Chapter 1994: Lu Xuan: Who's Thinking of Me?

Yang Jian, you like this strange artifact so much; I'll grant you that, but the price is that you will become my slave.

Hearing Cangwu Laozu's voice, Yang Jian's face turned hideously ferocious, and he let out a miserable scream.

But his resistance was futile.

No! No……

I don't want to become a member of the strange race!

Cangwu Laozu looked down from above, seemingly admiring his own spoils of war.

You have no choice.

Struggling further is useless.

Just treat this as the backlash from when you previously activated the human skin scroll.

……

The scene ends here.

Xuanji Holy Lord blinked slightly.

It turns out all of this was Cangwu Laozu's scheme.

It appears Yang Jian is constantly controlling the human skin scroll, but he is also heading toward destruction.

In the end, he merged with the human skin scroll.

They truly merged.

Xuanji Holy Lord naturally knows about this.

That top-tier strange artifact contains spirituality; it is not docile, and this heaven-defying human skin scroll requires devouring qi and blood, devouring strange Dao Resonance, and its backlash will be severe.

Cangwu Laozu curled the corner of his mouth into a slight smile: 'Indeed, Yang Jian's future ending is exactly as I imagined. I had foreseen it. He will become part of the human skin scroll, a true part.'

'Ming, do you know how the previous owners of the human skin scroll died?'

Xuanji Holy Lord frowned slightly: 'Could it be death from backlash?'

Cangwu Laozu nodded: 'Not bad. Previously, the human skin scroll's complete form was controlled by someone in the Dao Zun Realm; even so, they were sacrificed to the human skin scroll, and not just one.'

'This strange artifact is indeed heaven-defying, capable of deducing the future, but the price is extremely heavy. Before, those several owners sacrificed their souls, Dao Resonance, and physical bodies entirely.'

Xuanji Holy Lord felt a creeping dread upon reflection.

Cangwu Laozu again spoke mysteriously: 'So I have long known Yang Jian's ending. Activating this human skin scroll is unlike other strange artifacts; it will make Yang Jian indulge in this feeling, perhaps he himself won't even realize it.'

'Oh, right, Ming, this time you saw Yang Jian—did you notice anything abnormal about him?'

Xuanji Holy Lord pondered: 'I saw his skin extremely withered, and his qi and blood also turned somewhat strange.'

Cangwu Laozu laughed: 'Not bad. He will shed his skin like an old tree; that is the backlash, and this is only the first step.'

'So I had you besiege Yang Jian; if you could capture him, that would be best. But if you fail, forcing him to use the human skin scroll more will accelerate his path to destruction.'

'Actually, Yang Jian also knows what his future holds. But he chose to go down this path to the end; he wants to kill more of the strange race, and he feels he has profited. Ming, am I right?'

Xuanji Holy Lord remained silent and nodded.

The last time she briefly chatted with Yang Jian, he indeed thought that way.

It must be said, Cangwu Laozu has completely got Yang Jian under his thumb.

The backlash on Yang Jian's body is already severe; even Senior Du Fei Ling can't do anything about it, let alone dispel it.

The only way is for the master to intervene.

Cangwu Laozu looked at Xuanji Holy Lord and said earnestly: 'Ming, remember, when you encounter a strange artifact like the human skin scroll that involves the Time Grand Dao and Karma Grand Dao, you must be cautious, cautious, and again cautious when refining it.'

'There is an old human saying: "To wear the crown, one must bear its weight." This kind of strange artifact is the same; perhaps you will have to pay even more.'

Upon hearing this, a flash of lightning went through Xuanji Holy Lord's mind: 'Is it because the Karma Grand Dao and Time Grand Dao are too terrifying?'

Cangwu Laozu nodded: 'Not bad. The Karma Grand Dao and Time Grand Dao are very special Grand Daos; cultivating them inevitably brings backlash. For example, the Longevity Clan, the Past Sect—they only appear glorious before people, but behind the Water Dao, resisting karma and time, how painful the wounds are.'

Xuanji Holy Lord remained silent, and involuntarily thought of his master.

The master has always borne karma for them, especially the third senior brother's karma, which is extraordinarily great.

Last time in the Chaotic Star Sea, they besieged the third senior brother, Chen Zhangsheng.

Chen Zhangsheng slid the karma force he was to receive toward the master, and only then did they see the master's body covered in a dense net of karma.

Such a terrifying Karma Grand Dao surely must cause painful backlash.

This is countless times richer than Yang Jian's human skin scroll.

No.

The karma the master bears is not just for those few disciples; it also includes the World Tree, the Chaotic Star Sea, and even the karma within the cosmos.

Thinking of this, Xuanji Holy Lord's eyes involuntarily reddened.

Master ah.

He always silently gives, never telling them.

The master appears relaxed, but in reality he may already be in great pain.

'Great, no need for many words.'

Xuanji Holy Lord clenched his fist, resolved in his heart to double his efforts in cultivation.

To relieve the master's worries!

She raised her head to look at Cangwu Laozu: 'Old Ancestor, I want to cultivate more strange Dao Resonance.'

Cangwu Laozu chuckled: 'Excellent. This is truly the genius monster of my strange race! I see that this time you lost to Yang Jian, which instead sparked your competitive spirit—that's a good thing.'

He flicked his sleeve.

'Whoosh!'

A dark light flickered.

Before Xuanji Holy Lord appeared an ancient token.

Cangwu Lao Zu said, "This token lets you freely obtain cultivation resources within the Mountain Ding Realm's station. Next, whatever you want, you use that."

Xuanji Holy Lord gave a slight bow, "Thank you, Old Ancestor."

She took the Cangwu token and left; upon returning to the closed-door cultivation place, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Master..."

She cried.

Master is too great.

At the same time, in the Chaotic Star Sea.

Lu Xuan lay leisurely in the Yan Chuang; the Green Hill Dao Comprehension ended, and they came over to ask him for advice, and incidentally gave Lu Xuan a shoulder massage.

Very comfortable.

He suddenly sneezed.

"Hmm? Who's missing me?"

……

On the other side, the Gu Clan's position in the Mountain Ding Realm.

Many Gu Clan powerhouses heard of the Strange Clan's defeat.

Several Star Sea Dao Birth realm experts mobilized; even the monstrous "Ming" that Cangwu Lao Zu blew up to the heavens also took action, and even refined remnants of the human skin scroll.

But this still ended in utter defeat, nearly wiping out the entire army.

Everyone discussed heatedly.

"This Strange Clan is no good. This Ming is no good."

"Before, Old Ancestor Cangwu even said that Ming's talent surpasses that of our Divine Envoy Fang Ningbing, and is even greater. How could this be?"

"This time, I heard the Divine Envoy will also participate, and even went to the Monster Clan to summon a large number of helpers, intending to besiege Yang Jian and the Ruthless Empress."

"Then we will definitely succeed!"

In the depths of the position, Fang Yuan and A Li sat in a deep hall; beside them was Elder Wang Luo, and some Monster Clan powerhouses.

Elder Wang Luo snorted coldly, "This Ming is nothing special; the Divine Envoy taking action will surely capture Yang Jian and the Ruthless Empress."

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