had previously appeared on the flank but withdrew upon spotting Xiao Ming and Yue Fei's forces.

Wuheng State, come to think of it, shares the same terrain as the former Dayuan State—a vast plain where all its people dwell by following rich pastures and water, just like Dayuan, a purely nomadic people.

"Given how strangely I was born, and with Yue Kongming's suspicious nature, surely he didn't stop investigating after the fact?"

Though only fifty meters long, this stretch felt longer to them than the fifty li they had just walked. Those who had not grown tired in the prior distance now, in this brief span, all broke into cold sweats simultaneously.

The Civil Defense Corps had completed their reorganization. Under their officers' direction, soldiers were receiving new uniforms, rank insignia, weapons, ammunition, and maintaining their armored vehicles.

"Big Brother, I trust Yamamoto's intelligence—it's first-hand. There's more: Yamamoto has told you in full detail about Li Guolou's one-man battle against the Thirteen Protectors of the Yipin Hall." Tai Yilang ordered.

Le Bing gave Shang Guan Fei a glance, then pulled out a pill and forcefully shoved it into Le Lan's mouth.

"Impossible!" Yin Feng's eyes widened in disbelief. He staggered back two steps and turned to retreat.

Tong Tian Jiao Zhu and Yuan Shi Tian Zun have been at odds since the Fengshen War. Lao Zi, as their elder brother, has always remained neutral. Now that Lao Zi has vanished, he's likely gone to mediate.

Fang Zheng, seeing this, was utterly baffled. What was going on? Why weren't they angry? Why were they all smiling?

Reflecting on her behavior these past days, she wondered if she had truly fallen in love. She let him stay in her room, secretly watched his monster, even begged to cook him noodles—what was happening to her?

"Yu Bai Brother, I haven't found anything either." Zhen Yi wrapped her arms around the man's neck, closed her eyes, and buried her head slightly deeper. She didn't know where to go, but stopping didn't matter.

The push was harmless—but her hands landed squarely on a place they shouldn't have touched.

Better than her initial fear of turning into bare white bones—she could still move her hands. This was Sun Shining's last impression before fainting, along with Shen Nianyi's stunned expression. She glanced involuntarily at the now-empty pool: silver granules, like threads unraveling from seamless silk.

In speed, the Divine Spirit clones fell far short of Yun Zhong Zi. He caught up in an instant and raised his hand—a sword strike. The sword qi blazed brilliantly, as if it could cleave the heavens open.