Chapter 360: Bold Madman

"Wait!" the woman exclaimed, pushing Wei Yuan away with all her might, wanting to flee.

But though her feet touched the ground, her upper body tilted backward, and she was pulled down, then dragged back. She kicked her legs in vain, yet was still dragged back to the bed, inch by inch.

The animal skins surged, and straw flew everywhere.

Amidst heavy panting, Wei Yuan suddenly let out a cry of pain, and the woman seized the chance to escape.

This time she learned her lesson, leaping like a fish toward the floor, but before her hands could touch the ground or her feet fully leave the bed, a large hand grabbed her slender ankle!

With a *swish*, the woman vanished into the straw.

In the darkness, the woman said intermittently, "Wait, wait a moment! Don't be so rushed, there's still a long night ahead!"

Wei Yuan said, "With two men and two women, it's quite urgent!"

The woman used all her strength to flip over and press down on Wei Yuan, kissing him lightly on the lips, then his cheeks and neck. Her hands opened Wei Yuan's lapels, kneaded his muscles, and gradually moved downward.

Wei Yuan shuddered, as if about to ascend, or perhaps fall forever into an abyss.

The next moment...

"Awoo!!"

Wei Yuan let out a howl, curling into a ball like a shrimp.

The woman sprang from the bed, stepped against the wall, and shot toward the door like an arrow. Those two legs, perfectly round and slender, glowing white, lit up the entire room.

However, the aura in the room suddenly became obscure and profound, as if the Nine Heavens had descended to the mortal world. All sensations transformed into black and white, and every object was coated in a layer of graininess, as if composed of countless particles—even the people were the same.

The woman froze in mid-air, flying toward the door very slowly, bit by bit. Panic appeared in her eyes, yet her body was completely beyond her control.

In this eerie world, Wei Yuan moved like lightning, flashing to the woman's side, gritting his teeth as he said, "Woman! You are playing with fire..."

But Wei Yuan immediately remembered that in the materials from Xu Wenwu, this line was written as a negative example. Perhaps because the impression was too deep, Wei Yuan had accidentally blurted it out.

Wei Yuan shut his mouth, stopped speaking, fumbled to remove all her armor, and carried her back to the bed.

The woman raised her fist, wanting to strike Wei Yuan's back. But her movements were as slow as slow-motion; by the time this painless punch finally landed, everything was already too late.

The wood was already carved into a boat.

In the night, the old woman watched from afar. In her field of vision, the simple little stone house was already wrapped in heavy gloom, and the faintly leaking aura made even her tremble.

In the surrounding stone houses, one figure after another appeared like ghosts, all silently watching that mass of gloom.

It was not darkness, but some power that had severed that space from the entire world, which was why people only saw darkness. As for what happened in the darkness, no one knew.

The old woman silently returned to her house, and the remaining shadows also slowly vanished.

Inside the stone house, Wei Yuan retracted the manifested Domain of Yin and Yang, and everything returned to normal.

The woman was finally able to move, pushing Wei Yuan with all her might, but he would not budge. Her aura changed abruptly, and she shouted in a deep voice, "Bold!"

Wei Yuan was so frightened he shuddered all over, nearly snapping his flagpole!

But the change in the woman's temperament lasted only an instant, making Wei Yuan think it was his own illusion. In a flash, she turned back into that mortal woman, gritting her teeth and using all her strength to try and push Wei Yuan off.

But Wei Yuan's physical body was rare in the world; if not for the Dao power maintaining it, his true physical weight could have crushed the woman—how could she possibly push him off?

Furthermore, the natural mortise-and-tenon structure of the human body, returning to simplicity and nearing the Dao, was something the people of antiquity used to build high towers and grand mansions; without unlocking it first, pushing a person off was naturally impossible.

Yet the woman was stubborn, continuing to push with deadly force, panting and gritting her teeth, determined to push him off.

After pushing a few times like this, Wei Yuan became excited.

And so, the woman fell into the abyss and also flew to the clouds.

The night was very long.

I do not know how much time passed, but Wei Yuan sensed the outdoors. Outside, it was perfectly still; the birds were still sleeping, and there was no chirping.

The winter night in the north was indeed long. Wei Yuan was very satisfied and continued to work like an ox or a horse. As a person who still retained a shred of conscience, Wei Yuan was unwilling to be ungrateful unless absolutely necessary.

The sky... finally brightened.

Wei Yuan rose and let out a long breath. Although it was still dark before his eyes, there was light in his heart.

Wei Yuan put on his clothes and said, "There is meat soup in the pot. Sleep a while longer; I will go to the temple myself today."

The woman faced inward and ignored Wei Yuan. Wei Yuan did not mind, laughed three times, and pushed the door open to leave.

Today, the undead monsters in the temple were in for a stroke of bad luck. Wei Yuan walked as if strolling in a courtyard, going deeper and deeper, harvesting Yin energy, allowing his Dao Foundation spirituality to strengthen bit by bit.

After achieving the Myriad Miles of Rivers and Mountains, Wei Yuan's spirit was already not just generally high, and after being influenced by Zhang Sheng every day, it became even more unstoppable. Having a way to kill undead monsters and harvest Yin energy, Wei Yuan would naturally not miss it.

Now that his Dao Foundation had cultivated the earth to produce spirituality, it was actually already quite terrifying, but Wei Yuan always felt it was still slightly lacking in dominance. After all, it was not that the firmament had spirituality, much less that chaos had spirituality. And these two were not the absolute peak; only the "Nothingness" before the Dao gave birth to the One was the strongest in theoretical meaning when low-level cultivators discussed the Dao on paper.

The earth having spirituality had not yet reached the level of suppressing the world; it was merely enough to firmly suppress Xiang Xiaoyu.

Thinking of Xiang Xiaoyu made him think of old friends, and as the corners of Wei Yuan's mouth lifted, his heart felt a pang of pain.

After entering the passage, that Dao Foundation warrior appeared by Wei Yuan's side. He was expressionless but his eyes were spirited, holding a sword and shield, with a gun that fired flying swords strapped to his back. The Dao Foundation warrior entered the passage first, with Wei Yuan following behind holding his gun; the two moved forward unhurriedly, harvesting the undead monsters.

Wei Yuan cautiously calculated the generation and consumption of every shred of Dao power, minimizing the Dao power spent to eliminate each undead monster as much as possible.

At this moment, an undead monster intruded into Wei Yuan's spiritual sense. Aided by the Dao Foundation warrior's eyes, Wei Yuan saw the appearance of this undead monster clearly. It still maintained a human shape, wearing a piece of leather clothing. The leather clothing had not yet completely rotted away. This undead monster had the strength of the early Dao Foundation stage, clearly weaker than the other undead monsters.

Wei Yuan continued deeper, arriving at the place where he had discovered the Dharma Form monster. In this cave, there were scattered bones everywhere—some human, some animal—it was unknown how many years they had accumulated.

Wei Yuan crossed this place and continued deeper.

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The Dao Foundation warrior in front held a heavy shield, its defensive power comparable to Wei Yuan's own body; with him blocking in front, even if they collided head-on with a Dharma Form monster, they could withstand it for a while.

Fragmented Domain, Qingming.

Here, it was a scene of survival after a catastrophe, scarred and devastated.

At this moment, in the main peak's council hall, the cultivators of the Primeval Palace were gathered together again, but each of them had a floating aura, and some still had missing parts on their bodies that had not been mended, looking exceptionally miserable.

Before the crowd stood a middle-aged man; at this moment, he was full of spirit and had all four limbs intact, looking exceptionally arrogant as he watched the fragmented cultivators of the Primeval Palace.

He looked at the cultivators through his nostrils and said, "My Xu family ancestor is merciful and has specially granted three favors. After you kneel and thank him, you can be guaranteed safety. If you do not comply, the army will immediately enter the domain, and at that time, do not blame the blade for being heartless—not even a chicken or dog will be left!"

He cleared his throat and said, "These three great favors are:

First: You are permitted to choose for yourselves; you may join the Xu family, be granted the Xu surname, and each person may be taught one form of the Eternal Sword Canon!"

"Ptooey!!" Cui Yu spat a mouthful of saliva at him.

The envoy hurriedly dodged and said angrily, "Don't refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit!"

Cui Yu sneered, "I am a person of the Cui family; for you to make me change my surname, is your Xu family even worthy!"

The envoy immediately said, "If you were Cui Tianlin, I naturally wouldn't say this! If you were in the Cui family, I wouldn't say this either. But now you are standing in Qingming, on the territory of my Xu family. In a mere Heaven Foundation, which aristocratic clan doesn't have dozens or hundreds? Who knows who you are, and who cares who you are?!"

Cui Yu's face turned livid; it was the first time he had lost a verbal battle. At this moment, True Person Chuhe pulled him and said, "Just listen to what he has to say."

The envoy snorted and said, "It is still the True Person who knows the times; after I return, I will definitely put in a good word. This second favor is that the family will send someone to take over the post of Military Governor; all official posts under the Military Governor will remain unchanged, though the candidates might be changed a bit."

"Third, register your names. People in the domain, as long as they have forged their bodies, can be granted the status of private citizens of my Xu family. Henceforth, there is no need to pay poll taxes or household taxes; you only need to pay the taxes of my Xu family."

"With these three favors, the ancestor will take action to protect you, and you can naturally live and work in peace within the domain, without having to fight to the death like before."

True Person Chuhe said, "What if we do not accept?"

The envoy sneered, "Right now, one hundred thousand private troops and one hundred thousand official troops are waiting outside the domain. If you do not accept, the army will naturally enter, and heads will roll! Once the stubborn people are killed off, this place will still be ours."

Seeing the cultivators' killing intent gradually rising, the envoy was not afraid, only sneering, "Without Wei Yuan, the power of the domain cannot be used, and your previous killing moves are useless; mortals are just mortals! With Zhang Sheng dead, what will you use to block the many Dharma Form Elders of my Xu family? I don't need to tell you the result of a fight, do I?"

"You also don't need to count on the sect. The Primeval Palace is currently unable to protect itself, and the one who protected you last time is also severely injured, and with Fenhai Zhenjun Taotie watching, she is simply unable to move."

After the envoy finished speaking, True Person Chuhe then said, "What this envoy said indeed makes sense! As the saying goes, the words of a dying man are good."

The envoy heard this and felt something was wrong, saying angrily, "What do you mean by that?"

True Person Chuhe laughed, "Actually, this old Daoist is greedy for life and afraid of death, and I've grown accustomed to being lazy and cannot stand being bound. So, for the sake of a clear mind, the best way is to kill you all, and then this old Daoist will pack up and run. As for how many mortals die here, it has nothing to do with this old Daoist; the karmic debt will all be borne by you. This old Daoist can only avenge them a little and kill a few more people surnamed Xu."

The envoy's arrogance plummeted.

If a Dharma Form True Person were to become shameless, it would truly be a headache; even True Lords might not have a way. Besides, the Primeval Palace was not without True Lords, and their numbers even far exceeded the Xu family.

At this moment, someone outside the door said, "When two countries are at war, do not behead the envoy. This fellow is merely a small envoy; although he speaks wildly, killing him is of no benefit. You should return and tell your master that if he wants to start a war, then I have twenty thousand Southern Qi elite soldiers here, just enough to test the quality of your family's private army!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 361 =====