280: the truth!

You saw a familiar hand, that hand pierced through your chest, and a heart was held in that hand.

You saw a heart, still beating, held in that hand.

At the same time, Chen Shu’s desperate shout came from behind you.

You slowly turned your head and found that the owner of the hand holding your heart was Zi You, with her hair completely white.

At this moment, Zi You’s expression had completely changed, from the familiar look you knew to a twisted, insane one, just like the Guichong Ancestor.

At this moment, your mind exploded with a boom.

Instantly, you seemed to understand something and quickly looked towards the source of that voice, as if to confirm something.

You saw Chen Shu not far away, looking at you with a terrified expression, and then your gaze swept elsewhere, finding the familiar Xuanyuan Tianji in the crowd.

At this moment, you suddenly realized that everyone who had been unconscious had now fully awakened.

Among these people, only Chen Shu and Xuanyuan Tianji’s eyes felt familiar to you; besides them, only Ye Chuxue was still unconscious.

“Hahahaha!”

“So that’s it, I finally know, I know what your method is!”

Before the words finished, you turned to look at that playful yet twisted face.

With a bang, you sent the Zi You in front of you flying hundreds of meters away with a palm strike.

You could feel your life force rapidly draining away.

Ding!

Detected near-death state!

Prioritizing skill activation — Dragon Descendant Undying!

Fatal damage being repaired!

All your attributes doubled!

As a mechanical voice sounded, your injuries recovered at a visible speed.

Ding!

Detected fatal crisis!

Emergently activating unique skill — Heavens Mandate Protection!

Heavens Mandate Protection: Forcibly retain a sliver of life force and teleport to a random safe location!

Upon hearing that Heavens Mandate Protection was about to activate, you immediately sent a message to Chen Shu, who was closest to you.

Swish!

The next second, your figure vanished from Haotian Holy Land.

The Guichong Ancestor stared blankly at the spot where you disappeared, and after a long moment of stunned silence, she let out an angry roar.

Under the Guichong Ancestor’s furious roar, the entire Haotian Holy Land was destroyed.

While the Guichong Ancestor was enraged, Chen Shu and Xuanyuan Tianji quietly left, taking Ye Chuxue with them.

During this time, Zi You and Zhuge Qing and the others tried to stop them, but they were all repelled by Xuanyuan Tianji.

Chen Shu received your voice transmission just before you disappeared.

You told Chen Shu to immediately take Ye Chuxue and go with Xuanyuan Tianji to the Barren State to find Black King, and await your arrival.

Black King had returned to the Barren State after you all dealt with the three major states; you did not have him participate in the Holy Land battle.

When Chen Shu first heard your words, she had no idea what you meant.

However, when Chen Shu saw you suddenly disappear, she immediately understood, carried Ye Chuxue on her back, and told Xuanyuan Tianji what you had said.

...On a Barren Island in the Endless Sea.

Su Ming stared blankly at the content on the simulator.

After seeing him use Heavens Mandate Protection to leave Haotian Holy Land, Su Ming took a deep breath.

“I didn’t expect it to be like this!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Ming’s gaze fell upon his Dantian.

To be honest, Su Ming had never imagined that the Guichong Ancestor would possess such a method, capable of controlling the Weird Insects within them to forcibly take Possession of them.

Although the simulation had not yet ended, he had already guessed some things from the recent text.

When everyone fell unconscious and then reawakened, and Zi You coldly attacked him, he knew that the Guichong Ancestor’s method was to activate the Weird Insects within them.

What made Su Ming even more certain of this theory was that in the simulation, Su Ming’s last gaze fell upon Chen Shu and Xuanyuan Tianji.

Among everyone, only Chen Shu and Xuanyuan Tianji maintained their sanity, indicating that they had not been taken Possession of by the Weird Insects.

The reason why the two of them were not taken Possession of was because there were no Weird Insects present in their bodies to begin with.

Chen Shu came from the Qingxuan World, where it was ruled by the Eerie Clan, and the Eerie Clan only craved blood food.

Xuanyuan Tianji, needless to say, came from the Weiyang Immortal Domain, sealed within the Immortal Source. Ever since she broke the Seal, she had always repelled the Spiritual Qi of the Canglan Realm, so there was no issue of being contaminated by the Weird Insects.

“This is difficult...”

Su Ming thought back to the previous simulation, where he was unknowingly activated by the Guichong Ancestor’s Weird Insects and directly taken Possession of.

Moreover, this kind of Possession could not trigger Heavens Mandate Protection. This was an internal Possession, and Heavens Mandate Protection, even if it took him to a safe location, still couldn’t avoid it.

Currently, no living creature from the Canglan Realm could be an opponent to the Guichong Ancestor.

Only Chen Shu and Xuanyuan Tianji could ignore the Weird Insects’s Possession.

“Could it be that I have to rely on Chen Shu and Xuanyuan Tianji?”

The more Su Ming thought about it, the tighter his brows furrowed.

“No, that’s not right...”

Su Ming suddenly remembered there was one more person.

Ye Chuxue!

At the very last moment, Su Ming told Chen Shu to take Ye Chuxue away. It was clear that Ye Chuxue might not have been taken Possession of.

Thinking of this, Su Ming’s gaze continued to look at the simulator.

He was very curious about Ye Chuxue’s ultimate fate.

One must know that even he could not resist the Guichong Ancestor’s Possession, so how did Ye Chuxue manage it, or did Ye Chuxue ultimately fail?

Qingzhou!

Qin Kingdom!

Heavens Mandate Protection took you to the Qin Kingdom within Qingzhou.

Upon seeing the scene of the Qin Kingdom, you couldn’t help but fall into recollection.

Back then, in a small courtyard in the Qin Kingdom, there were traces of your life with Ye Chuxue. It was also here that you met the Child of Destiny Lin Qi, which ultimately led to the contamination of the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm.

You, dragging your weakened body, found the small courtyard from your memory.

The Qin Kingdom had now been cleansed by you all, so there was no need to worry about being ambushed by Weird Insects.

After entering the courtyard, you began to cultivate in seclusion.

Although Dragon Descendant Undying saved your life, it left your body in an extremely weakened state, a weakness that the True Dragon Precious Body could not recover from.

One month later!

Your pale complexion had recovered some color.

At the same time, you received bad news: Jiang Yang had led the Weird Insects back to Qingzhou two days ago to resume the construction of the Azure Cloud Sect.

Jiang Yang was no longer your Senior Brother of the Sword Pavilion, but a Weird Insects.

Upon receiving the news, you temporarily decided not to act against Jiang Yang.

The reason for your inaction was simple: you were unsure if Jiang Yang had a way to summon the Guichong Ancestor.

The Guichong Ancestor was well aware of your strength; he knew that the people of the Sword Pavilion were no match for you, so you judged that he must have a contingency plan.