Emperor Wu Shihuang's handwriting, do not go out of the Milky Way border

Seeing this, the scarred man assumed Ying Zheng was stunned and a mocking smile appeared on his face:
"You think you can stop me with this little strength? Go back and cultivate for another million years!"

As he spoke, he continued to pour Dao power into the sword, as if he could already see Ying Zheng being cleaved in two.

However, the moment Ying Zheng's fist made contact with the blade—

"Crack!"

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and the black longsword shattered into two pieces, while Ying Zheng's fist remained unharmed.

The scarred man's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief:
"How is this possible! Why couldn't my knife withstand your punch? What did you do?"

Clearly, he hadn't realized what kind of entity he had messed with.

"I was too lazy to fight you, but since you made the first move, I won't hold back."

After saying this calmly, Ying Zheng threw a punch.

To the scarred man, the punch seemed weak and powerless.

But the moment the fist landed on him, he was struck as if by a heavy blow and was sent flying hundreds of thousands of feet away.

As soon as he stopped, the scarred man couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

Ying Zheng gave him no chance to breathe, and casually threw out the Breaking Dao Spear.

The gun barrel transformed into a streak of light, piercing straight through the scarred man's chest.

The scarred man looked down at the bloody hole in his chest, his face filled with disbelief as he tried to stop the bleeding, but the blood wouldn't stop. He swayed and collapsed to the ground, dying tragically in the Northwest.

After dealing with the scarred man, Ying Zheng turned back to the mother and child.

He had just returned when Huo Luan finished her battle.

"Why are you so slow?" Ying Zheng asked Huo Luan.

Given Huo Luan's strength, he should have been able to deal with those small fry quickly; dragging it out for so long is not like him.

"It's no fun if we finish too quickly, so I played with them a little longer." Huo Luan glanced at the few people lying on the ground behind her.

At this moment, the little boy stepped forward, his eyes sparkling as he looked at Ying Zheng:

"My benefactor, can you teach me cultivation? You are amazing!"

Ying Zheng looked at the boy, smiled, and reached out to pat his head.

"You should focus on your own cultivation first, and I'll teach you when I have the chance. I have other things to do now."

The boy was overjoyed when he heard that Ying Zheng had agreed to teach him cultivation.
"Thank you so much, my benefactor! You must remember to come find me when the time comes!"

Ying Zheng nodded to him, then looked at the woman beside him:

"You'd better leave the ancient ruins now. It's too dangerous to stay here."

The woman nodded, took the boy's hand, and turned to leave.

……

"Where should we go now? This ancient ruin is so big, why don't we go find Huo Ling'er first?" Huo Luan suggested.

Ying Zheng looked at how he couldn't stop talking about Huo Ling'er and thought this guy was hopeless.

"Why do we have to go find her? Can't it just be the two of us? This ancient ruin is so vast, do you even know where she is?" Ying Zheng looked at Huo Luan speechlessly.

That is a problem. Huo Ling'er didn't leave them any communication tools, so finding someone in this vast ruin is like finding a needle in a haystack.

"Then we'll just have to try our luck and see if we can get anything good." Huo Luan shrugged.

Ying Zheng nodded, randomly chose a direction, and started walking forward.

……

At this moment, intense fluctuations of Dao power were constantly appearing above the Wu Clan. However, each time they appeared, they were quickly covered up.

"Quickly, cover up the strange phenomenon! If Ying Zheng discovers it, all our efforts will be in vain!"

Pangu's remnant soul has merged into his body and is now commanding the twelve ancestral witches.

This was the second time he defied the heavens, forcibly resurrecting and being reborn. Heaven and earth were moved and sent down extraordinary phenomena to announce this to the world.

Upon hearing the command, the twelve Ancestral Witches instantly rushed into the air, desperately urging their Dao power to conceal the strange phenomenon.

"Dao Ancestor Hongjun, Demon Ancestor Luohou, you two go too!"

Pangu gave orders to the two masters he controlled.

The two responded immediately and instantly appeared beside the strange phenomenon in the sky. Together with the twelve ancestral witches, they activated their Dao power to cover the phenomenon layer by layer.

Before long, with everyone's combined efforts, the strange phenomenon was finally completely covered up.

The twelve Ancestral Witches, along with Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Demon Ancestor Luohou, returned to the Witch Clan and came before Pangu.

“Well done. From now on, do not go out unnecessarily,” Pangu instructed the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

Everyone nodded in agreement. At this moment, Houtu stepped forward:
"Father God, you have successfully risen from the dead. What should we do next?"

Pangu pondered for a moment:

"Although I was successfully resurrected, my strength is far less than before."

He paused, then said:

"What we need to do now is to be patient. We'll make arrangements once I've regained my strength. We'll announce to the public that I've already been buried."

The twelve ancestral witches received their orders and withdrew, then began to spread the news.

Upon hearing this news, Nuwa and the others abandoned their plan to investigate the Wu tribe.

Although no one personally verified the authenticity of the news, Pangu was always proud and arrogant, and he would not joke about his own death.

Thus, Nuwa and the others completely believed the claim that Pangu was dead and that Houtu was fine.

After the twelve Ancestral Witches withdrew, Pangu looked at the Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Demon Ancestor Luohou before him:
Do you have any news about Ying Zheng?

The two shook their heads.

"Since the last great battle, Ying Zheng has not come to see us. We do not know where he is now," Dao Ancestor Hongjun replied.

Pangu nodded, stood up, and gazed into the distance:

"Ying Zheng is indeed my greatest threat. Without eliminating him, my great cause will be difficult to achieve."

The two people who were being controlled remained silent.

"You all return to the Dao Mansion now and continue to lie low, making sure Ying Zheng and the others don't discover you. Wait for my orders."

The two nodded, left the Witch Clan, and returned to their respective Daoist abodes.

As soon as they left, Houtu came in:

"Father God, the news has been spread. Judging from the reaction, Nuwa and the others seem to have believed it."

Pangu nodded:
“Well done. But the lack of news about Ying Zheng is still unsettling. Keep an eye on him, watch out for him sneaking in.”

Houtu withdrew in response.

After everyone left, Pangu sat down cross-legged and began to examine his own condition.

After being resurrected for the second time, his body was much weaker than the first time, with very little life force remaining.

"It seems I need to repair myself first. Otherwise, the subsequent plans cannot proceed," Pangu muttered to himself.

……

As soon as Dao Ancestor Hongjun returned to the Dao Mansion, Ancestor Yangmei came to visit.

"Hongjun, why didn't you respond when I tried to send you a telepathic message? I thought you weren't here." Ancestor Yangmei walked in.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun said with a hint of apology:

"I was so engrossed in my cultivation that I didn't hear you. Did you need something?"

Yangmei Patriarch feigned anger:

"What, can't I come to see you if there's nothing wrong? Why are you being so formal?"

Dao Ancestor Hongjun smiled and apologized:
"No way, I thought you came because you had something to do. Of course you can come if you don't have anything to do, I didn't say you couldn't come."

Yangmei Patriarch sat down on the stool and took out a bottle of wine:

"Try my newly acquired peach blossom wine and see how it tastes."

He then took out two wine glasses and poured the wine into them.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun walked over and sat down:
"It's rare to see you bring wine to drink with me. Why are you being so generous today?"

Ancestor Yangmei handed him a cup of wine and said with a smile:
"That's because I missed you. Here, have a taste." Dao Ancestor Hongjun took the wine cup and took a small sip.
"Yes, it's really good. It has a mellow flavor and is a fine wine."

Yangmei Patriarch's smile widened even more upon hearing such praise:

"How could the wine I brought be bad? Come on, have a few drinks with me."

He drank it all in one gulp and then poured more for the two of them.

……

After exploring the ancient ruins for a long time, Ying Zheng felt more and more that this place was not simple.

"We've searched for so long, but haven't found a single useful item." Huo Luan looked listlessly at Ying Zheng in front of her.

Ying Zheng turned around:
"It just means we're unlucky and have bad luck. Shall we leave?"

Upon hearing that she had to leave, Huo Luan immediately felt reluctant. Perhaps if she waited a little longer, she might encounter something good?
"Never mind, let's stay a few more days."

After saying that, Huo Luan seemed to have been injected with chicken blood, and instantly became energetic.

Suddenly, a series of fluctuations of Dao power emanated from not far ahead.

"Ying Zheng, look over there, isn't something about to be born?" Huo Luan sensed the unusual movement and excitedly pointed ahead.

Ying Zheng looked at it:
"It looks like some extraordinary treasure is about to be born. Should we go take a look?"

"I absolutely have to go! The path of cultivation is all about competition and scrambling! I'll go first!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the Fire Phoenix rushed straight towards the location where the extraordinary treasure had appeared.

Seeing his eagerness, Ying Zheng smiled and followed him.

They hadn't gone far when they encountered a cultivator.

The man grabbed Ying Zheng:
"Fellow Daoist, are you also going to the place where that extraordinary treasure was born?"

Ying Zheng nodded. The man then continued to advise:

"I advise you not to go. That place is extremely dangerous; it's a dangerous spot within these ancient ruins."

Ying Zheng looked up in the direction where the strange treasure had appeared, but found nothing unusual:
"It can't be that weird, can it? I think it looks perfectly normal."

Seeing his determination to go, the cultivator offered a final word of advice:
"Fellow Daoist, I'm kindly reminding you, don't go. Be careful not to lose your life; it's not worth it."

After saying that, he quickened his pace and left in the opposite direction from the treasure.

Upon seeing this, Ying Zheng merely smiled slightly, ignoring the cultivator's words, and continued walking straight towards the direction where the extraordinary treasure had appeared.

“Cultivation is essentially about seizing the power of heaven and earth. If one has no desire to compete, one will probably only be able to stop here in this life.”

Ying Zheng uttered these words calmly.

At this moment, the Fire Phoenix had already arrived at the place where the extraordinary treasure had appeared.

"This kid is pretty quick, but running so fast, what can he possibly figure out?"

Ying Zheng gazed at the fiery phoenix in front of him and said softly.

As soon as he finished speaking, Ying Zheng sped up and flew towards the location of the treasure.

Before long, Ying Zheng arrived at Huo Luan's side.

"You ran so fast, did you notice anything amiss?"

Huo Luan turned around, saw Ying Zheng beside her, and said to him:
"It hasn't been born yet, so we don't know what it is. Anyway, everyone is here waiting."

Ying Zheng looked up and saw that the treasure was already surrounded by many cultivators.

"It seems there are quite a few people who want to seize this opportunity. However, this opportunity is not so easy to obtain."

Huo Luan looked at Ying Zheng with a puzzled expression:

"What do you mean by that?"

Ying Zheng smiled and replied:

“On my way here, someone told me that this place is an ominous place.”

An ominous place?

Upon hearing these two words, Huo Luan's expression immediately turned serious.

"You say this is an ominous place? Is that really true?"

Huo Luan immediately pressed Ying Zheng for answers.

Ying Zheng activated his own Dao power and carefully examined his surroundings, and sure enough, he detected several extremely subtle auras.

"That must be true. An ancient ruin could not possibly be something we could easily take away."

Huo Luan nodded.

"Places where great treasures are hidden often harbor hidden dangers. Do you think we can obtain this extraordinary treasure?"

Ying Zheng looked at the crowd surrounding the rare treasure and said to Huo Luan:
"The capable will get it. Sometimes, strength alone is not enough to guarantee success; luck also plays a part."

Ying Zheng is absolutely right. Sometimes, luck is more important than ability.

Luck is a mysterious and unpredictable thing. Even if you have no intention of competing for it, if your luck comes, those opportunities will naturally fall into your hands.

Just then, a loud rumbling sound suddenly came from ahead.

"Boom boom boom!"

The earth trembled violently, and then something flashing with dazzling light burst forth from the ground.

Seeing this, everyone used their own power, all wanting to take this rare treasure for themselves.

Ying Zheng and Huo Luan did not hesitate and rushed straight toward the treasure.

"This extraordinary treasure shall be given to the capable; no one is allowed to use underhanded means!"

A voice rang in everyone's ears.

The overwhelming power of Dao surged toward the extraordinary treasure, but the light surrounding the treasure shattered all of that power.

"It seems this thing won't be so easy to get."

While urging its Dao power to try to trap the strange treasure, Huo Luan spoke to Ying Zheng.

"Of course. If things from ancient ruins could be taken away so easily, wouldn't the world be full of powerful people?"

Ying Zheng calmly gazed at the extraordinary treasure ahead and spoke to the Fire Phoenix.

"Go all out and see what this thing really is."

Ying Zheng spoke again.

After saying that, Ying Zheng activated his own Dao power and entwined himself around the strange treasure.

Just after Ying Zheng made his move, the strange treasure began to slowly move towards him.

Seeing this, the crowd stopped fighting over the treasure and instead attacked Ying Zheng together.

"Everyone, follow me and attack that man! Otherwise, he will snatch this extraordinary treasure!"

One person led the charge, heading straight for Ying Zheng.

Seeing that someone was leading the way, the others followed suit and attacked Ying Zheng.

"It seems you've become the target of everyone's criticism."

Huo Luan looked at the crowd rushing towards Ying Zheng and said to him.

Ying Zheng's hands did not stop moving at all, still guiding the strange treasure closer to himself.

"You hold them off for me for a moment, and once I've subdued this treasure, we'll deal with it together."

Ying Zheng spoke calmly, as if he didn't care about the attacks from the crowd.

Huo Luan, after hearing Ying Zheng's words, helplessly shrugged, then stood in front of him and addressed the crowd:

“This treasure has already been obtained by my brother. You’d better give up on that idea now, or you’ll suffer physical pain.”

No sooner had Huo Luan finished speaking than an attack came straight at her.

"Who do you think you are, to dare shout like that?"

A person dressed in a black cloak shouted at the Fire Phoenix.

Huo Luan casually struck, dispersing the attack in front of her, and her gaze fell on the person who had made the move.

"Looks like there really are some people who don't care about their lives. Are you ready to die?" (End of Chapter)