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Bang!

The green small sword fiercely stabbed out.

It quietly collided with the unfurled banner.

The small sword thrust wildly.

However, it failed to break through the protective banner.

On the other side,

the fourteen Talismans, while Qin Xinming was manipulating the green small sword for a sneak attack,

converged with a boom.

They transformed into a single "Fate" character seal.

Buzz!

The "Fate" character seal expanded several times, its power greatly increased.

It shattered the Tan Yueshou (Mountain-Probing Hand) in one fell swoop.

Boom!

The "Fate" character seal directly imprinted itself on Qin Xinming's body.

It sank into his body.

Then it separated.

Turning into tiny chains,

it began to seal off the Meridians within Qin Xinming's body.

"Pfft!"

Qin Xinming's face changed drastically, and he spat out a large mouthful of blood.

His body was struck by the "Fate" character seal and sent flying backward.

At this moment, Qin Xinming, injured by a single blow, had no chance to multitask.

The foot-long green small sword fell to the ground.

The banner protecting Zhou Tailai retracted.

It transformed back into a banner, fluttering behind Zhou Tailai.

Zhou Tailai did not move an inch.

Qin Xinming was spitting blood.

Zhou Tailai's heart stirred slightly.

This person's strength, among Late Qi Refining Cultivators, could be considered not weak.

However, he had chosen the wrong opponent.

Qin Xinming was indeed decisive and ruthless.

Having missed one strike,

and realizing he was not an opponent,

he followed the momentum,

and directly retreated towards the mountain forest behind him.

He did not hesitate at all.

He even abandoned the foot-long green small sword, which was clearly a treasure.

"Damn it… who exactly is this person…"

Qin Xinming's mind was heavy.

This was completely different from the Qi Refining Cultivators he had encountered before.

Through a series of Opportunities,

he had Ascended from the Qianling Dynasty to this place.

His previous Grandmaster's arrogance had long since dissipated after witnessing the powerful Cultivators of this world.

Qin Xinming recognized the reality.

He knew this was a world far superior to the Qianling Dynasty.

His heart was stirred.

He meticulously planned.

Although the Grandmaster strength of the Qianling Dynasty was comparable to the Late Qi Refining Cultivators of this realm,

the Grandmasters of the Qianling Dynasty excelled in close-quarters combat.

Therefore,

since coming to this realm, and traveling all this way,

he had also engaged in battles with the Qi Refining Cultivators of this realm.

But all of them ended with his victory.

He had thought that as long as he didn't encounter those experts above Foundation Establishment,

he would definitely have a place among Qi Refining Cultivators.

He hadn't expected

that today, with just one move, he would be defeated.

He hadn't even touched the person's clothes.

Qin Xinming's expression changed erratically.

"Ten Thousand Treasures Grand Array!"

At this moment,

a light, airy voice echoed through the mountain forest.

Various Magical Artifacts, each emitting different powers,

were spread throughout the space.

As that voice sounded,

Boom!

Lines of Spiritual Qi condensed between the Magical Artifacts,

connecting each of them.

A Great Formation composed of various Magical Artifacts condensed with a roar.

It suppressed the fleeing figure.

As the voice sounded,

"Not good!"

Qin Xinming's heart panicked.

A strong sense of danger reverberated in his heart.

However, before he could react,

a huge force arrived.

Boom!

Qin Xinming's body stiffened.

He could no longer take a step.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!

A series of sounds rang out.

The Ten Thousand Treasures Grand Array trapped Qin Xinming in place.

The immense pressure made him unable to move.

Since he had made a move against him,

then he didn't need to be polite.

Within the Great Formation,

various Magical Artifacts either trembled or flickered.

Attacks from all directions—blades, ice crystals, flames, wooden thorns, sound waves—suddenly assailed Qin Xinming, who was under immense pressure.

"No!"

Qin Xinming's heart was filled with despair.

To actually use so many Magical Artifacts to form a Great Formation.

What kind of person had he provoked?

"Fellow Daoist, Fellow Daoist…"

Qin Xinming's heart was filled with fear.

This was not something he could resist.

He suspected

that even a Cultivator who had just entered Foundation Establishment might not be able to remain calm within this Great Formation.

Qin Xinming shouted repeatedly.

However, outside the Great Formation,

Zhou Tailai, whose hand gestures constantly changed, remained unmoved.

Boom!

As a flash of light flickered,

within the Great Formation,

a figure, devoid of life, quietly fell to the ground.

Zhou Tailai stopped his hand movements.

The unfurled banner behind him returned to calm.

With a wave of his hand, he collected all the Magical Artifacts.

These were all his Opportunities.

Although it was called the Ten Thousand Treasures Grand Array,

it didn't actually have ten thousand Magic Treasures.

He casually drew the green small sword, which had fallen to the ground, into his hand.

Zhou Tailai looked at it a few times.

He nodded.

The sword was named Green Glow, and its quality was quite good.

His Ten Thousand Treasures Grand Array could now have one more Magical Artifact.

As Zhou Tailai muttered to himself,

he walked towards the lifeless figure lying on the ground.

His Ten Thousand Treasures Grand Array was arranged with the Heavenly Fortune Flag behind him as its core.

Limited by his cultivation,

even if he truly had ten thousand Magical Artifacts, he couldn't wield them all.

But its power was definitely sufficient.

He arrived not far from Qin Xinming, who was lying on the ground.

Zhou Tailai carefully sensed.

Confirming that he was truly dead,

he then reached out, extending his magical power.

He took Qin Xinming's Storage Pouch from his waist into his hand.

He then thoroughly searched it inside and out with his magical power several times.

After confirming there were no omissions,

a Talisman appeared in his hand.

He gently waved it out.

It landed on the corpse.

Bang!

Flames surged,

engulfing Qin Xinming's corpse.

If the experts of the Qianling Dynasty were to know,

that a generation's Grandmaster, Tan Yueshou (Mountain-Probing Hand), had died here so silently,

everyone would probably be shocked speechless.

He took the Storage Pouch into his hand.

He easily erased Qin Xinming's imprint.

Item after item appeared in Zhou Tailai's consciousness.

"Hmph!"

Zhou Tailai snorted.

He took out a book-like object made of genuine leather from the Storage Pouch.

On the cover of the book,

were five strange characters, which, although slightly different from the script of the Mingyang Realm, could still be understood: Qin Xinming's Diary.

"Diary…"

Zhou Tailai looked at these five characters and was silent for a moment.

"Who writes a diary if they're a proper person?"

Zhou Tailai had no intention of examining it on the spot.

He briefly scanned the items in the Storage Pouch.

Zhou Tailai tidied up the scene.

He turned and continued towards the outside of Two Realms Mountain.

Several days later,

outside Two Realms Mountain,

a young Grey-robed Cultivator, carrying a banner on his back, wearing a scholar's cap, and holding a feather fan, emerged from Two Realms Mountain.

At this moment, a pleasant female voice fell into Zhou Tailai's ears.

"Young friend, please be more careful on the road ahead."

The voice fell, but no one was seen.

She had clearly already left.

Zhou Tailai's heart stirred.

No wonder no one came to bother him again later.

So someone was escorting him.

"Thank you, Senior, for the escort!"

Although he didn't know who it was,

if someone helped him, he should naturally express his gratitude.

There was no reply.

Zhou Tailai took out the Heavenly Capital Fate-Measuring Spirit Disk from his hand.

In his eyes, a hazy light appeared.

The characters on the Heavenly Capital Fate-Measuring Spirit Disk in his hand lit up one after another.

Before long,

a figure quietly appeared in Zhou Tailai's eyes, following these faint connections.

"Divine Mountain Alliance…"

Zhou Tailai's heart stirred.

The figure he saw was precisely the Cultivator who had invited him to join the Divine Mountain Alliance back then.

However, this person was not the female Cultivator who had just escorted him here.

The one just now should have been a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

That was why he had difficulty detecting her.

Zhou Tailai bowed again.

He remembered this favor in his heart.

He turned and left… Night fell.

By the lake,

a banner stood upright.

Below it,

sat a Grey-robed Cultivator, cross-legged, wearing a scholar's cap.

In Zhou Tailai's hand,

he held the book that was presumably a diary.

He opened it.

Page after page of text appeared before Zhou Tailai's eyes.

Although there were some differences in the writing,

he could generally recognize it.

"Qianling Dynasty… Grandmaster… Heaven and Earth Bridge… Earthly Immortal… Warlords… Black Forest Forbidden Zone… Ascension…"

Piece after piece of information was revealed before Zhou Tailai's eyes as he read.

Zhou Tailai was shocked.

This Qin Xinming had actually Ascended from another realm.

No wonder he had been able to scare this person into wanting to kill him to silence him, just by being a little mysterious.

Zhou Tailai was both shocked and speechless.

This truly was a diary.

No, to be precise,

it was a biography.

It was a biography Qin Xinming had written for himself.

Most of it was nonsense.

It was all about boasting about himself.

It made Zhou Tailai somewhat unable to continue reading.

"Whew~"

After a long while,

Zhou Tailai closed the diary.

He digested the information he had gained.

"Another world…"

"However, according to the diary, this Qin Xinming also came to the Mingyang Realm by chance."

"Although the diary records the location of his first appearance,"

"according to Qin Xinming himself, there should be no way back."

Zhou Tailai pondered.

"But it's still better to go and investigate it personally to confirm whether it's true or not…"

Zhou Tailai muttered to himself, making a decision.

He planned to first go to the place where Qin Xinming first appeared to investigate.