Chapter 366

When the sky suddenly brightens and day and night are inverted, some anomaly must be occurring.

In the city of Bai Hua in Yunzhou, Prince Ye Han gazed at the brilliant, glowing sky and could not help but mutter to himself.

He had just been discussing matters with the young clan leaders of the Ya and Lin clans, intending to dispatch an envoy to Youzhou to pay respects.

Even though they were engaging in private trade with the human race, their alliance with the Barbarian race would not change.

Dispatching an envoy this time was to explain this very matter.

Yunzhou relied heavily on mineral resources and was not well-developed in agriculture; the need to trade to feed the clansmen was an extremely legitimate reason, and he assumed the Barbarians would have nothing to say against it.

Moreover, the Barbarian Emperor had already arrived in Youzhou many days ago. At such a time, the Demon race also needed to take some action to solidify the alliance between the two races.

Yet, just as the discussion in the study concluded, he witnessed this blinding daylight, as if the sky had been replaced.

"This vast celestial light is definitely not man-made; the source must be in the Central Province."

Lin Dou whispered this, then looked at Prince Ye Han: "I have learned from the books left in the city over the past few days that the Central Province is a land of outstanding people and divine spirits, where heavenly treasures are often born."

Prince Ye Han turned his head and looked at the guards beside him.

A cup of tea's time later, several Demon generals soared into the sky above the vast Bai Hua City, roaring as they departed.

And just as the Demon race made their move, several fierce auras also galloped southeast from within Chu City in the hinterlands of Youzhou.

This was the disadvantage of the Northern Border Wall being breached.

The Zhenbei Army stationed in Qingzhou could keep an eye on the main forces of the Barbarian and Demon races, seeing them flatten streets and seeing them migrate their clansmen from the Far North.

But they could not, like the Great Jingxian Array, intercept these individuals moving in secret.

After all, the two provinces of You and Yun were vast, and the Barbarian and Demon races both possessed bloodline talents, a portion of which were specialized in concealment.

Meanwhile, Old Qiu was looking up at the sky from the backyard of the Ji Stronghold.

The private sale of Snow Region Demon Stones had accelerated the sale of grain, and with spring plowing approaching, the entire Fengzhou was plunged into busyness.

Old Qiu had been negotiating with various parties for a long time, and it was only under the cover of night that he had returned to the Ji Stronghold.

After washing up, he picked up the porcelain basin, intending to pour out the water and go to sleep.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he pushed the door open, he was stunned, and then could not help but look at the porcelain basin in his hand.

At this moment, he was not quite sure how much time he had spent washing up, but in the time it took to wash his face, the sky had turned bright as day.

Just then, Old Qiu heard footsteps.

Looking up, he saw Ding Yao had already arrived in the courtyard, and Xiang Kuangcheng followed closely behind. Upon seeing Ding Yao, he immediately stepped forward.

"Young Master hasn't slept yet?"

"I was just about to sleep," Ding Yao responded.

Xiang Kuangcheng looked up at the sky upon hearing this: "What happened over there?"

"I'm not sure, but it seems to be in the direction of the Sages' Holy Land."

As soon as the words fell, everyone suddenly felt the world go dark.

In the deep, boundless sky, that white light spraying across the heavens retreated like a receding tide, and the darkness that should have been there permeated the space in an instant.

The intense alternation between light and dark left countless people unable to adapt, their eyes aching, and a sense of dizziness like losing one's soul appeared before them.

By the time they grew accustomed to it, the stars and moon had reappeared in the night sky, as if everything that had just happened was merely an illusion.

"Notify the people in the stronghold not to go out tonight, stay in the residence; I will go and take a look."

Old Qiu had just regained his senses when he heard Ding Yao's arrangement: "Young Master, please be careful."

Xiang Kuangcheng also echoed: "Take care."

Ding Yao nodded, then suddenly soared into the air.

The intense force exploded in the void, causing a roar; amidst the rolling dust and waves of earth, his figure crashed into the heavy night, heading south.

Meanwhile, large groups of Central Province aristocratic clan members had gathered in the forests of the northern Central Province.

Among them were the He family, the Zuoqiu family, the You family, as well as the Qiu, Huang, Sheng, and Liu families; their residences were not far from this place.

They had not arranged to come here together, but had arrived here coincidentally, meeting each other because they had come from different directions following the direction of the light burst.

The reason these aristocratic clan members were so eager was the same as the young clan leader of the Ya clan—they all felt that a spiritual treasure had been born nearby.

This was not a random guess, but based on the records of the various families, this place had indeed seen precedents of spiritual treasures being born several times.

After all, this was the Sages' Holy Land, blessed by heaven; it was not a strange occurrence.

For the millennial aristocratic clans, any heavenly spiritual treasure must be brought into their own possession, while for the centennial clans, this was undoubtedly an opportunity to strengthen their family power.

Logically speaking, this was a competition based on family units, and anyone else present would be an opponent. However, when they met in the forest, they did not immediately resort to violence.

After all, most of them were affiliated with the Heavenly Academy, and their elders often met face-to-face in the academy; they wouldn't tear each other apart before seeing the actual object.

*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—*

As the celestial light dissipated, the forest returned to darkness, and all was silent.

Apart from the faint sounds made by the sect members moving silently, only the sound of the Nujiang tributary flowing to the southwest echoed around.

It was the sound of the Nujiang tributary, drowning out the rustling movements in the forest, making everything seem exceptionally quiet.

"It's to the south."

He Ye, the head of the He family, practiced the Four Symbols Technique and could detect subtle differences in the swirling air currents; he immediately captured a trace of the unusual from the silence.

Seeing this, the He family members immediately adjusted their direction and headed south.

Zuoqiu Jingyun led the Zuoqiu clan members from another direction, taking the same path as them, entering a winding mountain valley.

They were families linked by marriage, and the He family had always relied on Zuoqiu Yang, who was a Hall Master, to establish themselves; thus, there was not much competition between them, and traveling together was common.

However, after entering the valley, the hundred-plus disciples of both families couldn't help but quicken their pace, because they were very clear that this celestial light had covered a vast area and must have alarmed other aristocratic clans.

They had gained the upper hand by being closer, so all actions had to be swift.

Crossing mountains and valleys, the heads of several families and hundreds of disciples occupied the entire valley, moving southeast, their expressions becoming increasingly cautious as they walked.

Because they had originally thought the birthplace of the spiritual treasure would be near the entrance of the Sages' Holy Land, as that was the intersection of the two worlds, where the possibility of a heavenly spiritual treasure appearing was greatest.

But as they walked, they discovered that they had deviated quite a bit from the entrance, and were not heading straight toward it.

However, in terms of distance, this still belonged to the Sages' Holy Land area, only they were outside the boundary.

At this point, quite some time had passed since the celestial light dissipated, and the aura was no longer obvious.

Thus, these aristocratic clan members began to scatter, starting a large-scale search of this dark forest.

Because a spring rain had just fallen, the forest was very damp, and the smell of mud and rot permeated their breathing.

The He family and the Zuoqiu family followed the direction they had previously judged, walking to the middle of the winding valley, and the air currents facing them suddenly became clear and chaotic.

"That's it, it's right ahead!"

He Ye said in a deep voice, and the disciples behind him immediately quickened their pace.

And as they delved deeper, the eyes of everyone couldn't help but become solemn.

Because the darkness before them was twisted—not a distortion of air currents or light, but the darkness itself was twisting.

It was like a smooth piece of silk being pinched by a hand, causing wrinkles to emerge.

In other words, the space here had undergone a deformity.

"This... what is going on?"

He Ye looked at an arc-shaped wrinkle in the void from top to bottom, his expression one of great astonishment, and the Zuoqiu family side also revealed several solemn gazes.

Although those with great magical power could cause ripples in the void with a single move, those ripples were fleeting, and even an Approaching Immortal could not destroy this world.

But the facts proved that this wrinkle seemed to have existed for a long time, not only unable to recover but still constantly squeezing.

Vaguely, they felt that the celestial light that had illuminated the heavens and the intense shaking of the earth were not as simple as the birth of some heavenly spiritual treasure.

"Family Head, you must come and see!"

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He Long, who had led the family disciples to explore the west side, suddenly let out a cry of surprise, his tone carrying a trace of trembling, immediately attracting He Ye and Zuoqiu Jingyun.

In an instant, the two soared into the air, heading straight for the place where the sound originated.

At this time, You You Fu Sheng, the head of the You family, also flew over with two elders of his family.

But before he could catch up with the disciples of the two families, You You Fu Sheng saw He Ye and Zuoqiu Jingyun stop in their tracks, looking up at the void in astonishment.

Had they found something? But why did they suddenly stand still?

The doubt only flashed through his mind for an instant before he saw the answer with his own eyes, and he too froze, his breathing coming to a sudden halt.