Returning from the abyss

Chapter 1357 The second one

Emperor Wei Yuan drove to Xingyin, and at the end of the year, he set up battle array with sacrificial animals to fight against the invasion of Fengdu from the north. The emperor saw the secrets of heaven, and the Ten Palaces of Evil Stars also received the mysterious gift. At the turn of the year of Zi and Chou, the emperor killed the evil star in the palace, and he himself died of exhaustion.

At that time, natural disasters and man-made disasters continued. The death of Emperor Yuan also caused chaos in the world. Although the will was temporarily retained, the court was also in chaos. The world was in strife for a long time and the people were resentful. In the remaining years of the Wei Dynasty, when people talked about Emperor Yuan, they all blamed him for his impulsive behavior, which led to his death at the hands of demons and abandoned the world in chaos.

Then, when the famine came, both humans and demons needed a chance to survive, and no one mentioned the right and wrong of Emperor Yuan anymore. As for the death of the last emperor of the human dynasty who had the potential to change the world, his merits and demerits were left for future generations to judge.

——"The Great Wilderness Strange Book·The Human Classic·Part One"

"From the perspective of humans at that time, they may not have seen the impact of Emperor Yuan's actions. However, after 800 years of hunting in the wilderness, when the new rules were implemented and humans and monsters returned to their respective positions, historians sorted out the historical materials and were able to get a glimpse of the impact of this incident on future generations. Although the historical evidence is not sufficient, most human historians agree that if Emperor Yuan did not risk his life to leave the Ten Palaces of Monster Stars in Xingyin, but retreated to the capital first and made plans, after the Ten Palaces of Monster Stars and Huang Kui met in the northern frontier, the subsequent battle in the wilderness might have changed the outcome. The human race may never have the chance to regain the opportunity to rule the world."

——"The History of Immortals: The Book of the Post-Millennium"

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Lu Ning felt the warmth of the imperial edict in her arms, and she knew that something terrible had happened in Xingyin City. She did not rush to take out the imperial edict, but looked forward first.

It was less than a mile away from the border of the "Dragon Breaking" she had explored before. On such a snowy night, it was not easy for her to walk so fast. Fortunately, her internal skills were well matched to the environment, otherwise anyone else would have frozen to death in the night.

At this moment, she saw a little light coming on in the darkness at the distant edge of her vision.

Something is waiting beyond the borders.

Lu Ning held the imperial edict in his arms and walked towards the light step by step. At the same time, he mobilized a small amount of spores that he had buried in the palace long ago. Most of the colonies had frozen to death in the cold wind, but Lu Ning had prepared some that were adapted to various environments, so there were always a few that survived.

She needed to know what happened in Xingyin City.

At the same time, Wen Rong in the palace also felt the warmth emanating from the imperial edict in her hand, and she jumped up immediately in surprise.

"I have a fever. Is this what the emperor meant when he said the time has come?"

"If you think it is, then it is." replied the Demon King.

"Haha, it's finally my turn." Wen Rong took out a strange-looking prop and put it against her throat. This magical tool was thrown to her by Qiu Suying after he knew what she was going to do. It was of no great use, it just amplified the speaker's voice to the point where it could be heard dozens of miles away.

Wen Rong couldn't wait to unfold the imperial edict in his hand. Just in case, he didn't activate the magic weapon first, but coughed in a fake manner and said: "In accordance with the will of Heaven, the Emperor decrees..."

Then she stopped and stared at the imperial edict in front of her.

She could now understand the first half of the text, but the rest was a bunch of scribbles and she couldn't make any sense of what it meant.

"No, why can this thing decode only half of it?"

Wen Rong quickly knocked on the mirror: "Old men, please help me see what's wrong with this imperial edict? Is Dong Zai crazy or has he scribbled on it?"

"He's probably crazy, but he's not just scribbling." The demon kings were well-informed and could tell what was drawn on it. "Don't read out the things at the end. They wrote down what Dong Zai saw before he died. They're very useful."

"Okay." Wen Rong activated the magic weapon and amplified the sound.

All the people and monsters left in the city heard the imperial edict read by Wen Rong, and Qu Hongzhu was no exception. When she heard the imperial edict, she realized that Dong Zai had already arranged his funeral, and death was probably part of his preparation.

"Tsk, there's no sense of accomplishment at all."

She put away her sword and turned to leave the palace. After assassinating the emperor, there would be a lot of troubles in the future. She was prepared to "carry the goods" in order to let those people attract attention for her. Now that the matter has been completed, it is time to evacuate.

"Dig a tunnel." Qu Hongzhu flicked the mud louse on her shoulder, and the little bug fell from her shoulder and quickly dug a hole in the frozen and extremely hard ground.

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Ning Ke felt relieved after seeing how Zhao Yuqiao treated everyone.

"Don't you want to treat him?" Zhao Yuqiao was busy treating all kinds of illnesses that appeared in the demon-suppressing officials. Now he was very familiar with treating this kind of disease, and Zhao Yuqiao never lacked medicine, and he never made any mistakes in practicing medicine.

Ning Ke's reputation is the best life-saving talisman here. Zhao Yuqiao certainly knows how capable this prospective master of the Temple of the Head Cutting is. The Medical Department is probably the department that Ye Longting knows the most about the top fifth-level tourists.

"I'm fine." Ning Ke looked serious. She could avoid many abnormal influences, and the one launched by the demon was no exception.

She is now listening to the sound of the wind outside. Someone is approaching. His martial arts skills are not weak, but he cannot escape her perception - this person should be someone she knows.

"I'll go out for a while, you treat them." Ning Ke winked at Zhao Yuqiao, who understood and made a gesture, and Ning Ke walked out of the temple.

"In this environment, you still have to find this place. May I ask if there is any deep meaning? Wei Qinchen?" Ning Ke said with a cold face, blocking the temple gate.

"Ning Ke, the report says that when you kill a demon, once you cut off its head, no matter what means the demon has to survive, it will die." Wei Jingxian walked over step by step with a smile on his face, "Where did you learn this fatal skill?"

"When the Demon Suppression Bureau hired me, there was no question of a master-disciple review." Ning Ke touched the mask on his face. "Now, Wei Qinchen wants to check me temporarily?"

"It doesn't really matter." Wei Jingxian shook his head slightly, "I just came to find you because I was sure you had the ability."

He looked at Ning Ke with great satisfaction.

Strong, stable, and from the report, quite a smart person, such a person will definitely be able to survive well in the future. If Ning Ke did not have the ability he urgently needed, he would probably have invited the other party.

"Now--"

"Now, Master Qinchen, let me tell you why I have this ability." Ning Ke stretched out his left wrist and took the compass held by the mask behind him. At the same time, Wei Jingxian threw three black stones into the sky. "The Seven Arrows Book" should be able to lock the target remotely and have an unsolvable attack ability. However, now Wei Jingxian must find the target and carry out complex preparatory work - although this preparatory work may also be part of the immortal art itself.

Killing Tian Lubai cannot demonstrate the power of magic at all, and Ning Ke was not good enough in Wei Jingxian's eyes.

But before the three black stones could condense into shape in the air, Tian Lubai found that Ning Ke had turned into a phantom, rushing towards him at a speed that he could not react to at all, and even the copper coin sword was pointing at his throat!

With a slight sound, the sword tip sank into Wei Jingxian's throat. The three black stones were grabbed by the masked man with angry eyes and crushed in his hands.

"Ah……"

Wei Jingxian exclaimed in admiration, and Ning Ke also felt a huge resistance coming from his hand.

"No wonder this old guy can become Qinchen, he has some skills." He pointed at Wei Jingxian with angry eyes, "Demon eater."

The copper coin sword was bitten by the open mouth on Wei Jingxian's neck. The force of the mouth was quite strong. Ning Ke could neither stab the sword forward nor retract it.

In a flash, flames ignited on the sword, and the flames gushed into the part that pierced Wei Jingxian's mouth. However, that mouth did not seem to contain any organs in Wei Jingxian's body, but a bottomless pit. After the flames entered, they disappeared completely.

"I've seen the file of you killing the demon king." Wei Jingxian was not panicked. "Very good, but the demon king you killed was just born, and its strength may even be only at the level of a demon general. If you think that this means you have the ability to wrestle with Qin Chen, you are wrong."

He stretched out his hands and calmly grabbed the copper coin sword. Then there was a sound of metal being scraped, as if countless mouths were gnawing on the copper coin sword. Ning Ke activated various talismans, but they were all swallowed up as soon as they were created, leaving nothing behind.

"Hey, hey, he saw me! Don't let him get close, or he'll eat me!" Anger saw Wei Jingxian's gaze and immediately started yelling. Wei Jingxian chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I can only digest a limited number of demons, and they are all carefully selected from the inventory of the Demon Suppression Bureau. You are not good enough for me to eat."

"Why did you choose to betray the Demon Suppression Bureau?" Ning Ke asked.

"Betrayal? No, it's just that the time of service has ended. If you were in my position, you would know that we are just a few who have climbed higher among those who are still struggling to survive, but we are not the ones who have truly escaped the risk of drowning. If we cannot surpass our current position, we will always be ants that may be swept away by the torrent of the times at any time."

"Is your transcendence achieved through betrayal?" Ning Ke sneered, "That's really transcendence enough."

"Because only power will not betray itself." Wei Jingxian reached out and touched the blade of the copper coin sword, then suddenly pushed his body forward, and the mouth on his throat directly swallowed the copper coin sword to the hilt. Although he still couldn't break the sword, he completely restrained it.

"Hey! Ning Ke, think of a way! This guy seems to have swallowed a lot of monsters. Before digesting them, he can use the power of those monsters!" He shouted angrily.

"Don't make a noise." Ning Ke stared at Wei Jingxian, as if he was making a final judgment. But Wei Jingxian didn't care. He hooked his finger and several stones flew up from the ground, hitting Ning Ke's hand and knocking the compass down.

"Everyone has his own chance, and you just happened to be my chance."

Wei Jingxian reached out and took the compass that Heishi returned to him, and his expression suddenly changed.

His whole body was shaking, and the mouths that appeared on his body kept twitching. Some crackling electric lights flashed on his body, as if he had been electrocuted. Ning Ke took the opportunity to pull the sword out of his mouth. The copper coin on it was a little worn, but it had not been actually eaten.

"It's a bad habit to be excited when seeing prey." Ning Ke felt the injuries on his body gradually recovering. "To be honest, I don't mind sharing the effect of the dying plan with you. It's totally unpleasant."

"What are you--"

Wei Jingxian shouted and tried to throw the compass back in his hand, but he found that every movement he made was uncoordinated. The action of trying to throw it away turned into holding the compass tightly, and the step backward turned into continuing to walk forward. Every action he had made before would eventually be applied back to him, and the result of everything turned into "hold on to this compass tightly."

"The only thing that is not in chaos during chaotic times is that it cannot be discarded. Whether it is robbed or stolen by others, it will eventually be manipulated by its owner, it is inevitable." Ning Ke raised the copper coin sword sideways, "I heard a sound from the palace, the imperial decree, which means the emperor is dead. Wei Jingxian, since no one has sentenced you at this moment, I will be the one to judge you."

A mess of confusing words came out of Wei Jingxian's mouth. He still couldn't get out of the chaotic time. If he could be a little calmer, he would probably figure out the trick quickly. Unfortunately, Ning Ke would not give him that time.

"The criminal Wei Jingxian, while serving as the commander of the Wei Dynasty, fled from battle, betrayed his master to save his life, abandoned the loyalty of his compatriots, and the affection of his brothers. He was disloyal to his country and also abandoned his identity as a human. This traitor shall be punished according to the law today and at this time."

At the same time, Wei Jingxian stretched out a finger and pointed at the air behind Ning Ke.

The black stone that was used to snatch the compass formed the shape of a person behind Ning Ke. Wei Jingxian grinned. He had found some tricks, and time... this power that he had never been able to touch was now beginning to manifest in him. Just one strike, just a breath of time.

Purple light gathered on his fingers and quietly aimed at the figure in the air behind Ning Ke.

Then he felt his body lighten and the time disorder effect disappeared.

"In the end, it was me who, ahem, got it... hm?"

As the time disorder effect disappeared, Wei Jingxian found that Ning Ke was also gone. Before the purple light in his hand was emitted, the black stone statue in the air was also shattered inch by inch.

A bloodstain began to spread outward from the corners of the mouth on his neck, extending to the back of his neck and neatly merging together. Blood foam gushed out of Wei Jingxian's mouth, and he suddenly realized that the demons being digested in his body were also silent, and they disappeared along with his life.

"Can you... survive... like this?"

Wei Jingxian was still puzzled, but when Ning Ke's decisive beheading kill came, he finally experienced this extreme death.

If it could be presented, perhaps his "Seven Arrows Book" could really be successfully restored.

The head fell to the ground. Ning Ke stood there and saw the snow quickly cover Wei Jingxian's body.

"Now that the traitor has revealed himself, we should find the real culprit. Qu Hongzhu... the second one."