Chapter 219

Almost as tall as Xu Yang.

Carefully examining his own body, familiar yet strange, the former Wuzun's face bloomed with a smile that grew wider and wider until he finally laughed wildly and freely—

"Hahaha! Free! I am free! Finally, I can leave this damn place!"

"Qinglong Society Leader! You scoundrel! This Venerable One will fight you to the death! To the death!"

The rolling waves of sound shook the stones on the hillside outside, causing them to crash down with a rumble.

And the overwhelming resentment and killing intent contained in his words made people's hearts chill.

Xu Yang paid no attention to the former Wuzun, who had lost his mind, and walked straight to Jiang Sishui, saying, "Thank you for saving us. You have done a great service to our Yu Clan. We should repay you. Whatever you want, just ask."

Jiang Sishui had been waiting for these words, so he did not pretend to be modest and said, "I only want three things."

"Please speak."

"First, from now on, Hou Jian is no longer the Wuzun of the Yu Clan, but my wife. Of course, she is still a member of the Yu Clan."

"That is no problem. The Ice Domain will always be Little Hou Jian's home."

Xu Yang agreed without hesitation.

And for this, Ba Shao and the others raised no objections.

Jiang Sishui had successfully rescued the Twin Dragons, proving his capability, and the Yu Clan was happy to make friends with such a mysterious and powerful person.

And marriage was an important bond to maintain the relationship between both sides.

"Second, I want to see your Yu Clan's 'Transformation Art'."

"Transformation Art?"

Before Xu Yang could answer, the Wuzun interrupted, "No! The 'Transformation Art' is one of the highest secret techniques of the Yu Clan; how can it be passed on to outsiders?"

Rejected, Jiang Sishui was not angry but looked at Xu Yang.

Xu Yang frowned, thought for a moment, and finally nodded, "It is allowed."

The Wuzun's expression changed, "Xu Yang, you..."

Xu Yang said calmly, "If not for him, we might never have been able to leave this place, and we would have to be enslaved by the Qinglong Society Leader forever."

"This..." The Wuzun had no words to counter.

Although she was impulsive by nature, she was not unreasonable; it was just that as the Wuzun of the Yu Clan, she had to prioritize the Yu Clan's interests in everything, subconsciously not wanting the Yu Clan's secret techniques to leak out.

But now, after Xu Yang's explanation, she could find no reason to stop it.

Seeing that she no longer opposed it, Xu Yang looked at Jiang Sishui again and said, "The 'Transformation Art' can be given to you; whether you can master it depends on your own ability. In addition, you must swear an oath not to pass it on to others."

Jiang Sishui naturally agreed.

Afterwards, following Xu Yang's instructions, he made an oath.

Xu Yang nodded, and his eyes suddenly became brilliantly golden.

Immediately, two beams of golden light shot out from his eye sockets, and before Jiang Sishui could react, they entered his own pupils.

In an instant, some memories appeared in Jiang Sishui's mind.

It was a Wushu—the Transformation Art!

This was using the power of the Primordial Spirit to directly implant memories into Jiang Sishui.

A method of the Demigod, admirable and awe-inspiring.

Of course, this was also because Xu Yang's action was beneficial and harmless to Jiang Sishui; otherwise, the 'Cicada Awareness' and the 'Sun Shadow Golden Wheel' would not have remained unresponsive.

A moment later, Jiang Sishui opened his eyes, having already received the information.

He looked at Xu Yang, "Thank you."

Xu Yang nodded and said, "Now, you can tell me about the third thing."

"Good, I want the Soul Tablet."

"Soul Tablet? Whose Soul Tablet?"

"Liu Xing."

"Liu Xing?" Xu Yang remembered this person, pointed to the stone wall on the left, and said, "Go get it yourself."

The Twin Dragons controlled not only Liu Xing through Soul Tablets; the hundreds of Soul Tablets on the scene were all puppets manipulated by them.

Jiang Sishui stepped forward, his gaze swept over them, and he quickly locked onto the target.

Holding Liu Xing's Soul Tablet in his hand, Jiang Sishui breathed a slight sigh of relief.

This journey could be considered a complete success.

Just as he wanted to turn and leave, his peripheral vision happened to glance...

"Hmm?"

Jiang Sishui suddenly stopped in his tracks, his gaze fixed on another Soul Tablet, and a look of surprise briefly appeared on his face.

On the Soul Tablet, two characters were written—

Qiu Yue.

"Qiu Yue..." A thought stirred in Jiang Sishui's heart.

Then, pointing at Qiu Yue's Soul Tablet, he said to Xu Yang, "Can I ask for one more?"

Xu Yang said carelessly, "The Qinglong Society Leader imprisoned us two in this place, demanding that we assist the Qinglong Society in completing their hegemony. Controlling these people was a necessary evil."

"Now that we two have gained our freedom, we naturally do not need to listen to the Qinglong Society Leader's nonsense, nor do we need these people to sell their lives for us."

"Whichever one you want, you can take it."

Hearing this, Jiang Sishui did not stand on ceremony and directly took Qiu Yue's Soul Tablet.

He then went through all the other Soul Tablets, saw no other familiar names, and then stopped.

Holding the two Soul Tablets, Jiang Sishui asked, "How can the control of the Soul Tablet over them be lifted?"

Xu Yang explained, "The reason the Soul Tablet can manipulate their life and death is because I used Wushu to split a strand of their soul onto it."

"The soul token shatters, the soul dissipates; even if separated by ten thousand li, that person will die."

"To sever the bond between them, you must bring both the soul tokens and the women themselves before me, so I may restore their souls."

"So that's how it is," Jiang Sishui realized.

Then, Xu Yang swept his hand, collecting all the remaining soul tokens.

After ten years of imprisonment, he only wished to return to the Ice Realm; he could never stay here waiting for those under control to return and free them one by one.

Taking the soul tokens away and keeping them from falling into others' hands was already more than enough.

Besides, the Ice Realm is extremely safe; placing the soul tokens there is no different from granting those people freedom.

The deal was struck; both sides felt at ease.

The Rain Clan members warmly invited Jiang Sishui to visit the Ice Realm, and Jiang Sishui gladly accepted.

With a flash of light, the group teleported away.

…

The Ice Realm, in truth, was a small world created by mysterious power, not some remote mountain wilderness.

Otherwise, no matter how deeply the Rain Clan hid, they could never have remained unknown.

Similar small worlds include the Water-Moon Grotto, the Ten Perils Pass, the War God's Hall, and others.

Jiang Sishui looked around; all he saw was a land of ice and snow.

The buildings here were all dome-shaped hemispheres, like tiny cave dwellings.

At the very center stood a colossal peak, reaching from earth to sky, as if holding up the entire small world.

That was the Rain Clan's Sacred Mountain!

It was where the Witch Sovereign and the Four High Priests resided, and also where the Rain Clan kept their secrets.

The return of Xu Yang and the Witch Sovereign immediately stirred the Rain Clan.

Jiang Sishui, who had come to their aid, was honored as a revered guest.

The banquet ended in joy, and Jiang Sishui won the Rain Clan's friendship as he had hoped.

"Find Liu Xing and Qiu Yue, bring them to me, and I will remove the soul token's restraint. With Hou Jian here, entering and leaving the Ice Realm will be no problem for you."

Before leaving, Xu Yang assured Jiang Sishui.

Jiang Sishui returned to Mantuo Shanzhuang, thoroughly satisfied.

…

After all the events, day had turned to night.

Dinner was not yet ready when Hou Jian suddenly ran up to Jiang Sishui, his luminous eyes shimmering with tears, silent, staring at him without blinking.