466: It's dry country again

Below Red Dragon Mountain, Lin Fan glanced back at the peak one last time, then turned and left without looking back.

During this period, he had fallen into deep self-doubt; ever since he heard what Xu Sanyan had done in Qian Province, he had been lost in confusion every day.

That was five entire cities, hundreds of thousands of people, all reduced to dust, just for a Breakthrough in Realm?

And he had become his accomplice!

Lin Fan also knew why Xu Sanyan had him collect Soul Crystals—it was presumably to set up that Formation.

But he still didn't understand how Xu Sanyan could bring himself to do it; did he have no conscience at all?

Lin Fan decided to withdraw from the Saint Sect; as for the Saint's kindness, it was repaid after that incident, and from then on, they owed each other nothing!

Now, with nowhere to go, he set off in a determined direction, planning to travel the world.

And that direction was precisely where the Gan Country's capital was located.

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Shangyin Mountain,

Today was a day of great joy for Shangyin Mountain; Mo Qianqian, the most beautiful woman of her generation, renowned throughout the world for her stunning looks, was finally getting married.

The one marrying her was Huan Xier, the biological son of Mo Qianqian's adoptive father, Dragon Herding Daoist.

He was the one who had become foolish in his early years due to soul loss, later regained his completeness in the Hundred Saints Secret Realm, but by a twist of fate, incorporated the soul of Zuoqiu Zhen, the sixth of the Huai Lake Seven Heroes, into his body, along with an ancient living soul—three souls in one body. Although Huan Xier dominated the body, he was inevitably influenced by the other two.

But thankfully, he was no longer foolish, which could be considered a gain despite the loss.

Mo Qianqian sat on the bed, veiled; although today was her wedding day, she was not as happy as she had imagined, even feeling somewhat numb.

To think she had kept herself pure for decades, only to be defiled by the Ghost King and Xu Sanyan in the Hundred Saints Secret Realm; that experience left a deep wound in her heart, and she would suffer unbearable pain every time she recalled it.

Now the Ghost King was dead, leaving only Xu Sanyan, but unfortunately...

Mo Qianqian thought of the news that had come not long ago—that Xu Sanyan had actually broken through to the Dao Integration Realm. She immediately felt that her chance for revenge was even more remote.

"Xu Sanyan!!"

Mo Qianqian murmured unconsciously, while the maid beside her lowered her head, pretending not to hear, but inwardly grumbled... What's wrong with Young Miss? On her wedding day, why is she still muttering that wild man's name?

On the other side,

Dragon Herding Daoist held the letter in his hand, his eyes flickering with indecision.

The Qian Emperor was right; this calamity was too widespread, and if not stopped, it would be bad for everyone.

A woman beside him, seeing her husband's displeased expression, suggested, "This matter is of great importance. After the wedding, you should go and see, but it's best not to alarm the Sect Master first. Let's wait until there's a conclusion."

"Hmm..."

Dragon Herding Daoist slowly nodded, then added, "Let them both come with me to see the world."

"Hmm, that's how it should be."

The woman had no objections. She knew what her husband meant. Although everyone knew Huan Xier was their child, due to worldly ethics, they had never openly admitted it. Now that Huan Xier had returned to normal, it was time for him to show his face to the world.

Because Dragon Herding Daoist's wife was his own aunt.

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"Ah~!!"

The ghastly creature's shrill roar echoed far into the tunnel.

Xu Sanyan stopped, listening to the sound from behind the stone door, and suddenly asked, "Can you understand what I'm saying?"

It should have consciousness. If it didn't, who painted the murals on the palace walls? He just didn't know if it could communicate.

"Ah~!"

The roaring didn't stop. Xu Sanyan shook his head, slightly disappointed. Perhaps it really did have consciousness, but its intelligence wasn't high, which was truly a pity. It would be great if they could communicate.

He still wanted to ask where these people in the world came from after that small rain that lasted for twenty thousand years.

In Xu Sanyan's understanding, perhaps only two people could know about this matter: one was this ghastly creature in front of him, and the other was the young woman from the Hundred Saints Secret Realm, the Grand Elder of the Yaotian Holy Sect. Both of them had lived for an exceptionally long time, truly ancient beings.