Chapter 1602

Upon hearing Zaijie's words, Ma Xiaoling's expression became somewhat strange.

She had come to this era under the guidance of the Pangu clan to find Jiantou, the past life of Kuang Tianyou, preparing to take him to the modern era to save the world, but she had not expected to encounter so many things in this era.

Seeing Su Xuan was not surprising; after all, Su Xuan had said back then that he was watching from the sidelines when the Battle of Zhuxian Town broke out.

It was Zaijie contacting her that made Ma Xiaoling realize the unusual nature of this world; this era was also unusual.

Although she was a person from the future and had even traveled through time and space, there were always some existences that could perceive the wonders of time and space.

Ma Xiaoling then put away her complex thoughts.

This was because Zaijie had told her the reason for such changes in Zhuxian Town.

As it turned out, Zhuxian Town was the place where the Holy Mother of Yaochi and the Human King Fuxi fought their final battle in ancient times.

It was also here that the Holy Mother of Yaochi was defeated and suppressed by the people of the Pangu clan.

Before her defeat, the Holy Mother of Yaochi shed a drop of heart blood; after this drop of blood fell to the ground, it immediately transformed into a Holy Mother Peach Tree.

Hearing these words, Ma Xiaoling immediately thought of the legendary Flat Peach Tree of the Queen Mother of the West; it was said that eating the flat peaches from the Queen Mother of the West's tree could grant immortality.

Then, Zaijie continued.

This Holy Mother Peach Tree blossoms every three thousand years and bears fruit every three thousand years; now, it was the time for it to bear fruit, but this fruit was not a good thing—after eating it, although one could become immortal, one would turn into... a zombie.

Upon hearing this answer, Ma Xiaoling was stunned for a moment, then not surprised.

People bitten by zombies would all turn into zombies.

The Holy Mother of Yaochi was a member of the Pangu clan and also a red-eyed zombie; it was a reasonable thing that eating the fruit transformed from her blood would turn one into a zombie.

It was Zaijie's subsequent words that made Ma Xiaoling extremely cautious.

According to Zaijie's account.

The peach tree had deep roots and absolutely could not be forcibly uprooted, otherwise, the human world would return to the primordial state; to prevent anyone from breaking the seal, the Pangu gods left behind a contingency, which was to leave five Pangu Heavenly Pillars outside the seal.

And once someone broke the seal, the surrounding Pangu Heavenly Pillars would be triggered, subsequently shrouding this area; when the bright moon crossed the highest peak of Ningjing Peak in the east at night, the moonlight would align the two gems on the pillars, and the Pangu Heavenly Pillars would begin to purify the mortal world, turning all sentient beings within the six realms and zombies outside the six realms inside Zhuxian Town into nothingness.

After these words were finished, the expressions of Ma Xiaoling, Jiantou, and Yue Yinping changed drastically at the same time.

They had never expected that having just escaped the trouble brought by the Blood God Forbidden Curse, a greater crisis was about to arrive.

If they had not yet found a way to break the Pangu Heavenly Pillars before then, they would die here when night fell.

Just at this moment, strange cries sounded again.

Ma Xiaoling was extremely familiar with this sound; it was precisely the sound of zombies.

Connecting this to what Zaijie had said earlier, how could Ma Xiaoling not know that this was clearly someone breaking the Pangu seal, and then, that Holy Mother Peach Tree appeared in the world, and someone had turned into a zombie because of it.

Not long after, Ma Xiaoling and the others knew the reason for it.

Wanyan Wulei, under the protection of her eldest brother's subordinate, Lei Wang, arrived at the place where Ma Xiaoling and the others were.

Everyone knew where the zombies came from.

As it turned out, Wanyan Wulei's eldest brother, Wanyan Bupo, had turned into a zombie.

For the sake of her brother's safety, Wanyan Wulei broke the Pangu seal; as a result, the Holy Mother Peach Tree appeared, and the peaches on it fell to the ground, turning into parasitic insects that burrowed into Wanyan Bupo's body, turning him into a ferocious zombie; at this moment, he had gone mad and bit anyone he saw.

And the purpose of Wanyan Wulei and the others coming here was to beg Yue Yinping to kill Wanyan Bupo.

Dying at the hands of Yue Yinping was Wanyan Bupo's final wish.

But Yue Yinping could not bear to do it.

Just at this moment, Wanyan Bupo had already found the arsenal; looking at those injured Jin soldiers, he did not show the slightest mercy, biting everyone he saw, and in a short time, he had created many zombies.

Ma Xiaoling and Jiantou and the others arrived and immediately engaged in battle with Wanyan Bupo.

Unfortunately, because of the heart blood of the Holy Mother of Yaochi, the zombie Wanyan Bupo had become was extremely powerful; even if Ma Xiaoling summoned the Ma family's divine dragon, she was no match for him. Helpless, she could only wave her demon-subduing rod to temporarily put Wanyan Bupo into a deep sleep.

It was also while everyone was fighting the zombie Wanyan Bupo had become.

On the other side, Su Xuan also made contact with someone.

"Taishang Daozu, this should be our first conversation!"

A gentle voice sounded in Su Xuan's ear.

Su Xuan knew that this was Zaijie using the Heart-to-Heart Connection to speak with him.

When Zaijie was contacting Ma Xiaoling via phone earlier, the things he said were actually grasped by Su Xuan as well.

"What do you want to say?"

Su Xuan's calm tone sounded.

Zaijie spoke: "I want to request that Taishang Daozu do not interfere in this matter."

"Oh? How are you so certain that I will definitely interfere in this matter?" Su Xuan was interested.

He actually had great interest in Zaijie.

Simply because this person's background was extraordinary.

He was a person from the previous epoch; the people of the previous epoch created the Pangu clan, but when they were destroyed, they sealed the secret of immortality in the Eternal Kingdom; some people went with the Eternal Kingdom to find a paradise, while others stayed behind to fight against Fate.

No one knew what secrets Zaijie actually knew, or in what capacity he existed in this world.

But one thing that could be known was that this person was extremely mysterious.

Not only had he appeared in the Song Dynasty, but he also appeared in the finale of the third installment after Fate disappeared; he had appeared once again.

Zaijie's voice sounded: "I don't know if you will interfere in this matter; regarding your existence, I still cannot see through it to this day, and I don't know if you are like me, a person who survived from the previous epoch, or simply a variable."

"But what I want to say is that Ma Xiaoling returning to this era, Wanyan Bupo turning into a zombie, and even everything that happens next, are all things that have long been destined. For the sake of the future, I hope Taishang Daozu will not interfere, nor change these predetermined events!"

"Interesting!" Upon hearing Zaijie's words, Su Xuan's tone suddenly shifted. "What if I insist on interfering in this matter?"

Hearing this, Zaijie, who was still in Kunlun, suddenly had his expression become solemn.