533: Ruler of the Dao

Somewhere in the Inner Sea, on a small island fragrant with birdsong and flowers.

"Tombs?"

Stepping out of the bamboo house and walking along the other side of the lake filled with green lotuses, Zhou Tailai's gaze fell upon six tombs. One of them had only a tombstone but no name, and behind the tombstone was a pit, but no coffin was placed within it, as if it were being prepared for someone.

Zhou Tailai's footsteps paused, unsure whether he should go any further.

"Ye Wuqing, Song Buyu, Li Tieshou, Chu Xiaoluan, Zhao Sanyan."

At this moment, a familiar female voice came from behind him.

Zhou Tailai's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly turned around. Sure enough, he saw the figure with green hair tied back by a green silk ribbon slowly approaching, her gaze passing through Zhou Tailai and landing on the several tombs.

"Junior accidentally intruded, I will leave now. Please forgive me, Senior."

Seeing the glimmer of thought in the Mysterious Woman's eyes, Zhou Tailai already knew that those buried in these tombs must be people extremely important to this Mysterious Woman.

"Ye Wuqing, whose title was 'Heartless,' was actually the most sentimental."

"Song Buyu talked the most, always chattering, and was the most annoying."

"Li Tieshou's iron legs kicked across the Void Realm, Chu Xiaoluan was small but cunning, the most mischievous, and Zhao Sanyan, though completely blind, had a clear mind..."

The Mysterious Woman did not reply, but instead spoke softly, as if recounting past events.

Zhou Tailai hesitated for a moment, then straightened up and followed the Mysterious Woman's words, looking at each tombstone, as if seeing various distinct figures appear before his eyes.

"Senior, are these all your friends?"

After the Mysterious Woman finished speaking, Zhou Tailai asked hesitantly.

"Friends... They and I were all followers of one person."

The Mysterious Woman nodded.

"Once upon a time, there was a person who was born in the Demon Court. His talent was exceptional, but he was not of the Yao Race, which was truly unfortunate."

"Within the Demon Court, the Human Race was food. The higher one's talent, the more favored they were by the higher-ranking Great Demons."

"He was unfortunate, yet also fortunate. A Human Race Senior noticed his talent and, at the cost of countless Senior lives, sent him out of the Demon Court."

"They hoped that one day, when his cultivation was complete, he could save the common people from dire straits."

"He bore a mission, contended with various Prodigies, and his cultivation progressed extremely quickly. He was once valued by ancient Great Powers who wished to take him as a disciple, but the Demon Court was too powerful, and no Great Power was willing to intervene and save the Human Race within the Demon Court."

"He left disappointed, but not in despair. He was unrestrained and carefree, his joys and angers unhidden. Even the greatest difficulties could not make him retreat. He believed that with his own strength, he could also achieve this."

"So he traveled, inspiring the young man of the Ye Family, making the Young Miss of the Song Family fall for him, winning over Li Tieshou with his leg techniques, causing Chu Xiaoluan to hit a wall seven times, and conquering Zhao Sanyan with the purest will..."

"Similarly, he also saved me, and saved this sea..."

Zhou Tailai listened, lost in thought. Just a brief description seemed to conjure a carefree figure with a slight smile on his face in his mind.

"What happened later?"

Seeing the Mysterious Woman pause as she gazed at the tombs, Zhou Tailai couldn't help but ask.

"Later, his cultivation was complete, but he still couldn't contend with the Demon Court. However, he couldn't wait any longer; every moment more meant another Human Race life lost to the demons."

"He left alone on a morning filled with the faint glow of dawn."

"But we all knew where he was going."

"I, or they, insisted on following him... but in the end, only I returned..."

The Mysterious Woman's tone was calm, as if she was speaking of something unrelated to herself.

"The outcome was already decided, why should I ask again..."

Zhou Tailai's eyes blurred slightly, and he mentally slapped himself. With these tombs standing here, the outcome was already known.

"What was his name?"

He sighed softly in his heart. Such a person commanded his respect.

"The Human Race in the Demon Court had no surname, only a given name."

"His name was just Qing."

"We also called him Qing."

At this, the Mysterious Woman smiled softly. Her face, though utterly ordinary, made Zhou Tailai momentarily lose himself. This smile actually made the flower seas on the island pale in comparison.

"Senior, there's another tomb there, is it..."

Zhou Tailai didn't continue. If that tomb was prepared for the Mysterious Senior herself, his inquiry would be inappropriate.

"Heh... The betrayer..."

Her gaze fell on the empty tomb with only a tombstone, and the Mysterious Woman's expression turned cold.

"Heh heh~"

Hearing the Mysterious Woman's rather ominous tone, Zhou Tailai chuckled awkwardly.

He still had many questions he wanted to ask, but it was all his own fault for speaking too much. He had clearly stepped into this Mysterious Woman's minefield. If he continued to ask, he probably wouldn't get off lightly.

Zhou Tailai fell silent... Outer Sea, at the boundary.

A precious carriage/chariot pulled by nine celestial horses bypassed Fen Hai Island and stopped before a dark island in the Inner Sea.

Behind it, various figures, some aloof, some silent, with differing auras, all paused simultaneously, looking towards the island shrouded in black mist.

"You, go in and scout!"

A domineering voice emerged from within the precious carriage/chariot, followed by a golden streak of light that landed on a young figure at the Middle Nascent Soul Stage.

The Middle Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator's expression changed.

After a moment of hesitation, he looked at the precious carriage/chariot, then moved. A bronze-colored bracelet emerged from above his head, emitting a faint light that enveloped him. He then cautiously disappeared into the thick black mist.

In the air.

Zhou Xiutong and Zhou Xiuyuan watched that figure enter the black mist, somewhat unclear what Xi Hong ultimately intended to do.

Several moments later, the black mist remained as it was, without any change.

"You, go!"

Another golden streak of light flew out and landed on a Genius Cultivator.

"Divine Son, I am from the Huang Family..."

The man's expression changed, and he shouted towards the golden precious carriage/chariot. The Huang Family was one of the thirty-six families, with a Void Refining Early Stage Old Ancestor in their Clan. However, they had previously been aligned with the Cen Ling Dao Palace faction until the Cen Ling Dao Palace disappeared. Only then did they adapt to the circumstances and switch their allegiance to the Xiwu Divine Hall...

"Hmm?"

But before he could finish, a cold, domineering snort emanated from within the golden precious carriage/chariot, and a powerful, profound Soul Transformation aura pressed down on the scene.

The expressions of all the Genius Cultivators changed.

Zhou Xiutong's hands, clasped behind her back, subtly clenched, silently dispelling the pressure.

The Huang Family True Monarch swayed slightly, not daring to resist. He took a deep breath and flew towards the island shrouded in black mist... At the same time.

Outside Fen Hai Island, countless Cultivators gathered.

"Attack!"

The Palace Master of West Wu Divine Hall, Great Expert Xi Mian, appeared out of thin air, his voice spreading in all directions and reaching the ears of every Cultivator.

Boom!

Auras rose, intertwining and mixing.

High in the sky, various Void Refining Great Powers appeared one after another. On the Zhou Family's spirit boat, a precious bead also appeared.

"Woo!"

The horn of war sounded, and spirit boats broke through the air, heading straight into the Inner Sea.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

Passionate cries filled the heavens and earth. The Inner Sea, an already restless borderland, was completely shattered by the clamor.

As countless Cultivators attacked the Inner Sea.

A golden blazing sun rose in the distance, its golden light shining. Powerful sea beasts that rose in resistance all turned into blood and dissolved in the golden light.

Within the golden blazing sun, the figure of Dao Lord Xi Wu appeared faintly.

"Dao Lord Xi Wu... personally made a move?"

The Void Refining Great Powers were all shocked. This rhythm felt off.

Just then.

Deep in the Inner Sea, on a solitary small island.

The Mysterious Woman's expression changed.

"Golden Crow... Damn it!"

...At the same time.

North of the Chaotic Sea, beneath the waters of Gui Zhou Island's sea area.

"Ding~"

Name: Mo Xuan;

Race: Black Water Profound Serpent;

Bloodline: Divine Beast;

Lifespan: 368 / 129600 years;

Talents: Water Control, Wind Control, Cloud Gathering, Heaven and Earth, Thunder Descent;

Innate Divine Ability: Summon Wind and Call Rain, Realm of Clouds and Mist, Eye of Heaven and Earth, One Transformation into Myriad, Driving Thunder and Lightning;

Companion Magic Treasure: mountain sea pearl, clan-guarding divine stele;

Divine Ability: Water Form: Myriad Transformations, Wind Form - Traceless, Cloud Form: Mist Concealment, Universe - World Transformation, Thunder Technique: Heavenly Punishment, Size As Desired Transformation Divine Ability, Breath Concealment Divine Ability, Seven Transformations of the Demonic Body, Riding Clouds and Driving Mist, Dividing Spirit and Transforming Thought, Summoning: Descent of Spirit, mirror of heaven and earth, Lost Void Domain, Body as a Grotto-Heaven, God-Slaying Profound Light, Divine Thunder Horn;

Realm: Early Stage of Dao Integration;

clan protecting system Bound: Zhou Family, Family Head - Zhou Leyi.

Clan Fortune Points: 2050