335: Chapter 335 Love-struck, Imprisonment

The Desperate Strait of Black Cliff Mountain

Black Cliff Mountain, stretching across the border between Great Chu and the Southern Barbarian Demon God Kingdom, was a desolate land that even the sun and moon were unwilling to look upon.

Looking as far as the eye could see, the mountains were all covered in ink-colored rocks; not a single blade of grass grew, and even the stubborn stones exuded a deathly, charred blackness.

Gray-white miasma swirled around the peaks like a living thing, so thick it wouldn't disperse. When the wind blew, it let out a sobbing low howl, sounding like thousands of vengeful souls weeping blood in the abyss.

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi here had been stripped away completely, replaced by bone-chilling Death Qi. Upon stepping in, one's pores would instantly tighten, and even the Divine Soul would tremble slightly.

Ye Hongfu hovered in mid-air, her jade fingers subconsciously tightening around the longsword in her hand, her beautiful eyes filled with horror.

In the valley below, skeletons carpeted the ground, piled layer upon layer, such that not a trace of soil could be seen.

Some of the deathly white remains were as massive as mountains, their ribs spreading out like pillars holding up the heavens; others were as thin as needles, yet they glinted with an immortal, cold light.

They lay horizontally or stood upright, maintaining the postures of their final life-and-death struggle; some skeletal claws were clamped tightly onto an opponent's spine, while broken fragments of divine weapons were still embedded in some skulls.

Time seemed to have lost its power here. Hundreds of millions of years of wind and rain had failed to turn these skeletons into fly ash.

From the immortal quality of these bones alone, one could infer that those who fell here were by no means ordinary Cultivators—they were at least great experts of the Saint Realm or above!

“So many skeletons... It seems the great war that broke out here was tragic beyond imagination.”

Ye Hongfu's voice carried a hint of imperceptible trembling.

Even though she was a Prodigy of the Academy and accustomed to great storms, she was shaken by this display of a mountain of corpses and a sea of bones.

Qin Wushang stood with his hands behind his back, his sleeves fluttering loudly in the Death Qi, yet his expression was terrifyingly calm.

His gaze swept across the deathly silent battlefield below as he spoke faintly: “Great Chu has been established for untold tens of thousands of years, and the Southern Barbarian Demon God Kingdom has been watching covetously. The desolate land at the border of the two countries has always been a place contested by military strategists.”

“Buried here are the iron-blooded soldiers of Great Chu, as well as the supreme Demon Saints of the Yao Race. After fighting for so many years, it is only normal for such a scene to exist.”

“That is true.”

Ye Hongfu composed herself, channeled Sacred Power to envelop her body, and followed closely behind Qin Wushang as they slowly traversed the black mountains.

The deeper they went, the thicker the miasma became and the denser the skeletons grew. Occasionally, they could see half a Saint Weapon stuck in the black rock, emitting a faint humming sound.

She ultimately could not suppress the curiosity in her heart and turned her head to look at Qin Wushang beside her.

“Junior Brother, since you said there is an Opportunity in Black Cliff Mountain, why didn't you tell Chu Xinghe and the others?”

“Everyone is from the same Academy and are all Prodigies. Having one more person along provides one more layer of security.”

Though she didn't state it explicitly, Qin Wushang understood her meaning clearly.

Within this desolate land, Restrictions were everywhere and killing intent lurked in all directions.

Bringing a few more people along could serve to scout the path, and at critical moments, provide a few more scapegoats.

“It's not necessary.”

“There isn't much danger here. The powerful old monsters have already invaded Great Chu, and we just need to raid their home base.”

Qin Wushang gave a faint smile.

He followed the script deduced by the System toward Demon Spirit Child's Opportunity, moving forward continuously.

Several days later.

The two appeared in a valley surrounded by layers of black mountains.

“It's here.”

Qin Wushang murmured softly, looking around.

“I hope she is also here and hasn't been taken away.”

He added a sentence.

Coming here was naturally not just for the immortal bone, but also for a person he wanted to save.

“Who?”

Ye Hongfu keenly sensed something was wrong.

She felt a sense of danger.

“Ahem, ahem!”

“A woman... the Saintess of the Hehuan Sect! I had a deal with her before! Now that she's in trouble, I naturally won't just stand by and watch. I'll see if I can rescue her from her dire situation!”

Qin Wushang said helplessly.

Since the one following him was Senior Sister Ye Hongfu and not Chu Yuehua, he could speak out boldly.

In any case, she would have to find out sooner or later.

“A deal of the flesh, I assume!”

“The Hehuan Sect Saintess... she's somewhat famous, called Jiang Chengqiu, a real vixen!”

Ye Hongfu's tone was very sour, with a hint of coldness.

Her intuition told her that the two must have already shared a bed, otherwise Qin Wushang wouldn't be like this, coming in person to save her.

He was not exactly the type who enjoyed helping others for no reason.

“Ahem! That was all a long time ago!”

“Senior Sister! I had no choice in the matter. Once some things are done, one must take responsibility!”

“I am a man; I can't just put on my pants and refuse to recognize people, acting like a scumbag.”

Qin Wushang explained.

He reached out and tightly grasped Ye Hongfu's jade hand, walking toward a black pool in the valley.

“I know...”

“I understand you. You were never one to settle down, so naturally, I wouldn't be the only one by your side.”

“I'm just annoyed, but it's also my bad luck. You've taken up residence in my heart, and I can't drive you out anymore.”

Ye Hongfu said quickly, her voice thick with emotion.

She understood everything; she just loved him too deeply to restrain herself well.

“I understand.”

“Senior Sister is the best.”

Qin Wushang walked slowly as he spoke.

“Lying to me again!”

“Junior Brother must have said that to many people.”

Ye Hongfu spoke bluntly, a trace of a smile on her face.

“Uh... since Senior Sister says so, why are you smiling?”

Qin Wushang asked in return.

The two reached the black pool; the black water surged, unable to reflect their faces.

Ye Hongfu looked at the pool of black water below and confessed, “But you also said it to me, which means in your heart, I hold the same status as them.”

“I'm not afraid of you lying to me; I'm just afraid that when you lie to me, you aren't lying to them.”

Qin Wushang: “...”

This answer seemed to indicate a bit of a love-struck brain!

However!

He liked it!

“Boom!!!”

A deafening sound suddenly tore through the deathly silence of Black Cliff Mountain. A brilliant divine light that pierced through eternal gloom suddenly erupted from Qin Wushang's eyes, and the power of the Great Dao around him exploded.

A Heaven-Opening Giant Axe that spanned heaven and earth condensed into being. Chaos Qi swirled around the axe blade as it crashed down upon the black pool with the power to create heaven and earth!

The pool water, as black as ink, was instantly torn open by the peerlessly violent power, and an abyss-like rift spanned the center of the pool.

“Rumble!”

The heavens and earth shook violently, and ripples rose in the Void Realm. Above the Nine Heavens, the Dao roared in resonance, as if responding to this world-shaking axe strike.

Endless brilliant golden light and Grandmist radiance erupted frantically from the depths of the pool, illuminating the entire dark and silent Black Cliff Mountain and instantly purging the lingering gray mist.

The surrounding space distorted violently, and the originally dead and barren scene underwent a sudden, massive change.

Ancient altars inscribed with primordial runes slowly manifested within the light.

They were arranged layer upon layer beneath the void, exuding a bizarre and cold pressure.

Thousands of women were held fast on the altars by cold Restrictions.

Their faces were as pale as paper, their Origins were depleted, and their auras were withered to the extreme; they had long since lost the strength to struggle.

Worse still, some of their bodies had rotted and collapsed under endless torture, leaving only half-remnants and an aura of despair—a shocking sight that made one's heart sink.

“Save me! Save me! Save me!”

“Young Master! Save me! I don't want... I don't want to become their Cauldron! If you save me, I will surely be yours for all eternity!”

Many women were startled and overjoyed, immediately crying out in supplication.

“Dammit! To think so many women are imprisoned here to be used as Cauldrons for Cultivation!”

“Beasts! They are all beasts!”

Ye Hongfu shouted coldly, filled with rage at the scene before her.

“Boom!”

Suddenly, the heavens and earth exploded as a giant hand that blotted out the sun reached down from above.