Chapter 396: The True Form of the Dharma Sword, Nine Holy Cups, Zhao Xing is Stunned!

Judging by Zhao Xing's current cultivation base, breaking the third seal of the Lightning Dharma Sword was not particularly difficult.

However, when it came down to it, Zhao Xing changed his mind.

Because Qing Yuzi had been struggling within the barrier, looking like a fierce tiger trying to break out of its cage.

"What is going on with Old Qing? Why is his strength so great?" Zhao Xing's hand hovered in mid-air, watching Qing Yuzi with suspicion and uncertainty.

In less than a moment, a powerful Yin-attribute origin fluctuation had emerged from Qing Yuzi's body, and it was climbing steadily.

From the perspective of life force and soul observation, Qing Yuzi was undoubtedly a corpse.

Yet, in terms of spiritual energy origin fluctuations, he was exceptionally active, and there was a trend of it increasing.

Zhao Xing immediately stopped reaching out and looked Qing Yuzi up and down:

"This is truly strange; I have never seen such a situation."

"What exactly is going on? Could it be a sacrificial spell? That doesn't seem right either."

Even sacrifices had to follow basic logic! Zhao Xing could not see any signs of Qing Yuzi being controlled.

"The fluctuation is no longer getting stronger." Zhao Xing suddenly realized something, so he moved further away from the Lightning Dharma Sword.

The Lightning Dharma Sword floated quietly, and Zhao Xing retreated even further.

The Yin energy on Qing Yuzi's body stopped increasing and instead began to drop.

Zhao Xing thought for a moment, then reached his hand toward the Lightning Dharma Sword again.

Qing Yuzi began to struggle again, and the Yin energy intensified.

"This fluctuation has already reached the Third Realm. Is Yin origin being generated out of thin air? Damn it, does this even follow the laws of physics?"

Zhao Xing had no choice but to retreat again.

Qing Yuzi's Yin energy dropped once more.

"Swish~"

Zhao Xing summoned the Thousand-Illusion Tree out again to observe Qing Yuzi's condition.

After the Thousand-Illusion Tree came out and probed, it was also astonished.

"Emperor, what kind of monster is this?"

"No soul, no life force, yet filled with the energy of Yin origin, and it can actually move?"

If I knew, I wouldn't be asking you... Zhao Xing remained silent.

Solitary Yin cannot grow, and solitary Yang cannot thrive! This was a principle every cultivator understood.

Even for a Qi-sect martial artist practicing the most extreme Pure Yang Golden Body, there would still be a trace of Yin origin within their body.

Similarly, for a priest cultivating the most extreme Yin origin, even their Yin spirits or Yin puppets would not be completely devoid of Yang energy.

"I have seen the most powerful Yin stars, and even they are not completely devoid of Yang origin. This monster actually..." Once the Thousand-Illusion Tree realized this, it was suddenly terrified.

"Emperor, this truly exceeds the scope of my understanding."

"Mm, I called you out just to let you broaden your horizons."

Zhao Xing waved his hand, "Alright, there's nothing for you here. Go back in."

The Thousand-Illusion Tree was filled with respect: "The Qing Yu Emperor who has reincarnated a hundred times is truly extraordinary; I cannot understand things at this level at all."

"There's nothing for you here. Go back in."

"Yes." The Thousand-Illusion Tree obeyed and returned to the origin space.

Zhao Xing was also troubled.

The Thousand-Illusion Tree had been out for quite a while, but it hadn't even glanced at the Lightning Dharma Sword, directly ignoring the fact that Qing Yuzi had been staring at the sword the entire time.

If the Thousand-Illusion Tree could be considered a life form, then the artifact spirit, Mountain Cat, was a mechanical beast, and it also only felt curious about Qing Yuzi, not looking at the Lightning Dharma Sword at all.

Zhao Xing sat cross-legged, quietly observing Qing Yuzi. After multiple tests, he began to combine his knowledge from his previous life to make a bold hypothesis:

"Things that can distort logic and violate basic laws can be achieved by the Starry Sky Historian profession and their treasures."

"With a single word from a historian, the dead can be made to live."

"But, to grant Old Qing the ability to move involves the Dao of Sacrifice; pure Yin origin is supporting the 'movement' of Qing Yuzi's corpse."

"And for Old Qing to cross such vast territories, avoiding all dangers miraculously, that involves the Dao of Fate."

"In this way, he could safely pass through the layers of danger in the Moon-Luo Mausoleum and reach the Luo-Yi Boundary Star directly."

"A Starry Sky Historian, a Priest, and a Fate Official—the combination of these three created the living dead, Qing Yuzi."

"But why would it be Qing Yuzi?"

Zhao Xing continued to deduce:

"Back then, I used the name 'Qing Yuzi' to create a 'Qing Yu Card' to lure the Dong-Yan Ancient Clan into revealing themselves."

"I even used his name when concluding the causal oath later on."

"I used the honorable name of the Qing Yu Emperor, and I had the medium of the Qing Yu Card. Is it possible that the Dong-Yan Ancient Clan's layout targeted the wrong person? Did they lock onto 'Qing Yuzi' through his honorable name instead of me, Zhao Xing?"

"Assuming I shouldn't have appeared in the Yuan-Hai Ancient Kingdom, could the Starry Sky Historian have confused me with Qing Yuzi when mixing up the past and future?"

"Or are there other factors involved, such as the holy relic of the Dong-Yan Clan?"

"Wait, it couldn't be that Old Qing is actually a senior Reincarnation Realm expert, and he wants to hitch a ride on the Dong-Yan Ancient Clan's resurrection plan to revive himself, right?"

Thinking of this possibility, Zhao Xing's scalp went numb again.

He now viewed everything with suspicion, and even Qing Yuzi's corpse seemed to become more imposing in his eyes.

"Old Qing was only a small Second Realm cultivator, yet he was so highly valued by the Purple Moon Prefecture Master, and you were able to obtain the holy relic of the Dong-Yan Ancient Clan, delaying their resurrection plan by an era..."

"How could a small Second Realm cultivator achieve this? Even in a place like the Chen-Luo Desolate Domain, the abilities people could display were not that high. No matter how I think about it, it's suspicious."

Zhao Xing couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and even his hands trembled as he burned the paper money:

"If the Dong-Yan Ancient Clan's resurrection is a taboo and not permitted, but Qing Yuzi was just a 'victim'... assuming Qing Yuzi stole a bit of power from the Reincarnation Altar during the resurrection ceremony to achieve his own revival..."

"Then it is very likely he wouldn't be punished, thus achieving the intent of a 'hitchhiking resurrection'..."

"My God!"

"This isn't without precedent for success!" Zhao Xing felt a trace of fear in his heart.

He had been bragging about Qing Yuzi all day, and now Qing Yuzi had not only come to find him, but might also be a reincarnated great power. This was just too terrifying!

Zhao Xing tremblingly took out a stack of "Tao-Ming Paper Money" from his bosom.

This paper money was also quite valuable, with one sheet costing 100 million Yuan-Hai coins.

Old Master Zhao originally used it for opening tombs, as it had the effect of pacifying ghosts and gods and dissolving resentment (a type of Yin energy origin mixed with the thoughts before death).

"Puff~" The flames burned, and Zhao Xing began to worship Qing Yuzi: "Old Qing, no, Senior Qing Yuzi!"

"If you really are a reincarnated great power, please give me a hint."

"I am, after all, your disciple in this life. Although we have never met, I have always respected you. Look, I have been spreading your fame..."

Old Master Zhao was truly out of options and began to believe in metaphysics.

He muttered to himself and burned a large pile of paper money, then took out a set of "Cup-Jiao."

Throwing Cup-Jiao was a common method of sacrifice.

In the current Xuan-Ling Star Domain, the Dao of Sacrifice was prevalent, and it wasn't just priests who used Cup-Jiao; other professions used them too.

Throwing Cup-Jiao was a way for humans to interact with dead spirits. The Cup-Jiao in Zhao Xing's hands were crafted from meteorite fragments of the Sun and Moon stars.

Since Old Master Zhao didn't know any sacrificial arts, he spent a bit of money on the artifacts. The set of Cup-Jiao cost over 800 million Yuan-Hai coins.

This was already top-tier expensive.

The Cup-Jiao were carved into the shape of a crescent moon, consisting of two pieces, a pair of tools with outer convex and inner flat surfaces.

The convex side was called "Yin," and the flat side was called "Yang."

If one Yin and one Yang were thrown, it was called a "Holy Cup," representing that the matter requested was agreed upon, doable, or acceptable.

If two Yang sides were thrown, it was a "Laughing Cup," indicating "pending," requiring further consideration or request.

If two Yin sides were thrown, it was a "Yin Cup," indicating the deity was angry, the matter was not allowed, or it was ominous, requiring further request.

Cup-Jiao and Tao-Ming paper money were originally used to ask for good or bad fortune when encountering inexplicable things while opening tombs.

He didn't expect to use them now, which showed how hesitant Zhao Xing was, having been driven crazy by this situation.

"Chi chi chi~" The flames reflected in Qing Yuzi's turbid eyes, and it seemed the effect of soothing the Yin energy appeared; Qing Yuzi became briefly quiet.

Zhao Xing and the Lightning Dharma Sword were on the same straight line, making it look as if Qing Yuzi was looking at both the sword and Zhao Xing.

Zhao Xing took a deep breath and chanted: "Senior Qing Yuzi, if you want me to participate, then give me a Holy Cup."

"If it is a Yin Cup, I will immediately throw the Lightning Dharma Sword to you and leave the Yuan-Hai Ancient Kingdom immediately."

Zhao Xing clasped his hands together, held the Cup-Jiao, and threw them onto the ground.

The flames of the Tao-Ming paper money suddenly flared up, echoing the Cup-Jiao.

A flash of light passed before his eyes, and the Cup-Jiao landed.

One Yin and one Yang—a Holy Cup!

"Coincidence, it must be a coincidence." Zhao Xing took a deep breath and picked them up.

Throwing Cup-Jiao was generally done for caution and accuracy, with three consecutive Holy Cups as the standard. If there were no three consecutive ones, one had to request again until three consecutive ones were achieved.

"Senior Qing Yuzi, if you want me to participate, then give me a Holy Cup."

"If it is a Yin Cup, I will immediately throw the Lightning Dharma Sword to you and leave the Yuan-Hai Ancient Kingdom immediately."

Every time he asked, he had to repeat the request to avoid errors in the request itself.

"Clap~"

The fire flashed, and the Cup-Jiao landed.

Zhao Xing looked down, and his heart skipped a beat.

One Yin and one Yang—still a Holy Cup!

He swore that every throw was completely random. It was impossible for his own throw to interfere with Cup-Jiao crafted from Sun and Moon star fragments.

"Senior Qing Yuzi..."

Zhao Xing asked for the third time, trembling slightly.

"Plop~"

The third time, it was still a Holy Cup!

Zhao Xing's scalp went numb, and he felt completely unwell.

In the quiet space, Qing Yuzi stood within the barrier, in front of the fire.

Zhao Xing stood behind the fire, in front of the Dharma Sword.

The Holy Cup lay at his feet, and the Tao-Ming paper money burned slowly.

Quiet, too quiet.

Chaotic, too chaotic!

Zhao Xing's heart was in turmoil; none of his Will Talents were useful at this moment.

"Meow~"

The mechanical Mountain Cat ran over and rubbed against Zhao Xing's pant leg.

Time seemed to continue forward at this moment, and Zhao Xing regained his composure.

He picked up the mechanical cat, put it down, and walked back slowly.

With every step, Zhao Xing's heart stabilized.

It was a very short walk, but Zhao Xing finished it in ten steps, and his heart stabilized.

"Don't panic."

"Perhaps I was just scaring myself because my mind was in turmoil."

The Tao-Ming paper money was still burning, and he picked up the Cup-Jiao again.

"Senior Qing Yuzi..."

"Clap!"

"Qing Yuzi..."

"Clap!"

"Qing..."

"..."

The Tao-Ming paper money went out, leaving not a speck of dust.

Qing Yuzi became manic again.

Zhao Xing picked up the Cup-Jiao, looking somewhat dazed.

He had thrown them nine times in total.

Qing Yuzi had given him nine Holy Cups!

"It really isn't a coincidence." Zhao Xing sighed.

Now he could be certain that he had entered a trap—the Dong-Yan Ancient Clan's, as well as Qing Yuzi's. These two were intertwined, but the core was the same thing: resurrection.

"Then what does the hidden broken illusion of the Xuan-Huang World mean?" Zhao Xing closed his eyes to think.

At this moment, in front of the palace gate deep in his memory, there were still chickens pecking rice, dogs licking noodles, and lamps burning locks.

A moment later, Zhao Xing opened his eyes, feeling somewhat bewildered.

"Why has the seal been reinforced?"

"The seal I set when I first left the Xuan-Huang World should be easily breakable by me now, so why is it getting stronger?"

"No." Zhao Xing shook his head, immediately thinking of a possibility. "The seal didn't get stronger on its own; it's because every time I go in to push the door and look, I lock it again."

Zhao Xing followed a rule when locking his own memories: for ownerless items, even divine objects didn't need to be shielded; knowing about them was fine.

But assuming this item involved a great figure, and that great power was using it to do something, one could not "know." When great figures play chess, they cannot tolerate bystanders; even knowing is forbidden. Some honorable names are even forbidden to be mentioned or recited.

"Back when I was choosing cultivation techniques in the Yuan-Hai Hall, many names of strange gods appeared. Since I didn't know them and they were public, reciting their names was fine."

"Alas, the universe version is truly full of dangers everywhere."

"I shouldn't have come to send Old... er, I should have sent, I should have." Zhao Xing quickly clasped his hands together.

Ancient River Boundary Domain · Xuan-Ling Star Domain · Chen-Luo Desolate Domain · Xuan-Huang World · House of Eras.

【Xuan-Huang Past · Nineteen】

Wang Tianzhi licked the tip of his brush and wrote six large characters on high-quality Yang paper.

【Since the 80th year of the Yuan-Ding era, the Great Zhou Divine Dynasty ascended, and unknowingly, 1, 31 years have passed.】

【I am also 2, 07 years old.】

【The Grand Minister of Agriculture once said that he would return to the Xuan-Huang World to pick me up for ascension within 3, 00 years, and more than half of that time has passed.】

【Thanks to the existence of the House of Eras, I can barely feel the passage of time, only constantly studying the Cloud Heaven Dao and the ancient books left behind by the Grand Minister of Agriculture.】

【1, 00 years ago, all the spell books had been worn out by me, leaving only the divine abilities I hadn't mastered.】

【I began to feel intense loneliness, and at the same time, I admired the perseverance of Yun Tiandao even more. He actually stayed here for a million years without going crazy; such mental fortitude is truly unparalleled.】

【The House of Eras has a sleep function. I tried it once a thousand years ago, but I haven't chosen to sleep since.】

【I, Wang Tianzhi, do not want to be looked down upon by His Majesty and the Grand Minister of Agriculture. It's only 3, 00 years; how can I waste time by choosing to sleep?】

【What Yun Tiandao can do, Wang Tianzhi can surely do as well!】

【Fortunately, I found a new way to pass the time. 1, 00 years ago, I learned Yun Tiandao's "Star Eye" divine ability and began to observe the universe outside the Xuan-Huang World.】

【Originally, my cultivation could also observe the universe outside the boundary, but I could only see a very short distance. After learning Yun Tiandao's divine ability, I could actually see those stars!】

【Yun Tiandao is truly a genius of the ages!】

【The Grand Minister of Agriculture said this is a desolate domain. The surroundings of the Xuan-Huang World are indeed very empty. Apart from the aimless drifting of star stones, only the gray Sun and Moon stars remain.】

【Before the 1605th year of Yuan-Ding, I couldn't see the Sun and Moon stars clearly. Observing them in the universe, they were a blur, yet in the Xuan-Huang World, I could see the sun and the moon. How strange!】

【After learning the Star Eye divine ability, my vision grew tremendously. I even saw the former Ke-Shen Star, that assistant of the Witch Moon God. Of course, he had long since become dust in history.】

【However, I still couldn't look directly at the Sun and Moon stars. After learning Yun Tiandao's divine ability, looking at them became dazzling again!】

【After the 1900th year of Yuan-Ding, my divine abilities and spells seemed to have improved, thanks to the spiritual energy infusion from the Four Seas Return to Ruins, and my ability to resist the Sun and Moon increased again.】

【I still can't see the Sun star clearly, but the Moon star—I seem to be able to see the patterns on it clearly.】

【In the 1725th year of Yuan-Ding, when I first discovered it, it was so dim, but now it actually emits a fluorescent white light, and there seems to be something black and fuzzy that is completely different from the other areas!】

【Is there something on the Moon star? This is too interesting. The Grand Minister of Agriculture once said there shouldn't be anything on the Moon star. Could this be some kind of ruin? Unfortunately, the Moon star is in motion, and the location of that fuzzy black shadow soon turned away from me.】

【In the 1905th year of Yuan-Ding, my cultivation has improved again. I have decided to observe it one more time. According to my summary, I will be able to see it again soon.】

Wang Tianzhi closed the book and came to the attic of the House of Eras.

There was a circular skylight above. Wang Tianzhi activated the Star Eye divine ability, and his vision quickly became like a wide-angle lens.

The heavy fog dissipated, and the endless starry sky of the universe presented itself before him.

Wang Tianzhi focused his gaze on a dim star, and it quickly magnified into a full moon.

He soon saw the black fuzzy thing. Wang Tianzhi kept extending his field of vision, focusing on a certain spot.

"What is this?" Wang Tianzhi was stunned.

A triangular area appeared in his field of vision, which seemed to be a mountain, while the surroundings radiated white light.

"Continue magnifying."

Wang Tianzhi continued to check, and then he saw a black pyramid.

No, it should be a pyramid group.

Wang Tianzhi wanted to see it more clearly, but suddenly found his vision blurring.

"Hm? It's gone?"

Wang Tianzhi thought his eyes were playing tricks on him, but he found that there was no pyramid in his field of vision anymore!

"How strange!"

Wang Tianzhi withdrew his gaze, feeling confused.

He wanted to look again, but found that the Sun and Moon stars had disappeared completely, seeming to have dimmed entirely.

"How strange." Wang Tianzhi shook his head and went downstairs.

On the Xuan-Huang Moon star, which Wang Tianzhi could not see or see clearly.

The massive black pyramid suddenly became active, and the tip of the tower burst forth with light.

The light combined with the void, and dense patterns flashed from the black pyramid.

Ancient runes with no pattern appeared in the void, accompanied by faint chanting. In the light, a giant's foot appeared, but only the sole of the foot existed; the upper part seemed not to exist in this space.

"Hum~"

The black pyramid shattered instantly, and the foot formed by the light disappeared, seeming to walk toward the distance.

The Xuan-Huang Moon and Sun stars reappeared in the sky.

Outside the Luo-Yi Boundary Star, on the Mountain Cat boundary boat.

"Nine Holy Cups."

Zhao Xing stood by the porthole and couldn't help but sigh.

The moment the nine Holy Cups were thrown, he had almost gone crazy, nearly losing his composure again.

"Can I run away now?" Zhao Xing asked himself.

He had finished digging up the tomb of the Luo-Yi Boundary Star, and he was very close to 5 trillion in wealth.

As long as he asked Du Yun to call for help, he could leave. Otherwise, Du Yun would have to keep an eye on him, as Du Yun had promised the Purple Moon Prefecture Master and the Yu-Qing Prefecture Master.

"But, can I really get away?" Zhao Xing turned his head to look at Qing Yuzi inside the barrier, and the Lightning Dharma Sword just a line away.

"Old Qing, do you really insist on playing this game with me?"

The Yuan-Hai Ancient Kingdom did not exist in his memories from his previous life; it must have suffered a great catastrophe, even needing to be deleted from history.

But, were there any survivors of the Yuan-Hai Ancient Kingdom?

Maybe, maybe not.

Zhao Xing couldn't be sure.

"Old Qing, you should just forget about me." Zhao Xing walked to Qing Yuzi's side. "You play by yourself, and I'll cheer for you from afar. How about that?"

Zhao Xing really didn't want to wade into these muddy waters.

"I'm just a small Minor Divine Ability Realm cultivator; my body is too weak."

At this moment, Zhao Xing's Mountain Cat boundary boat had already left the Luo-Yi Boundary Star and was on its way back.

Zhao Xing finally handed the Lightning Dharma Sword to Qing Yuzi to see what would happen.

Qing Yuzi became quiet, but he also stopped moving.

The Lightning Dharma Sword remained the Lightning Dharma Sword.

"Since you can come, you can go back yourself, right?" Zhao Xing approached slowly. "I'll just leave you here, and you can go yourself. Our fate ends here. How about that?"

Qing Yuzi closed his eyes and didn't move.

"If you don't speak, I'll take that as a yes."

Zhao Xing ordered the mechanical cat to stop the boundary boat on a meteorite, then moved the barrier and left the boat.

He carefully moved Qing Yuzi and the Lightning Dharma Sword together and placed them on the meteorite.

Then Zhao Xing burned the Tao-Ming paper money again: "This is the last bit, I'll burn it all for you."

"Our causal ties are now cleared."

After burning it, Zhao Xing turned and returned to the boat.

The boundary boat took off with a roar, running away in a flash.

However, before Zhao Xing could catch his breath, his whole body stiffened again.

Qing Yuzi, holding the Dharma Sword, had actually appeared in front of him again.

He completely ignored the boundary boat's defenses, and the mechanical cat didn't even give a warning!

"Old brother, what exactly do you want!" Zhao Xing sighed helplessly.

This was the third time he had tried to shake off Qing Yuzi.

And it was the third time Qing Yuzi had suddenly flashed in front of him.

"Don't do this kind of 'touch-porcelain' (scamming) thing." Zhao Xing was on the verge of tears. I only took a little bit of your inheritance; you want me to go against the Dong-Yan Ancient Clan? Participate in a major event like a resurrection?

"How is this any different from asking me to go catch Tang Seng?"

"Alert—"

At this moment, the mechanical cat suddenly issued a warning. "Master, an unknown boundary boat is approaching at high speed."

"Hm?"

Zhao Xing frowned.

"Can you determine where it's from?"

"It's not clear yet, but the opponent is a high-grade Yin-level boundary boat."

"The environment here is complex; I dare not accelerate."

This was already considered the core area of the Moon-Luo Mausoleum. The environment was harsh, with cosmic dust and void turbulence full of dangers... Zhao Xing's boundary boat didn't dare to go too fast.

"Prepare for battle."

Zhao Xing waved his hand and put Qing Yuzi away.

Whether Qing Yuzi was truly a great power, or if these strange behaviors were caused by the Dong-Yan Ancient Clan's confusion—these were all just guesses and couldn't be verified.

In any case, Qing Yuzi and the Dharma Sword could not be discovered by others now.

【Please... collect_()】

When Zhao Xing returned to the boundary boat after his last failed attempt to "release" Qing Yuzi.

0. star sectors away from him, a dark night boundary boat was docked.

Wei Jiu had been resting here for over thirty years. Since the end of the Shadow Temple mission last time, he had also developed an interest in exploration, bought a ticket from the Tian-You Ancient Kingdom, and entered the Moon-Luo Mausoleum.

After wandering around, Wei Jiu also arrived at the core area of the Moon-Luo Mausoleum.

"My luck has been quite good these years; I've actually collected five top-grade Yin-level Dao soldiers and one low-grade Sun-level Dao soldier."

"No wonder the eighteen kingdoms circled the Phantom God Star System." Wei Jiu thought to himself. "There really are so many good things."

"But the ticket is too expensive. A Minor Divine Ability Realm cultivator has to pay 1 billion Yuan-Hai coins, and the stronger you are, the more expensive it is? How black-hearted!" Wei Jiu cursed.

"Master, there is a situation." Just as Wei Jiu was drinking, the artifact spirit suddenly appeared.

"What is it?" Wei Jiu asked.

"Master, please look." The artifact spirit, appearing as a beautiful woman, waved her hand, and an image appeared.

"Hm?" Wei Jiu suspected he had misread something. "This figure, why does he look a bit familiar?"

"Is it him? Zhao Xing, the target of the mission I did before?!"

Wei Jiu had a deep memory of Zhao Xing. After all, this kid had held out against his "Opportunity" Illusion Curse for a long time.

And the Dark Hall had later inexplicably canceled the mission.

"How could he be here, and with a top-grade Yin-level boundary boat?" The Heart Illusion Curse Master inside the Dark Night boundary boat widened his eyes.

"Master, according to probe analysis, the person in the image has reached the Third Realm in origin fluctuations, estimated to be the Minor Divine Ability Realm."

"Are there any others?"

"No other life forms detected."

"Strange." Wei Jiu was puzzled. "Even I, a Yin-Yang Dao Domain Realm expert, have to be careful in a place like this. How could he be wandering here?"

As soon as Zhao Xing got on the boundary boat, the boat left. It was clear Zhao Xing was the owner of the boat, and he hadn't seen Qing Yuzi or the Lightning Dharma Sword.

"Follow him first." Wei Jiu licked his lips. "Hehe, this kid went from a nobody to a Marquis, and with Du Yun's protection—he must have a big secret."

Unfortunately, he didn't have a medium in his hand, otherwise, he could have cursed him to death directly and tested his depth immediately.

"Master, he discovered us and is accelerating!" the beautiful artifact spirit reminded him again.

"He can't run. The environment here is extremely unstable; how fast does he dare to go?" Wei Jiu snorted.

In the core of the Moon-Luo Mausoleum, a boundary boat was like a car driving on a cliff, with no protection on the side and the possibility of a collapse. Naturally, it couldn't go fast.

"Do not launch an attack; just follow closely." Wei Jiu didn't dare to order the boundary boat to launch an attack at this time. He and Zhao Xing were the same—they didn't dare to go fast, nor did they dare to bomb randomly.

If they accidentally got caught in extremely strong void turbulence, they wouldn't know where they would be thrown.

"Yes."

"Master, the enemy is still following." The mechanical cat reported. "Can't shake him off."

"How much longer until we can dive into the void river?" Zhao Xing asked.

"About three years." The return journey was the same as the incoming journey; the artifact spirit had already recorded it.

"Go first." Zhao Xing said.

Three years passed in the blink of an eye.

"Master, the chaos coefficient has dropped. 2. billion miles ahead, there is a relatively stable void river where we can perform deep navigation."

"Enter." Zhao Xing said concisely.

"Yes."

The surface of the Mountain Cat boundary boat began to flash with lightning, and a misty light emerged from its mouth.

Once they entered the "flat road," Zhao Xing's top-grade Yin-level boundary boat could accelerate and shake off the distance.

"Want to leave?" Wei Jiu snorted coldly. "Not a chance."

He held a black staff, and a circle of talismans rose from the ground, like a black dragon coiling.

"The Dao is only in the heart, Yin and Yang transform!"

Wei Jiu opened his eyes wide, and his vast Dao Star Domain unfolded.

In the void in front of Zhao Xing's boundary boat, a Moon star and a Sun star suddenly rose to block the way.

The two stars were covered with talismans, and dense patterns flashed with dazzling luster.

The speed of the boundary boat slowed down immediately.

After waiting for three years, Wei Jiu finally couldn't help but make a move.

"If there were experts on the boundary boat, how could they have let me tail them for so long? Kid, surrender obediently!" Wei Jiu sneered.

Inside the Mountain Cat boundary boat, Zhao Xing heard this voice and was stunned.

The "Opportunity" Illusion Curse he had sensed earlier also had a voice, and even images, just like now.

Zhao Xing was stunned. "An assassin from the Dark Hall? But didn't the Dong-Yan Ancient Clan already cancel the pursuit of me? I didn't feel that the causal agreement was voided."

"Or, is it a coincidence?"

"No, there can't be so many coincidences." Zhao Xing felt a chill in his heart. "Go, hurry and go."

Old Master Zhao now viewed everything as a conspiracy.

The two talisman stars were judged by the mechanical cat to be "Yin-Yang Dao Domain Realm." The Thousand-Illusion Tree could handle them if released, but Zhao Xing didn't want to fight.

This behavior was mistakenly interpreted by Wei Jiu as being guilty, so he pursued even more urgently.

"Boom!"

The Mountain Cat boundary boat spat out a black light, actually forcing its way through the talisman twin stars.

You get what you pay for; the gap between high-grade and top-grade soon appeared.

Wei Jiu found that even after casting his spell, he still couldn't close the distance, and even with his Dao Domain and curse arts, he could only hold his ground.

"He's just a small Minor Divine Ability Realm cultivator, yet he uses such a good vehicle?" Wei Jiu was immediately jealous. "I can't even afford a top-grade Yin-level item, yet he can buy one."

"Catch him, must catch him!"

"Yin and Yang reverse chaos, turn the universe upside down!"

"Myriad Curse River, go!"

A Dao Domain evolved from a Dao Field, and its range was extremely large.

Theoretically, a Yin-Yang Dao Domain Realm expert's Dao Domain could cover the Phantom God Star System, but due to the Starry Sky Array and the Mausoleum environment, it couldn't be fully unfolded. Even a Reincarnation Realm expert would find it difficult to cover it completely.

However, for Zhao Xing, Wei Jiu's Dao Domain was still too vast.

The top-grade Yin-level Mountain Cat boat was simply insufficient to escape completely.

At this moment, a star river suddenly appeared in front of him, filled with boundary stars and star lands simulated by talismans, with many Sun and Moon stars.

"Dao Domain Realm, this is the Dao Domain Realm." Zhao Xing thought to himself. "If it were a martial artist, it would be hard to catch up, but for the spell path, with a single thought, the magic power surges, the Dao Field unfolds like a star domain, and all the Five Elements origins are controlled."

"If it weren't for the special environment of the Mausoleum, if it were anywhere else, he could have directly captured my boundary boat."

There was no other way; he had to fight.

Zhao Xing immediately made several contingency plans in his heart: "First, let the Thousand-Illusion Tree block, and if necessary, let it hold him off while I slip away first."

"My coordinates have been sent in real-time to Ji Si by my clone. If something happens, I'll have Ji Si follow the route and perform a backtrack."

Du Yun? Zhao Xing didn't consider him. Little Du was at most comparable to a Yin-Yang Dao Domain Realm expert.

If even the Thousand-Illusion Tree couldn't block him, calling Little Du over would just be sending him to his death.

The Purple God Talisman on his body wasn't triggered because Wei Jiu was a master of talismans.

In his Illusion Curse Dao Domain, no other talismans could be triggered unless it was a Life-Death Talisman.

Old Master Zhao treated Wei Jiu as a formidable enemy and threw the Thousand-Illusion Tree out without hesitation.

"Run, keep running! Hahaha—eh?" Wei Jiu saw Zhao Xing's boundary boat slow down and was originally smiling.

But now, he couldn't smile anymore.

He widened his eyes directly.

A large tree appeared on the boundary boat, rooted on the top of the boat.

The outer layer of the Mountain Cat boat was fused with the ley lines of a medium-sized boundary star, which allowed the Thousand-Illusion Tree to take root without being fully exposed to the void.

The Thousand-Illusion Tree was not a void species; if it didn't have a place to take root, its strength would be discounted.

"Screen screen screen screen~"

Countless leaves unfolded, revealing dark golden eyes.

"Thousand... Thousand-Illusion Tree?" Wei Jiu's pupils dilated. He was a Heart Illusion Curse Master; how could he not recognize this tree?

"A Life-Death Dao Domain Realm Thousand-Illusion Tree!"

Wei Jiu's heart shook violently. Billions of talismans surged around him, wrapping him like a sphere.

"Chi chi chi~" The origin was frantically activated, and countless talismans rotated too fast, as if they had disappeared.

Finally, two talismans were formed.

One was the "Mo-Rong Yin Talisman," and the other was the "Yu-Zhao Sun Talisman."

"Myriad Curses Return to Body, Unmoving as a Mountain!"

A phantom of a divine mountain appeared behind Wei Jiu.

In this instant, he had unleashed his strongest technique and used his strongest treasure.

"Not bad, interesting. Ordinary means wouldn't be enough to kill you instantly."

"However, I cannot lose face in front of the Emperor."

The Thousand-Illusion Tree opened the eyes on its trunk.

The vertical eye on the trunk passed directly through the boundary boat and reflected into Wei Jiu's eyes.

The Thousand-Illusion Tree was in the Life-Death Dao Domain Realm; only a Sun-level Dao soldier, and one with a heart defense system, could block it.

Yin-level couldn't block it at all.

"Pop~"

Countless talismans lost their luster and stopped rotating.

The Thousand-Illusion Tree's eyes reflected into Wei Jiu's eyes and were imprinted on his soul origin.

"Hum~"

The next moment, the talismans scattered on the ground, and Wei Jiu's head hung down.

He only blocked for a moment; when the eyes on the trunk opened, Wei Jiu died immediately.

Before he died, Wei Jiu had only one thought: "You have a Life-Death Realm Thousand-Illusion Tree, why were you running?"

"I am truly convinced..."

"Emperor, it has been resolved." The Thousand-Illusion Tree said respectfully.

"Resolved?" Zhao Xing was stunned. "How many people on the boat?"

"Just one, a Heart Illusion Curse Master, roughly in the mid-stage of the Yin-Yang Dao Domain Realm."

Just one?

No other experts?

"Just one, and he dared to pursue?" Zhao Xing was also convinced. "What was he relying on?"

"Driving a top-grade Yin-level boundary boat, with this kind of financial power, didn't he worry that I might have other means?"

"Scared the hell out of me."

Zhao Xing thought to himself.

He had also been made nervous by a series of events. Everything he saw felt wrong.

"Capture the boundary boat, put it away." Zhao Xing ordered the mechanical cat.

"Yes."

A few days later, Zhao Xing took stock of Wei Jiu's harvest and was speechless.

"If you count this guy's spoils of war, 5 trillion Yuan-Hai coins have been gathered."

"And now, it is only the 1442nd year of the Shi-Xin era."

Zhao Xing looked at Qing Yuzi, who was holding the sword with his eyes closed.

"Regardless of whether it was the interference of the Dong-Yan Ancient Clan's historians, fate officials, or priests."

"Or whether Qing Yuzi was casting a spell, and regardless of whether the nine Holy Cups were anyone's intention, I at least have to try to see if I can run away."

"Taking risks without trying to run away first goes against my original intent." Zhao Xing sighed.

Adventuring with fighting and killing wasn't his style; low-key development using information asymmetry was his original intention.

Having firmed his original intent, Zhao Xing now had only one problem:

"How should I escape?"

"First, solve the 5 trillion trouble."

In the 1483rd year of the Shi-Xin era, Zhao Xing's main body returned to the Hu-Rui Star Land.

Upon returning, he immediately activated the Thousand-Mile Yellow Sand Crossing to contact Du Yun.

"Zhao Xing, where have you been making a fortune lately?" Du Yun waved his hand and pulled Zhao Xing's main body back to the Yellow Sand Prefecture.

Du Yun had now returned to the Hu-Tou Star Land; the exploration of the Nan-Luo No. 21 Star Land Group had ended.

Zhao Xing didn't speak, but directly handed a Qian-Kun ring to Du Yun: "Brother Du, with the things I have here, plus the money I deposited with you, is it enough to move the person behind you to help me temporarily remove my name from the Reincarnation Temple's investigation list?"

The Reincarnation Temple's investigation list—Zhao Xing, a small nobody with no power or influence, was naturally the first wave to be "deprived of divine abilities."

"You..." Du Yun was stunned.

He had asked Zhao Xing where he was making a fortune as a joke, but he didn't expect Zhao Xing to have actually made a fortune?

"Did you open another Dao Domain Realm tomb? Are you a descendant of the Moon-Luo Ancient Kingdom?"

Zhao Xing shook his head: "I have my own secrets, and it's not convenient to say. Brother Du, don't force me to lie to you."

Now he didn't hide things as much as before. He had already encountered something like Qing Yuzi's corpse coming back to life; why care if Du Yun suspected him or not?

On the contrary, he wanted Du Yun to discover some of his uniqueness.

"I was too abrupt." Du Yun remembered Zhuo En's words and quickly readjusted the positioning of the relationship between himself and Zhao Xing.

"Brother Zhao, the things you've brought out, plus the money deposited with me before, is definitely enough."

"The Reincarnation Temple's first round of investigation list will definitely delete your name. Even if you are discovered during the second round of careful screening, that will be 100, 00 years from now."

"Thank you. I owe Brother Du a favor." Zhao Xing nodded slightly. "I wonder if it will implicate Brother Du?"

"No." Du Yun shook his head: "If the first round of the investigation list eliminates your name, that's the Reincarnation Temple's own problem, and it has nothing to do with the Purple God Prefecture forces."

"If you confirm, I will contact someone to handle it for you immediately."

"I'll trouble Brother Du." Zhao Xing said.

"It's no trouble. Human favors, causal cycles—today I help you, and tomorrow I might have to ask you to help me." Du Yun laughed. "Don't worry, this will be fast. You'll have a definite answer in ten years at most."

"Good, then I'll wait for Brother Du's good news." Zhao Xing nodded.

Du Yun not being greedy for his money was the best situation.

Du Yun wasn't tempted by 5 trillion Yuan-Hai coins; Zhao Xing would definitely help Du Yun escape the Yuan-Hai Ancient Kingdom.

If Du Yun was greedy, it didn't matter; Ji Si was in the Hu-Tou Star Land.

"Ji Si."

Zhao Xing appeared in the Five-Tombs Marquis Prefecture.

"Grand Minister of Agriculture, you're back." Ji Si sat quietly under a Dao tree.

"Have the people of the Great Zhou left?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Yes, the people from Starfire came twenty-five years ago and took the people of the Great Zhou away."

"Jing Yan left a message, and Yu Tianqing left one too."

Zhao Xing immediately opened them to check, then put them away.

The farewell letters were mostly the same, except Yu Tianqing was more serious, and Jing Yan was more humorous, saying he would take him to choose a furnace for dual cultivation in the Empire, etc.

"Grand Minister of Agriculture, there is one person who didn't leave." Ji Si suddenly said.

"Who didn't leave?"

"Yun Tiandao," Ji Si said.

"Why didn't he leave?" Zhao Xing became serious. "What's the reason?"

"Yun Tiandao returned from the border in the 1389th year of the Shi-Xin era. He is now in the Minor Divine Ability Realm and has been accepted as a disciple by a Reincarnation Realm expert in the Yuan-Hai Kingdom."

"What?" Zhao Xing was stunned.

"Yun Tiandao couldn't contact you, but he did leave a letter." Ji Si took out a stack of letters. "They are all here."

Since Zhao Xing had been hit by the He-Yin Marquis and Wei Jiu, the letters given to Zhao Xing were all sent in a more primitive way: paper letters.

They were delivered through merchant caravans and used the encryption method set by Zhao Xing.

【To my brother Zhao Xing: In the 1389th year of the Shi-Xin era, after I returned from the border, I had already reached the Minor Divine Ability Realm.】

【The military's "Tai-He King" appreciated me very much and wrote a letter of recommendation to the desk of "Ruo-Hai Duke" in the Yuan-Hai Kingdom.】

【In the 1405th year of the Shi-Xin era, the Duke's Prefecture sent a letter deciding to accept me as a named disciple, but Ruo-Hai Duke is currently in seclusion and cannot be seen for the time being...】

【However, with this opportunity, the crisis of our Emperor and Dao companion is no longer a difficulty. I intend to stay in the Yuan-Hai Ancient Kingdom and wait for the right moment.】

"Did Yun Tiandao leave anything else?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Yes, he gifted 10 billion Yuan-Hai coins, half of which is left for you, Grand Minister of Agriculture." Ji Si said.

Zhao Xing couldn't help but smile bitterly. He and Yun Tiandao couldn't stay in the Yuan-Hai Ancient Kingdom; some bad things were going to happen.

Yun Tiandao had originally promised to leave, but after being accepted as a named disciple by a Reincarnation Realm expert, he changed his mind.

What trouble could a Reincarnation Realm expert not solve?

Yun Tiandao stayed in the Ruo-Hai Duke's Prefecture and was appreciated by the Tai-He King; there were plenty of opportunities to attack the Cang-Yue Demon Kingdom!

Zhao Xing didn't dare to tell the whole truth and could only say that a disaster would happen here. It was too normal for Yun Tiandao to make such a choice.

"Old Yun being able to leave so much money behind is truly thoughtful." Zhao Xing sighed and handed the note to Ji Si to burn.

"Grand Minister of Agriculture, do you still want to persuade Yun Tiandao to leave?"

"Let me be quiet for a while. By the way, give me that ring first."

"Good."

Zhao Xing sank into the ground and arrived at the underground palace he had constructed.

He first released the Xuan-Ling History Book Time Page, letting its light shine on him, before he began to think.

"Another variable. Yun Tiandao, who was supposed to be able to leave, was suddenly accepted as a disciple by a Reincarnation Realm expert."

"It seems there are always all kinds of things to hold me back—life safety, friendship, interests... I feel an invisible net trapping me."

"Now there's a change on Yun Tiandao's side. What's next?" Zhao Xing rubbed his temples.

If he were ruthless, he would let Yun Tiandao stay here and wait for death, and then find a chance to revive him and his wife in the future... but was it really that easy?

"No matter how I look at it, I am already in this resurrection game." After returning, Zhao Xing collected some information about the Purple Moon Star System.

"Qing Yuzi's corpse has been missing for so long, but the Qing Yu Boundary Star is completely unaware and hasn't discovered it at all."

"On my own, I definitely couldn't escape the trap." Zhao Xing pondered.

He had seen with his own eyes how Bai Yang held a boundary-repairing pen and did whatever he wanted in the transmission boundary!

"I am now in the same situation as the Thousand-Illusion Tree was initially. To leave, I must have a powerful external force intervene. And it must not cause too much of a stir."

"In addition, I have to consider whether the person who saves me will also lock me up."

"Swish~"

Zhao Xing waved his hand, and Qing Yuzi and the Lightning Dharma Sword appeared together.

This time, Zhao Xing didn't hesitate at all. With the cover of the Time Page, he directly broke the third seal of the Lightning Dharma Sword.

Qing Yuzi's corpse didn't stop Zhao Xing from approaching, perhaps because of the Time Page, or perhaps Zhao Xing had done the right thing. In short, it stopped moving and was completely a corpse, even the Yin energy was gone.

"Hum~" The Thunder Magic Sword changed from pure purple to patterned silver, and a faint golden light appeared on it.

The golden light actually repelled the luster of the Xuan-Ling History Book Time Page and stably occupied a space.

Zhao Xing looked at the Lightning Dharma Sword, which had revealed its true form, and couldn't help but sigh.

"After breaking the third seal, it is already a top-tier Reincarnation Dao soldier, and a sacrificial divine pattern is revealed on it. There is actually a fourth-layer Ancient God seal."

"Dong-Yan Ancient Clan, you are truly playing too big."

Being able to compete with the Time Page, this was also a divine object.

Now Zhao Xing finally understood why the He-Yin Marquis wanted to hire a killer, and why the Dong-Yan elders didn't hesitate to let the He-Yin Marquis commit suicide after being threatened by him.

"The Dong-Yan Ancient Clan doesn't want to revive some Reincarnation Realm expert; they want to revive a God."

"That's right, only then would the Yuan-Hai Ancient Kingdom disappear completely, being used as a consumable for the God Sacrifice, draining the spiritual energy of the entire kingdom's territory and the spiritual energy of all living beings, eventually becoming one with the Chen-Luo Desolate Domain."

"Regardless of whether this succeeds or fails, the Reincarnation Temple will inevitably delete all history, and the sacrificial Dao, which plays a vital role, will also be weakened as a result."

"This is also why the Priest profession became a bottom-tier profession when I entered the universe version in my previous life, but not in this life... because it was nerfed!"

"So I came more than two thousand years early; the background story of this version hasn't even finished yet!"

"Lunatics, they are all lunatics. In a few versions, it will be the God's descent of scholars, and then the resurrection of gods..."

"But right now, I'm only in the Minor Divine Ability Realm. I really want to screw your grandfather, hahaha."

Zhao Xing laughed while cursing.