Volume 1, Chapter 41: Shen Shuhe Is the Culprit!

Su Shi’s appointment to Yunnan Road was a move long since planned by Zhao Zhen. Many ministers in the imperial court were not even aware of this news; although he was nominally a Transport Commissioner, he was in fact carrying out an imperial mission.

The red charging indicator light flickered on and off, on and off, like the eyes of a demon in the darkness.

Good heavens! Zhi Ya’s round, chubby body had grown ten times larger than before. Strangely, despite being stretched to such a state, the creature acted as if nothing were amiss; its eyes were closed, and its entire body radiated the spiritual light of spatial power, immersed in the enjoyment of absorbing the White Tiger’s corpse.

That evening, Xie Feiyan found Yuan Zhen. Her features remained exquisitely beautiful, but her expression held a trace of melancholy, like the setting sun.

Yet, with Ancestor Tianming stepping into the mortal world for the first time in hundreds of years, the Old Immortal emerging from the Inner Regions of the World’s End for the first time in centuries, and the White Cloud Immortal attaining the peak of Unity and stepping out of the Mist Valley, the fate of the world was already sealed.

Alas, the muddled Tong Cheng'er could not fathom such things. She merely placed a jar of wine before the Old Immortal in embarrassment, then carried another jar over to Mu Feng.

This was also one of the reasons he was most worried. Although he did not want Zhang Yi to get involved, at this point, it was no longer a time to simply look out for oneself.

These expectant gazes left Jiasiluo very satisfied. This was precisely the effect he desired, and he intended to accomplish even more through the imperial examinations.

For practitioners, spirit-attunement is one threshold, and the Star Origin Realm is another. Only by stepping into the Star Origin Realm can one ascend to the Middle Three Heavens; otherwise, one remains in the Lower Three Heavens for life, their cultivation reaching its limit there.

Wisps of heaven and earth spiritual energy seeped out from the spirit herbs and fruits, injecting themselves into the mysterious patterns on the black-and-white eggshell.

In another experiment, the worker ants threw a cracked mysterious orb directly into a clay pot filled with water. The pale blue liquid, being lighter than water, floated to the surface and immediately began to burn violently and uncontrollably, causing a massive explosion. The experimental chamber collapsed, the gravity hammer was damaged, and six worker ants participating in the experiment perished.

Even though Wall Maria had been reclaimed, those cowards still kept the city gates tightly shut, not opening even the slightest gap.

Naturally, there were not a few who were torn to shreds by the violent spatial wind blades. However, with the protection of the Yellow Springs Bead, Lu Ming could at least rest easy. As a supreme treasure of the Yellow Springs, it was difficult to damage even for those in the Immortal Dao Realm.

Molten iron mixed with slag flowed along the channels toward the molds. Several worker and soldier ants worked together, using mud-coated wooden poles to rake away the slag; otherwise, if the forged tools and weapons contained too many impurities, their performance would be greatly diminished.

"No! I didn't..." Ah Ming offered a rare rebuttal to Mach's words, though in Mach's eyes, this rebuttal seemed somewhat laughable.

The robbers pursued him frantically. He hid under a bridge arch and escaped death, but his body grew increasingly feverish, gradually causing him to lose his reason. One misstep, and he fell straight into the river.

"Yes, this lotus throne contains the Dao rhymes found only in top-grade spirit stones; it can assist one in comprehending the Dao. This is truly an unexpected surprise." Yun Yi had not expected that this spirit vein would still retain any top-grade spirit stones.

This place was essentially beyond the sphere of influence of the Ten Great Sacred Lands. Although the Ten Great Sacred Lands were awe-inspiring across the Star Sea, they could not govern the myriad spaces of the entire universe. There were many powerful clans in heaven and earth that even the Ten Great Sacred Lands feared.

Yun Yi could barely look after himself, let alone others, but there are some matters that, if you do not manage them proactively, will eventually find their way to your doorstep.

As they watched the tall, thin Blood Elf depart, a strange feeling arose in some of their hearts. They felt that, as witnesses to this war, they seemed to have seen the rise of a new star.

He was fat, but he was bloodthirsty. Every time Zhou Dasheng ordered him to carry out tasks involving mysterious disappearances or bizarre deaths, he would become extremely excited.

A terrifying aura suddenly erupted from Yu Yanglin, but it did not affect anything in the surroundings. Instead, it instantly shook space, penetrating into the Void World—the Realm of True Void. A heaven-destroying spear intent erupted within, causing the graceful Hu Shang to widen her eyes.

In particular, the successive appearances of island-nation ninjas around him made him feel that a powerful force had been watching them with covetous eyes all along.

Feeling the sense of fullness within his body, Han Bing was filled with excitement. Carrying the Profound Ice Li-Fire Staff, he rushed excitedly into the room of Sun Youwei and the others.

Magistrate Cao did not know how to respond, feeling that whatever he said would be wrong. He desperately wanted to say that just a moment ago, he clearly hadn't been thinking for long, yet a finger was already gone.

Another day passed. Liu Chong had not left within ten yards of the city walls for three consecutive days; even his eating and sleeping were no different from the common soldiers on the ramparts. At the same time, this left the defending soldiers feeling incredibly encouraged and moved, and they fought the enemy with unmatched bravery.

When speaking of this, Shangguan Fengyun’s expression turned somewhat unsightly. Looking at Shangguan Yunfei, who still could not calm down and reflect on himself at this moment, he felt a sense of frustration that the boy would not live up to his expectations.

Upon hearing this, the Confucian scholar in white nodded slowly. Afterward, the white-clad scholar and the gourd-faced brute handed over several storage bags to the Junior Sister Qu.

Xiao Fan only let out a heavy sigh of relief upon hearing this news. Nanlin City could not fall; otherwise, the empire would truly collapse, and his mission would be impossible to complete.

At this moment, Yan Xiqian transformed into a streak of white light and shot toward the void in the southeast below. She caught the almost completely exhausted Xianni just as the latter’s cultivation and magical power were spent, and fled toward the south of the canyon, distancing herself from the battlefield of Yu Yan and An Yizheng.

He could even feel the energy of heaven and earth surging into Ling Susu’s body like clouds; her aura was climbing step by step.

Although there were many people here to serve the Fourth Prince, and Leng Ruoshuang handled some matters personally, he still felt uneasy.

A loud explosion came from afar. A blade of light swept across that area, turning dozens of people directly into blood mist. Everyone beside the passage was terrified to the core, none daring to take another step forward.

Intense resentment flooded his heart. Zhao Ziliang’s hand, gripping his longsword, trembled, his eyes fixed on Hao Jian with a crimson glare.