237: The natural enemy of the law, the hound of time and space

The mysterious person handed Qin Wuyan a Jade Slip shimmering with black light.

On the cuff of his wide black robe, a symbol twisted like a giant deep-sea eye flashed and disappeared.

Forgotten Ones Sect!

Li Xue凝's heart sank.

Qin Wuyan's forbidden art actually originated from the leader of the Forgotten Ones Sect!

But, this was not what shocked her the most.

She continued to delve deeper into her memories, sinking into the ancient memories belonging to the Netherwind Peng.

She saw the scene of that Demonic Beast, powerful enough to contend with a Peak Great Grandmaster, being easily confined by a single hand.

The one who acted was not Qin Wuyan, nor was it the leader of the Forgotten Ones Sect.

It was a towering figure, his whole body filled with an awe-inspiring majesty as vast as a star sea.

He merely extended one hand, and the entire sky was brought into his palm; the Netherwind Peng was as fragile as a hatchling before him.

That figure did not speak, but Li Xue凝 felt an incredibly familiar aura from him, one that made her Soul tremble!

She suddenly withdrew from her memories, as if struck by lightning, her face instantly turning pale!

She remembered!

Among the twelve light figures representing the Peak of human civilization in the mental imprint of the Council of Venerables that Su Lei had once shared, the aura of one of those light figures was exactly the same as that of the figure she had just seen!

An ancient Venerable, who should have sacrificed himself to protect humanity ten thousand years ago, was actually still alive? And, it was he who personally captured the Netherwind Peng, handed it over to the Forgotten Ones Sect, and ultimately facilitated Qin Wuyan's mad experiment!

In an instant, a chain of clues, spanning ten thousand years and utterly sinister, formed in her mind, sending shivers down her spine.

Kunlun Base, Heart of Time.

One day outside was almost three years here.

Su Lei sat cross-legged in the Void Realm constructed by starlight, his Divine Soul resonating with the river of time of the entire Universe.

He had to become stronger, because what he faced was an Abyssal Demon Whale capable of dragging the entire world into the abyss.

Kunlun Base, highest strategic command room.

With a major battle imminent, the atmosphere was tense.

At this moment, the heavy door of the command room was pushed open, and an old man dressed in an ancient Martial Dao uniform, with a long sword emblem embroidered on his chest, walked in, led by a guard.

The old man's hair and beard were white, his face lean, but his deep eyes seemed to hold a Sword Tomb.

His steps were slow, but each step seemed to resonate with the earth pulse of the entire Kunlun Base.

"Martial Alliance, Oriental Shuo.

Greetings, Governor Su."

The old man performed an ancient Martial Artist's salute towards Su Lei.

Su Lei turned around, his eyes slightly narrowed.

The Martial Alliance, an ancient organization that existed outside of power, solely for the purpose of guarding ancient ruins.

And this Oriental Shuo was even the Vice Alliance Leader, renowned as the Sword Saint.

His visit at this moment was certainly not simple.

"Senior Dongfang, please sit."

Oriental Shuo shook his head, his gaze like a sword, looking directly at Su Lei: "Governor Su, this old man is here for only one matter."

"The extreme northern icefield, the Valkyrie Empire ruins."

"That is not a place you, or rather, none of us descendants of the Council of Venerables, should set foot in."

As soon as these words were spoken, the air in the command room instantly dropped to freezing point.

Oriental Shuo slowly unrolled an ancient scroll made of Divine Beast hide, and a sacred power of contract flowed out.

Written on it in two ancient Divine scripts was a solemn alliance: the Council of Venerables and the Valkyrie Empire, eternal peace, mutual non-aggression.

When the catastrophe descended, the Valkyrie Empire self-sealed in ice, and the descendants of the Council of Venerables were never to step into the place where the Queen slept.

At the signature, two powerful will imprints: one was Venerable Tianhe, vast as a galaxy, and the other was Queen Valkyrie, sharp as a Divine weapon.

"This contract was personally handed by Venerable Tianhe to the first Alliance Leader of my Martial Alliance."

Oriental Shuo's voice was extremely solemn: "My Martial Alliance has been passed down through generations, and its sole mission is to uphold the dignity of this contract."

"Governor Su, you are the successor of Venerable Tianhe."

"This old man implores you to abide by the alliance of your ancestors and abandon your journey north."

Su Lei fell silent.

What he had to face was a shackle from his ancestor.

"What if I insist on going?"

Oriental Shuo's body trembled slightly, and a trace of sky-splitting Sword Intent finally burst forth from his calm eyes: "Then this old man and the entire Martial Alliance will stop you at all costs."

"Even if it means becoming enemies with the New Federation!"

"Senior!"

Lin Qianqian couldn't help but speak: "The Abyssal Demon Whale is about to awaken, and the crown of wisdom is our only hope! We are doing this to save!"

"Save?"

Oriental Shuo sighed softly: "But a contract is a contract! It is the foundation for us Martial Artists to stand between heaven and earth! If we ourselves betray our trust, how are we different from evil demons?"

"Moreover, your arrival, in their eyes, is an invasion in itself! It will only trigger a meaningless internecine struggle!"

Lin Qianqian was speechless.

Su Lei slowly walked to the holographic star map, looking at the pale extreme northern land, remaining silent for a long time.

Give up? He had no choice.

From the moment he embarked on this path, he had long since had no retreat.

"Senior Dongfang."

Su Lei turned around, and performed an equally solemn Martial Artist's salute to this venerable old man: "I thank you for your reminder, and I admire your and the Martial Alliance's adherence to your promises."

"But..."

He changed his tone: "I must go."

"What you uphold is a past contract.

And what I want to protect is the future of everyone in our civilization, all who are still alive, and all who are yet to be born!"

"When the past and the future conflict, I choose the future!"

Oriental Shuo's body shook violently! His Sword Heart, which he had upheld for over a hundred years, was violently shaken for the first time.

He looked into Su Lei's eyes and for a moment could not find words to refute him.

"You are forcing this old man..."

He spoke bitterly.

"No."

Su Lei shook his head: "I am not forcing you. I am giving you, and the Martial Alliance, a new choice."

"Come with me."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire room was astonished.

"You are the guardian of the contract, and I am the heir of the Council of Venerables."

"We will visit the sleeping Queen as Juniors!"

"If she still refuses, then everything that happens at that time will no longer be a treacherous invasion, but a war of guardianship that must be fought for the continuation of civilization!"

"And you, Senior Dongfang, will be the most impartial witness to this war!"

Su Lei's words exploded in Oriental Shuo's mind!

Guarding the contract does not mean sticking to old ways!

Perhaps, this was the best way to guard that ancient alliance!

He looked at the young man before him, who possessed extraordinary breadth of mind and spirit, and for the first time, a genuine sense of admiration arose in his calm heart.

After a long while, Oriental Shuo slowly nodded, all Sword Intent receding from his eyes, leaving only clarity.

"Good.

This old man will accompany you on this journey."

"This old man also wants to see with my own eyes what kind of future you, this chosen one of the era, can forge for our civilization, which is swaying in the wind and rain!"

A crisis that could have triggered a civil war dissipated into thin air.

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