The Last Sentinel

South Zhejiang Star Region, Chun'an Star.

As a critical region between the Empire and Chaos, Chun'an Star is geographically important and has a diverse population, including all sorts of people from all walks of life, from extraterrestrial criminals and fugitives to ruthless individuals. It boasts a complete range of species; if you can imagine it, Chun'an Star can do it.

On this planet, murder and arson are commonplace, bank robberies are a daily occurrence, and local armed forces, noble corporations, financial tycoons, black forces, gray forces, blue forces, and official forces take turns appearing. All sorts of eccentric and insane people emerge one after another. It is a place that does not tolerate idlers and can be called the "Florida" of the Ming Dynasty. It is a "Night City" of abstract art and madness.

This vibrant place, teeming with life, boasts breathtaking and unique scenery unlike anything else.

Empire represents order, while chaos represents disorder. When the rules represented by these two powers collide, it means that the environment here will be different from what it used to be.

Tianjie, the most magnificent viewpoint in Chun'an.

The entire street is suspended between the sea of ​​clouds and the abyss, and is called "Nine-Circle Thoroughfare".

The street's base material was not the common starstone slabs, but translucent jade energy bricks. Embedded within the bricks were circuits with flowing, dark blue light veins. Stepping on them, ripples of light spread from the soles of one's feet, illuminating the lead-gray ionized clouds churning in the vast void below, showcasing the power of imperial technology.

Looking back at both sides, the pavilions and palaces stretch endlessly, with flying eaves and brackets still retaining the grandeur of the Tang Dynasty. The peeling red paint on the wooden pillars has been replaced by dark blue crystal pillars that flow with data. Behind the remaining carved window frames, instead of candlelight, there are holographic screens displaying changing neon lights and scrolling hexagrams.

"【Tianyuan Pavilion】introduces the 581st generation of Longevity Pill. This pill is Tianyuan Pavilion's latest product. It can extend lifespan to one thousand years without the need for cell awakening. Currently, the promotional price is only 500 Ming Dynasty Treasure Notes per pill."

"【Tiangong City】releases the latest version of the Mechanical Chaos Prosthetic Body. This prosthetic body includes the heart, blood vessels, and part of the soul consciousness carrier. The Big Star River Insurance Company guarantees this product. Currently, only pre-orders are accepted. Those interested in customizing the mechanical prosthetic body, please contact this station. Limited edition, first come, first served."

"【Ruyi Fang】Chain spa opens today! The original 899 full-service package is on special offer today. In addition, top female star from Daming Entertainment will lead the dance. Don't miss this opportunity!"

The 3D projection is thousands of meters high and projected into the air, showing a white steam bath pool. A beautiful woman undresses and enters the pool, appearing and disappearing in the mist. This vivid and sensual scene attracted countless people to stop on the sky street and gaze at it.

Among the crowd, a white-haired man dressed in black did not look at the beautiful woman emerging from her bath at Ruyi Pavilion above, but stared at the area below the Heavenly Street.

Beneath the celestial street, undercurrents surge.

Through layers of black electromagnetic mist, Ye Feng saw a magnificent waterfall.

The water in this waterfall is not the usual H2O, but billions of tons of liquid psionic energy that emits a soft bluish-white glow!

Like melting galaxies, they surged down from the gap in the void of the "sky," bound and shaped by an invisible force field in mid-air, forming a ribbon of light over a hundred feet wide that hung down from the heavens. With immense force, it broke through the void below the array and poured into the bottomless abyss below the street.

It can truly be said that even the heavens are overturned and the underworld is reversed; this is no more than this!

A voice reached Ye Feng's ears.

"The six lines of divination can predict all things under heaven."

"Plum blossoms alleviate the suffering of all beings."

"However, we dare not exhaust the calculations of the hexagrams, out of reverence for the impermanence of the Way of Heaven."

"I dare not let my feelings run deep, for fear that they will all be just a dream."

"The will of Heaven cannot be defied, and cause and effect cannot be altered."

"Gaining something doesn't necessarily mean it's a blessing, and losing something doesn't necessarily mean it's a curse."

"No matter how cunning you are, you can't defy fate."

"Greetings, layperson, for your arrival from afar!"

Ye Feng turned around, and the densely packed figures around him instantly became blurry, as if they had been pixelated. At the end of the figures, a Taoist priest dressed in a blue robe and straw boots stroked his beard, sat on the ground, and looked at him with a smile.

With just one glance, Ye Feng's heart skipped a beat. It felt as if the other party had seen through him at a glance, realizing that he was not a person from the Ming Dynasty, but rather came from the primordial world of the future.

Ye Feng took a step forward and arrived in front of the Taoist priest.

In front of the Taoist priest were a Bagua diagram, a divination stick container, a Plum Blossom Divination scroll, and several Yin-Yang objects.

The Taoist priest wasn't very old, appearing to be in his forties or fifties. Although his face was wrinkled, his features were still handsome, suggesting that he must have been a rare and dashingly handsome man in his youth.

Ye Feng asked, "How should I address you, Daoist Master?"

The Taoist priest laughed and said, "I cannot calculate the countless lowly lives of all living beings. Looking back, I feel a mix of emotions and helplessness. I am Yun Zhongzi!"

Ye Feng bent down and fiddled with the six-line divination sticks in his hand: "Taoist Master, are these six-line divination sticks accurate?"

Yun Zhongzi said, "If it doesn't work, you don't have to pay!"

Ye Feng put down the divination sticks in his hand. "I can't take advantage of the Taoist priest."

Yun Zhongzi said, "Does the layman speak thus because he fears my calculations are inaccurate, or because he fears my calculations are accurate?"

"Hehe." Ye Feng laughed. "How can I say I can't predict it accurately? How can I say I can predict it accurately? What do I have to be afraid of?"

Yun Zhongzi laughed and said, "If you are right, the layman's secret will be exposed and the power of karma will dissipate. If you are wrong, the layman will become arrogant and do not believe he is invincible. He will eventually go astray."

Ye Feng looked at the fortune-telling stall in front of him. "The beauty of fortune-telling is that if you don't have it done, you feel that everything is acceptable; but if you do have it done, then regardless of the result, you will feel that it is fate!"

"Just like when the Third Calamity, the God of Myriad Machines, Okarah, was destroyed, he left a prophecy that the Sixth Element would disrupt the heavens, causing panic among all races. They all slaughtered the Sixth Sequence carbon-based life forms, which in turn propelled the carbon-based life sequence to complete its transformation and become stronger, step by step pushing the carbon-based element to become the Fourth Calamity."

"Am I right, Taoist priest?"

Yun Zhongzi wanted to say something more.

Ye Feng interrupted Yun Zhongzi, "Just watch the show properly, don't add your own drama. I'm not targeting you. My opponent is Meng Xinghun, not you."

At this point, Yun Zhongzi gave an awkward smile, "As expected of the layman, you are the greatest martial arts legend in the five thousand years of the Ming Dynasty. You have also cultivated the truth of destiny to such an exquisite degree. I admire you."

Ye Feng asked, "Can you tell fortunes here?"

Yun Zhongzi said, "Of course, just tell me the other person's name and date of birth."

Ye Feng said, "Let's do a divination for Meng Xinghun!"

Yun Zhongzi was taken aback. "Well, layman, do not do to others what you would not have them do to you."

Ye Feng said, "He is not human, he is a heretic. Heretics should be purged. I am not here to defeat him, I am here to eliminate him."

Yun Zhongzi remained silent.

Ye Feng said, "Are you afraid of him? You don't dare to calculate?"

"What a joke," Yun Zhongzi said. "We both cultivate the Dao of Cause and Effect. We're usually evenly matched, neither of us able to gain the upper hand. Besides, with a formidable enemy like you before him today, why would I, a humble Daoist, fear him?"

Ye Feng said, "Then let's calculate what fate awaits Meng Xinghun today!"

Yun Zhongzi said, "Meng Xinghun only has a name, not his birth date and time, so we can only calculate half of his fate."

Ye Feng nodded, "Half is fine too! I don't mind if you spend your money."

Holding the divination stick container, Yun Zhongzi chanted, "Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed. I have only glimpsed a few. Wealth and honor are determined by Heaven, and fortune and misfortune have their reasons. Everything is fate, and nothing is up to us. The calamity star has retreated, and the auspicious star shines brightly. This year is unfavorable, so be patient in all things, and you will turn misfortune into good fortune and difficulties into auspiciousness..."

As Yun Zhongzi whispered among himself, the divination tube finally glowed, and a divination slip landed on the divination cloth.

Ye Feng picked up the six-line divination stick and found it covered in mysterious runes, clearly not a simple auspicious or inauspicious sign. "Master, what is the interpretation of this divination stick?"

Yun Zhongzi accepted the divination slip and muttered, "Meeting on the Heavenly Street is all fate, the Jianghu determines the passing years, I return home under the bright moon, how can one tell if I am male or female?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Feng smiled, but thought to himself, "Damn, this fortune teller is pretty good!"

How did he know I could use the "Swordsmanship of the Mind: A Decisive Battle" technique?

How did he figure out that I was going to use this trick on Meng Xinghun—uninstalling his QQ account and turning him into a girl?

Yun Zhongzi remained silent, only revealing a mocking smile that suggested he had seen through the end, as if he could already see Ye Feng uninstalling Meng Xinghun's QQ account and turning Meng Xinghun into a pure and innocent saint.

Ye Feng offered a flattering remark that was neither sweet nor sarcastic: "From this day forward, on the path of cause and effect, there will only be the Daoist Master!"

Yun Zhongzi bowed respectfully. "Thank you, Layman. Meng Xinghun has arrived, so I will not disturb your duel any longer. Farewell!"

At this point, Yun Zhongzi waved his sleeve, and the pile of items on the ground was taken away and disappeared without a trace.

At this moment, across the street, from behind countless crowds, a strong, chilling hostility swept in!