Chapter 117: Humans and Demons are on Different Paths

After Cheng Xi left Dean Jiang's place, she returned home. She told Cheng Fenglan and Jiang Weiran the content of her conversation with Li Zhi'an, and the two fell into deep thought.

Cheng Fenglan felt increasingly anxious; she worried for her brother's safety and wished she could go find his whereabouts immediately. Yet she also knew her own strength was weak right now, and following them into the mountain would only hold them back.

Jiang Weiran kept comforting her from the side, while Cheng Xi did not speak, only worrying about whether Li Zhi'an and the others would have a smooth time entering the mountain tonight.

As night gradually fell, Li Zhi'an and Dean Yan led a group of disciples to act according to the pre-arranged plan.

Cheng Xi had Jiang Weiran and Cheng Fenglan stay in the small courtyard for the time being, while she went to Chi Laicheng's side.

A night passed in the blink of an eye. When Cheng Xi returned carrying things, she saw the two sitting in the courtyard waiting for her, not knowing if they had stayed up all night or had risen early.

"Cheng Xi, you're back." Jiang Weiran immediately spoke up to greet her.

Cheng Xi nodded, and before she could speak, Baohua returned with breakfast.

Cheng Fenglan stood up to take the bamboo basket Baohua was carrying on her head, taking out the items inside and setting them on the table.

Cheng Xi washed her hands and came over, and the three sat down to eat.

Breakfast was very simple: white porridge, flatbread, and two small side dishes.

The only difference was that the porridge was made from Spirit Rice, and the vegetables were also grown in the Spirit Field on Qingtian Peak; their appearance was average, but their quality was excellent.

After eating breakfast, there was still no news, so Cheng Fenglan couldn't sit still, constantly looking outside.

Jiang Weiran was also a bit anxious, watching Cheng Xi still calmly processing medicinal herbs, yet not daring to disturb her.

Baohua helped from the side; she helped put the herbs Cheng Xi had processed into boxes. The two worked with tacit understanding, looking as if they did this often.

Cheng Fenglan watched from the side, and her anxious state of mind slowly settled down.

Jiang Weiran looked at this one and then at that one, suddenly feeling that this situation was very strange.

Just then, Cheng Xi seemed to sense something; she suddenly raised her head, stuffed the medicinal herbs in her hand into Baohua's hands, and flew out.

Just as she stepped out of the courtyard gate, she saw Li Zhi'an flying over, carrying Jiang Zhongqiao on his back. "Xixi, save him!"

Seeing this, Cheng Xi's heart tightened, and she stepped forward to meet them. She steadily took Jiang Zhongqiao and settled him on the bed inside the room.

At this moment, Jiang Zhongqiao's face was as pale as paper, his breathing was weak, and the wounds on his body were still continuously seeping blood, staining Li Zhi'an's clothes red.

"How did this happen?" Cheng Xi asked.

Li Zhi'an spoke up: "We were attacked in the mountain. Dean Jiang was injured this severely in order to protect everyone."

Cheng Xi couldn't spare the time to ask more and immediately began to check Jiang Zhongqiao's injuries. Her brows were tightly locked, her eyes full of gravity. She took out a Pill and fed it to Jiang Zhongqiao to help him regulate his breath and heal his wounds.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Jiang Zhongqiao's complexion gradually regained some color, and his breathing became much steadier. Everyone let out a sigh of relief, the heavy stone in their hearts finally falling to the ground.

Jiang Zhongqiao woke up to find himself at Cheng Xi's place and sat up.

Cheng Xi hurriedly reached out to support him, and Li Zhi'an took a cushion for him to lean on.

"The Star Gate is about to open."

This one sentence made everyone's heart tremble.

"So fast?" Cheng Xi knew Ye Wujin would definitely open the Star Gate as soon as possible, but she hadn't expected it to be this fast.

"That Ancient Tomb shares the same origin as the Altar you destroyed back then. Ye Wujin gathered the power of several altars together to create a new Altar." Jiang Zhongqiao coughed lightly, his expression grave. "Wanxing Mountain is about to fall into chaos."

Once the Star Gate opens, it will attract countless Demon creatures.

Humans and demons are on different paths; there will inevitably be a great battle.

Moreover, there is a time limit for the Star Gate to be open, and there are also limits on the people or demons that can pass through the Star Gate. Once the number is sufficient, the Star Gate will forcibly close.

Precisely because of this, Ye Wujin and the others want to seize the initiative and compete with humans for the ownership of the Star Gate.

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy. At this moment, Cheng Fenglan didn't even dare to ask if there was any news of her brother.

Instead, Cheng Xi looked at Li Zhi'an and asked, "Has there been any news of Cheng Yunjian?"

Li Zhi'an shook his head. "No, but if he has really fallen into Ye Wujin's hands, there will be news sooner or later."

After all, a dead Cheng Yunjian is of no use to Cheng Xi, so there is no need to worry about his safety for the moment.

Cheng Fenglan understood these words too, but she was still afraid; being alive and being alive are two different things.

Yet she could not blame anyone. Wanxing Mountain is deep and vast, stretching for hundreds of miles; it is too difficult to find one person.

While everyone was silent, Dean Yan arrived in a hurry with several disciples.

Seeing that Jiang Zhongqiao was out of danger, Dean Yan let out a long sigh of relief: "Finally managed to bring you back safely."

Jiang Zhongqiao nodded slightly, his expression full of exhaustion and worry: "Brother Yan, this matter of the Star Gate opening is tricky; we must discuss countermeasures as soon as possible."

Cheng Xi looked at the gloomy sky outside the window, her thoughts surging. The opening of the Star Gate is imminent, which not only concerns the safety of Jiang Zhongqiao and the others but is also closely linked to the missing Cheng Yunjian.

She took a deep breath and turned to look at everyone: "In any case, we cannot sit and wait for death. Since Ye Wujin is preparing to open the Star Gate, his actions must have traces; we will start from this aspect."

Li Zhi'an nodded in agreement: "I will arrange for disciples to expand the search range around Wanxing Mountain, focusing on the movements of Ye Wujin's forces. Perhaps we can find clues about Cheng Yunjian from it."

Everyone acted quickly. Li Zhi'an took the disciples to rush to the surroundings of Wanxing Mountain to launch a carpet-style search.

Jiang Weiran dove into the Library Pavilion to look up more ancient books and materials about the mysterious places of Wanxing Mountain.

Cheng Fenglan followed Baohua to prepare various medicinal herbs for healing in the small courtyard, making full preparations for those who might return injured.

Cheng Xi stayed by Jiang Zhongqiao's side, helping him consolidate his injuries while discussing Ye Wujin's plan with him.

Jiang Zhongqiao recalled the encounter in the mountain: "Those Demon creatures that attacked us seemed to be controlled; their movements were extremely strange."

Cheng Xi pondered: "That Ancient Tomb and the Altar share the same origin; there must be some key connection in this. If we can find the location of Ye Wujin's new Altar, perhaps we can disrupt his plan to open the Star Gate."

Jiang Zhongqiao frowned slightly: "It's just that this Wanxing Mountain is too big; wanting to find the Altar in a short time is easier said than done."

Just as they were speaking, a disciple ran in hurriedly, looking anxious: "Elder Li sent word that traces of Ye Wujin's forces have been discovered at the North Foothills of Wanxing Mountain."

Cheng Xi and Li Zhi'an looked at each other and immediately stood up: "Let's go, let's take a look."

The two took several disciples and galloped toward the North Foothills of Wanxing Mountain.

When they arrived at the North Foothills, they saw several figures on an open space, busy moving stones that were emitting a ghostly light. Sensing someone approaching, those figures immediately became vigilant, turning around to reveal hideous faces; they were actually a group of half-human, half-demon monsters.

The leading monster let out a roar and charged toward Cheng Xi and the others with its subordinates. Cheng Xi's gaze sharpened, her Long Sword unsheathed, cold light flickering. Her figure flashed, and she rushed over like a black bolt of lightning.