Chapter 738 - Grim Situation (1/2)

“Why did I back out in the end?” Yan Tianhen spread his hands helplessly. “Who let Dao Zu’s Reincarnation Pill be so enticing? When I thought about how I could still have another life and meet you again after a miserable life, I couldn’t help but be tempted. I dared not destroy this world. After all, if I really did that, then I’m afraid that even if I reincarnated, you still won’t forgive me — but I still want to enjoy a good life with you.”

In the end, he couldn’t completely cut off his escape route.

Youshan Lingyu understood better than anyone that once he truly became a crazed, deranged murderer, then he would never be able to get together with Chang Sheng again.

Compared with an outcome of mutual destruction, he would much rather meet Chang Sheng again in another life after many years. Perhaps at that time, he could tell Chang Sheng “I like you” with a smile.

That alone was enough for him to die without regrets.

Lin Xuanzhi let out a long sigh.

The truth about the desolate era ten thousand years ago was slowly coming to light. When the fog gradually lifted and when the results of a painstaking investigation appeared before his eyes, he discovered that as it turned out, from beginning to end, he was the one who owed Lingyu, and the entire orthodox Dao also owed Lingyu.

Suddenly, a pair of soft hands held his slightly cold fingertips.

Yan Tianhen grinned. “Dage, you can investigate the past anytime. But right now, we probably need to contact Father’s side.”

Lin Xuanzhi paused for a moment and finally suppressed the bitterness he felt in his heart. He slowly nodded. “Okay.”

But at this moment, Yan Zhonghua and You Ming weren’t doing well.

It had only been a few days since they returned from the South Land to the North Land. As soon as they arrived at the North Land’s border, they saw the entire sky collapsing, and the collapse seemed to be spreading south.

The two immediately judged that the situation was bad and quickly flew towards the Longyao clan.

Because the Dragon Emperor was watching over the clan, the Longyao clan didn’t collapse in panic. However, many city residents who had lived there for many years could no longer stand the shaking Heaven’s Wail and the evil creatures who might pop out at any moment, so many people moved their entire families.

When the Dragon Emperor saw the two, he said with a grave expression, “Evil creatures didn’t appear again, but something even more terrifying happened.”

Yan Zhonghua asked, “What?”

The Dragon Emperor looked up at the thick evil Qi that covered the sun and refused to disperse. “This thing actually consumes sparrow spirits! Three days ago, someone reported that one of the Longyao clan’s sparrow spirit mines had become devoid of spiritual energy. I sent someone to find the direction where the mine’s spiritual Qi dispersed to. The magic treasure actually pointed to the direction of this ball of evil Qi!”

This didn’t only affect the North Land.

The Nine Lands was also a solid entity. If the North Land’s Pillar of Heaven collapsed, then it was bound to cause an imbalance in the entire Nine Lands.

During Spirit Sect’s era ten thousand years ago, the Southeast Land’s Pillar of Heaven collapsed, which almost immediately attracted great attention from the entire cultivation world. It even brought a burst of turmoil and unrest. Countless sects and families sent thousands of elite disciples to cast spells at the same time. Only then were they able to prop up the sky until the next Pillar of Heaven could be refined.

Yan Zhonghua looked up and suddenly felt that the black dragon hovering in the sky was like a bottomless black hole, trying to devour everything in the world.

You Ming narrowed his eyes. “Is there any method to absorb this evil Qi?”

The Dragon Emperor replied, “We’ve exhausted every method. Whether it was a grand seal or a Heaven-defying magic treasure, nothing had any effect.”

You Ming: “I’ll test it out.”

With that, You Ming flew up, surrounded by black flames. He re-entered the thick black cloud of evil Qi and tried to refine this evil Qi with his flames, but there was little effect even after trying for a long time.

When You Ming stopped, the evil Qi around Heaven’s Wail immediately repaired the gap, and the black Qi was still perfectly intact.

You Ming’s expression changed as he landed. “It’s indeed powerful.”

Yan Zhonghua’s expression also became serious. “There’s only one solution now, and that’s to call all the Nine Lands’ sects and families together to discuss how to resolve this matter. Heaven’s Wail is absolutely not a single family’s problem, nor is it a single region’s problem. No one can stay out of it.”

The Dragon Emperor sighed and cupped his hands at Yan Zhonghua. “If we have to summon the Nine Lands’ great powers, then the Royal Heavenly Capital must issue an imperial edict. Otherwise, if we only rely on the power of the North Land’s Longyao family, we definitely won’t be able to gather everyone. Moreover…”

It was hard for the Dragon Emperor to say it, but for the sake of peace in the North Land, he still spoke through gritted teeth, “Earlier, many people were deceived by my lie about choosing a successor and came here, so they’re already dissatisfied with the Longyao family. When they saw the evil creatures, the vast majority of them still didn’t take it seriously and believed that this was merely my North Land’s calamity. It didn’t affect them yet, so they didn’t want to intervene in this matter.”

“How foolish!” You Ming sneered. “In the ancient era ten thousand years ago, Spirit Sect was the most powerful organization, and all the Daoist sects in the world belonged to it. Everyone believed that as long as Spirit Sect didn’t fall, then the Nine Lands would be safe and sound, so they didn’t need to lend their assistance. But in the end, didn’t the situation still escalate to the point where everyone in the Nine Lands had to band together to destroy the evil creatures?”

Yan Zhonghua frowned. “Father Emperor is still in closed-door cultivation and refuses to leave. The power in the court has been divided into several parts. Imperial Consort and Yan Zizhang have now become ants on the same string. He will certainly oppose me.”