Longzang

Chapter 1150 The situation is serious

An arm and a leg were placed in different tombs by Zhao Li Xianren. Wei Yuan couldn't see anything special about these two tombs, which must be Zhao Li's unknown secret.

Not long after the remains were placed in the tomb, Wei Yuan felt the earth's energy begin to rise, and the earth's veins deep underground began to strengthen, continuously increasing Zhao Li's fortune and feng shui.

Immortal Zhao Li led Wei Yuan to the summit of the second highest peak, where a pavilion stood, offering a panoramic view of the myriad lights of the Zhao capital. Night was just beginning to fall, and the lanterns were being lit, their lights gradually spreading and creating a warm glow amidst the snow and wind.

Immortal Zhao Li settled down in the pavilion and said leisurely, "Our Zhao Li Daoist path requires human intervention as an aid, which is why we have always been known among the nine kingdoms for loving the people and making the country prosperous and strong. Successive Zhao kings have all considered themselves wise rulers, striving to allow the people to rest, to clean up the bureaucracy, and to expand the territory."

I've always thought the Great Zhao Dynasty did quite well. Even though it was slightly inferior to the Southern Qi Dynasty in the last century, it gradually caught up after Shenji ascended the throne. I originally thought Shenji was already quite outstanding, until Qingming appeared out of nowhere.

Wei Yuan quickly offered a few words of self-deprecation.

Immortal Zhao Li continued, "You don't need to be modest. To be honest, before Qingming existed, we were all stuck on the same level for thousands of years. We never dreamed that mortals could live like this, that this prosperous age could be so glorious!"

On the day of the duel, I asked myself, is the path to immortality for one person more important, or for the lives of millions? Even if one cultivates to the very end, all that remains is to transform into precious earth and return to the world. Helping the Lord would amount to nothing more, but the nearly ten billion people of Zhao would return to poverty, living out that so-called prosperous age of meager rations.

Finally, Immortal Zhao Li sighed softly and said, "A person who lives a lifetime should always leave something for future generations. We who ascend to immortality should leave a paradise for our descendants and truly change the world. Only in this way can we be worthy of the great authority we have been entrusted with."

"Senior, you are truly virtuous!" Wei Yuan stood up and bowed.

Zhao Li Xianren chuckled and said, "Stop with the pleasantries! There are still... two kittens left, you'll have to take good care of them."

Wei Yuan suddenly felt a pang of pain in his heart.

Zhao Li Xianren had specifically reminded Wei Yuan beforehand, using the phrase "a few kittens." Of course, one or two wouldn't be described as "a few," as he was including Consort Yuan in the conversation, indirectly reminding Wei Yuan to pay attention to her.

Wei Yuan had already decided to push the King of Chu out to restrain the Great Treasure Flower Pure Land, but he did not expect that this move would completely break Consort Yuan's heart, and she would leave.

Now, when the matter is brought up again, both of them suddenly fall silent.

Zhao Li Xianren smiled and asked, "What do you plan to do with the Lü family?"

Without hesitation, Wei Yuan replied, "Uproot it completely! If no one stops us."

Zhao Li Xianren said meaningfully, "You're about to shake the foundations of the people; they won't tolerate it."

Wei Yuan calmly said, "They tolerated it when I killed Lü Changhe, didn't they? If I hadn't done this, they might have continued to pretend to be deaf and dumb. Now that I've directly uprooted the Lü family, surely someone should come forward and negotiate, right?"

Zhao Li Xianren said, "The Venerable Master and the powerful figure behind the scenes have been planning for thousands of years and have extremely deep foundations. You have only won a small victory, so you must not be careless. At this time, it is advisable to take a step back, remain calm and wait for the right moment, and respond to all changes with constancy."

"I understand. If the other party is willing to negotiate terms, I will negotiate seriously."

Immortal Zhao Li nodded and said, "It's good that you think that way. I'll say it again, you must not be careless. I dare not step out of the Ancestral Mausoleum Mountain now."

Wei Yuan was taken aback, only then realizing the seriousness of the situation.

……

Above the celestial realm, Cangwu walked through a frozen canyon, the wind blowing in his face making even an immortal shiver from time to time.

He quickened his pace, swiftly crossing the narrow, impassable canyon, and reached its mouth. His pupils suddenly contracted; he saw a mountain stream had turned a dark red!

Cangwu ignored this and walked into the valley. The valley was only half there, as if it had been cut by swords, with an incredibly smooth cross-section; the other side was empty space.

Cangwu arrived before the broken wall, stood still, and bowed, saying, "I did not know that Your Majesty has summoned me. What are your instructions?"

Opposite Cangwu, there was no human figure, but rather swirling masses of darkness. From the darkness came the voice of the Venerable One: "Go to two places. First, go to the Xu family in Ningzhou, and it would be best if you could meet Xu Wangu. Then go to the Great Treasure Flower Pure Land again and take a look at Mount Ling."

Upon hearing the words "Mount Ling," Cangwu's body trembled slightly uncontrollably.

The Lord's voice remained completely flat as he said, "After you've seen it, you can come back."

Cangwu could only say yes, and then retraced his steps out of the valley, crossing the long, frozen canyon once more. The biting wind was even more unbearable.

As he struggled to resist, Cangwu's thoughts drifted, and he suddenly felt that the Lord's voice seemed a little strange, but he couldn't quite put his finger on why.

……

In an unknown secret realm, the earth was shaking and cracking, spewing out dozens of feet of fire from the fissures, resembling a scene from the apocalypse.

Two figures moved through the fire and falling rocks, narrowly escaping death time and time again.

As they ran, the two figures gradually widened the gap between them. The man in the lead suddenly stopped, scooped up the woman who had fallen behind, and continued running.

The woman struggled, crying, "Put me down! We'll both die!" But the man wouldn't let go, saying, "The more you move, the slower I run! Stop talking, we, the auspicious shamans, will definitely not die! I swear on my best brother's hundred years of unrequited love..."

"Where are your brothers?!"

The two people, no, the two witches, ran wildly until they finally saw a patch of drifting black mist ahead, and they quickly plunged into it.

The next moment, the two witches appeared in mid-air on a desolate mountain, then fell from the sky and were half-dead from the fall.

The woman couldn't stand up for a long time, and angrily said, "Didn't you say you were going to join some celestial witch? Why are you exploring the secret realm again?"

The man smiled bitterly, "Do you know how low the probability is of discovering an unclaimed immortal realm? It's the only case like this in a thousand years! Since we stumbled upon it, how could we not explore it? Besides, how was I supposed to know it would be so fragile? I only took one treasure, and the entire immortal realm suddenly collapsed. Someone even set up a binding array within the immortal realm. Luckily, the array wasn't targeting us, or we would both be dead! The power of an immortal realm's collapse is something even a powerful True Immortal couldn't withstand."

"Who set up the Immortal Binding Formation?"

The man shrugged and said, "How would I know? Such a grand gesture can't be aimed at us two little ants. I'd like to know who it's targeting, but unfortunately, I won't have the chance."

The woman said, "Is it possible that the collapse of the celestial realm was caused by us taking the celestial treasure and triggering a trap?"

The man paused, then threw his head back and laughed dryly: "Hahahaha, absolutely impossible!"

The woman immediately understood how the trap had been triggered. The thought of the collapse of the heavens and the apocalypse filled her with dread.

"No matter what, we've got the treasure. It was all worth the risk! Now let's see what kind of treasure it is." With that, the man took out a scroll from his robes and slowly unfurled it.

The man and woman are Shengxin and Huixin. After many years, they have both advanced in their cultivation levels, one now a Saint Witch and the other a Nether Witch. However, Huixin has not yet had time to establish a kingdom in the Netherworld, so her magical power and supernatural abilities are much weaker than those of a normal Nether Witch. Even so, the speed at which the two have advanced is rare among the Witch Clan, indicating that they must have had many extraordinary encounters over the years.

This time, the two of them had once again gone through a life-or-death ordeal, barely escaping from the great calamity of the collapse of the celestial realm. Naturally, they were filled with anticipation for this celestial treasure that had triggered the calamity of heaven and earth.

Hui Xin and Sheng Xin held their breath and slowly unrolled the scroll. They saw a monk with a short beard, looking carefree, drawing water by a stream.

The painting is so lifelike that it feels like a frozen moment in time.

Huixin stared at the figure in the painting, feeling a chill run down her spine, yet she couldn't pinpoint the source of the unease. Her voice trembled slightly as she asked, "Is...is this person alive?"

Sacred Heart's voice trembled slightly: "I don't know, it's...possible..."

Saint Heart is one of the youngest holy witches of our time, and ranks among the top in history. It is said that after hearing about him, Ming Lei greatly admired Saint Heart and intended to reserve a position as a heavenly witch for him.

Even a figure like Sacred Heart trembles involuntarily before the people in the painting.

At this moment, Shengxin suddenly noticed a few words on the painting, but these words seemed to have appeared suddenly; they hadn't been there just moments before. Upon seeing those words, he involuntarily read them aloud: "Immortal Lord of Glazed Glass."

The moment the name was uttered, the person in the painting suddenly came to life, stood up straight, looked out of the painting, and shot out two beams of glass light from his fingertips, which instantly appeared between the eyebrows of the two witches!
However, the immortal in the painting frowned slightly, the beam of light in the glass suddenly stopped, and he muttered to himself, "Strange, why are there only two little witches? Where exactly did things go wrong?"

He stared intently at Sacred Heart and Painted Heart, instantly seeing through the two witches inside and out, finding no secrets they could hide.

After seeing through it, the fairy in the painting frowned even more deeply and said, "These two little witches have such a huge karma on them? Destroying them would be troublesome, and we would have to fight the ancestral witches. Forget it, I'll go find the main culprit first."

After saying this, the fairy in the painting disappeared, and the scroll in Shengxin's hand became blank.

Saint Heart paused for a moment, then suddenly said, "No..."

Shengxin stopped halfway through his sentence when Huixin grabbed his arm and slowly shook her head.

Shengxin scratched his head, looking troubled: "I know we can't afford to offend this guy, but if we just sit idly by, I think I'll definitely regret it in the future, I'll regret it a lot!"

Even at the cost of one's life?

Sacred Heart became serious: "Even at the cost of my life!"

“Alright, there are many things I don’t understand, but I will definitely support what you want to do! I think I will understand when I become a Celestial Witch.” Huixin withdrew her hand.

Sacred Heart embraced her briefly, then fell into thought. After a moment, he prayed to heaven and earth: "My best brother would never lie, or may he be struck by lightning..."

……

At this very moment, Wei Yuan was strolling through the Immortal Garden with Zhang Sheng, saying as they walked, "Bringing Princess Ningguo here this time was simply to keep the Sixth Princess company; there was absolutely no other intention..."

Before Wei Yuan could finish speaking, a thin bolt of lightning suddenly appeared above his head and struck him squarely on the crown of his head!

This lightning bolt was naturally no match for Wei Yuan, and it didn't even singe a few strands of his hair. However, the lightning was clearly a tribulation lightning, a byproduct of the vow being fulfilled. In fact, to put it bluntly, it was the fulfillment of a broken oath.

Zhang Sheng and Wei Yuan looked up at the sky at the same time and saw a point of crystal light appear on the horizon. Although the light was only faint, it overwhelmed all the colors in the world!
(End of this chapter)