The improved female villains regained their memories.

Su Murong was still smiling, but his expression was icy cold.

"If you insist on going through this, I can only drag you all down with me."

Chapter 402 Li Chumo!

"Hmph, Su Murong, as expected, she'll be the one to cover for us in the end." Looking at Su Murong not far away, Ling Tiandu's cold eyes flashed, but there was nothing she could do.

Her popularity-based alchemy, particularly the dantian section, is a qi pill that mimics the spiritual root of an immortal. It also absorbs a massive amount of human energy from her world. If it all turns into death energy and explodes, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"The simulation shows that I must immediately lead the main force into the grassland, but Su Murong is blocking our way. What should we do?"

Ling Tiandu pondered silently.

"Should they split up and enter? If so, the originally good outcome will become uncertain. It's strange, what exactly happened inside the grassland that could even block my surveillance?"

Originally, she could observe the situation on the grassland and predict the fortunes of the people of the Guardian Heaven Sect within the grassland, but for some reason, her power was blocked, and she couldn't even contact the God of Wine.

Just as she was pondering, Su Murong suddenly moved. She directed the four spirits to retreat into the grassland, while waving her hand with a grin and saying:

"Farewell, everyone from the Heavenly Guardian Sect. My regards are to your families!"

The hot-tempered Qiongqi charged forward, but the figure of one man and four spirits vanished in an instant.

"Hmph, a formation!"

Qiongqi roared, its palm transforming into a sharp blade, tearing apart the curtain-like formation.

The space kept shifting, revealing the true face of the grassland. Qiongqi shouted, "Let's go!"

It took the lead and was the first to rush into the grassland.

"Hmph, this Qiongqi is arrogant. We asked it for help, and now it's overstepping its bounds. Fine, let it charge if it wants to. As long as the God of Wine and the others are unharmed, that's all that matters." Ling Tiandu snorted coldly, but outwardly maintained a gentle demeanor, concealing her true thoughts.

The immortals of the Heavenly Guardian Sect charged in, while the villains had already joined forces.

Yang Pingsheng drove the Extraterrestrial Visitor, carrying Wen Shihan, and escaped the pursuit of Gan Jiang and Mu Xiaobai. It was also thanks to Gan Jiang's madness and chaotic fighting that Yang Pingsheng and Wen Shihan were able to leave safely.

At the control point of the array in the sky, Song Panning watched Yang Pingsheng emerge from the celestial realm and breathed a sigh of relief: "Are you alright?"

Yang Pingsheng shook his head: "No."

Luo Benmo lay on Yang Pingsheng like a cat, sniffed him, and only climbed down after confirming that he was not injured. He then gave Song Panning a cold look and said, "You're lucky to be alive."

Song Panning was too lazy to argue with this short man, so she showed the grassland surveillance footage. In the footage, Qiongqi, who was leading the way, and several other mythical beasts had already made contact with Mu Xiaobai and Gan Jiang.

Qiongqi was extremely fast; if Yang Pingsheng had just arrived at Song Panning's place, Qiongqi would have already caught up.

“Pingsheng, tell me what happened on your end.”

Logically, Song Panning should know what happened since she was here monitoring things, but when she asked, Yang Pingsheng recounted the whole story in detail.

The more Song Panning listened, the more her eyebrows furrowed.

Something definitely wasn't right.

From Song Panning's perspective, Shi Guijia was suddenly defeated. She was originally in the light and shadow, but the next second she was separated from the light and shadow and then fell into the hands of the God of Wine.

Although it seemed that she had no choice but to escape to avoid the attack of the Nine-Eight Desolations' True Fire and had not properly assessed her own abilities, thus falling into the hands of the God of Wine, Song Panning still felt that something was amiss.

As mentioned earlier, the array she set up was extremely large, spreading across the entire grassland, and it only retained two functions: surveillance and control of disturbances. However, these are just the surface. Speaking of surveillance, the so-called surveillance actually uses the array to observe the operation of special energies such as spiritual energy, demonic energy, and traces of the Great Dao, thereby presenting images.

In other words, Song Panning could even sense the trajectory of a killing move through the formation.

Ordinary array masters, after constructing an array, simply use its functions, such as displaying images, and then just look at them. Few people would reverse the principles behind the images to dissect them and explore them in detail.

But Song Panning, being a master of formations, did exactly that. She repeatedly disassembled and studied the parts that seemed amiss, and finally found some clues.

[Unknown energy, spacetime fluctuations, traces of time...]

This unknown energy, consistent with Shi Guijia's own, should be the so-called Tai Xu energy, while the other two...

Based on surface analysis, it appears that some kind of spacetime rift opened here, and someone subsequently used a time-related killing move, but it's impossible to determine exactly what it was.

[Just a moment ago, Shi Guijia was still surrounded by light and shadow. Although there was a Heavenly Calamity above and the Divine Beast of the Heavenly Guardian Sect below, she was not so weak as to walk right into a trap.]

The more I looked, the more questions I had.

Most importantly, there is a detail. On the surface, the guardian beast of the Heavenly Guardian Sect, the Lucky Cat, died because it was in the light and shadow and was accidentally injured by the True Fire of the Nine Desolations. However, after careful investigation, Song Panning discovered that the Lucky Cat had already died before it was burned by the True Fire.

Someone had crushed it beforehand; the flames only destroyed its remains.

Something's wrong; someone else is involved!

Although there is no concrete evidence, Song Panning is almost certain that some kind of force has intervened.

She didn't know how the lucky cat died, but she was certain that Shi Guijia's current state was caused by that force.

After listening to Yang Pingsheng's description, she became even more certain of her guess.

"In my life, I feel that this matter..."

Before she could speak, Luo Benmo suddenly turned around and shouted angrily, "Who!?"

Everyone was startled, only then realizing that a spatial portal had opened behind them, and a mysterious person wearing a hooded suit was standing there.

In an instant, everyone moved.

Xu Anlu donned his Fire Armor, protecting Yang Pingsheng behind him. Luo Benmo teleported over, his fingertip touching the man's face. Wen Shihan's shadow appeared behind him, and a chilling blade flashed across his neck.

Song Panning was terrified and broke out in a cold sweat.

"A spatial portal! It's a rare spatial-type killing move! Damn it, my formation didn't react at all! This person...!!"

The villains all looked at this uninvited guest with hostility.

But this person remained calm, simply bowed, and said:

"Everyone, don't panic. If you've seen Shi Guijia's memories, you'll know who I am."

Song Panning was the first to react: "You're that werewolf?"

"Yes, I am the most valiant warrior under the Queen's command." The man laughed. "Shi Guijia has already been defeated. What use is there for you all to gather here? Why don't you come with me to see my Queen?"

"What kind of bullshit queen is she!" Luo Benmo sneered. "You think we'll just go because you tell us to? Who does she think she is?"

"Lord Luo Benmo, please watch your words," the man said. "The Queen sent me here to invite you for your own good. After this battle, the Guardian Heaven Sect will no longer subtly attack you. The grasslands will soon be scanned by countless divine beasts, and the Central Plains royal family will be in dire need of protection. The Guardian Heaven Sect will wage a full-scale war against the villains, and you are clearly not ready for the final battle."

"Especially, Lord Yang Pingsheng." The man then looked at Yang Pingsheng and said, "Although Shi Guijia was defeated and captured alive by the Guardian Sect, her backup plan is still at our clan's sacrificial ground. Moreover, our clan's queen has something to tell you. Don't you want to see her?"

The female villains all fell silent, waiting for Yang Pingsheng's reply.

Yang Pingsheng pondered in silence for a while. Song Panning, who was next to him, reached out and scratched his palm. He understood and said, "Okay."

Luo Benmo lowered his hand and returned to Yang Pingsheng's side. Wen Shihan's shadow also dissipated, and the accumulated killing intent vanished. He breathed a sigh of relief, made a gesture, and said to the portal, "Then, everyone, this way please."

One by one, everyone entered, the portal closed, and for a moment, the sky was empty, with nothing left but clouds.

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Li Chumo.

Amidst the swirling snow, she stood atop the mountain, the cold wind scattering her long purple hair, her black and white fairy dress fluttering in the breeze. Only she stood there, appearing aloof and lonely.

The snow-capped mountains deep in the grasslands are perpetually covered in snow and wind, and spiritual energy is scarce. Few people, whether immortals or demons, are willing to come here. Because of this, they would never have imagined that a tribe actually lives here.

One, a pack of werewolves.

The highest snow-capped mountain is where the palace of the werewolf queen resides. Behind the snow-capped mountain lies their sacred ground, known as the "Wolf Soul Sacrifice Ground."

"Master."

In the wind and snow, Li Chumo seemed to be hallucinating again.

She saw her younger self, ran happily towards Yang Pingsheng, and shouted, "Master!"

She knew very well that her memories were not false, not altered by anyone; they were all real, belonging to Li Chumo's past.

She knew that, therefore, she couldn't change it.

Clang—

The wind blew through her hair, making the bells sway and ring out crisply. Behind her, time and space twisted, and a hooded figure appeared.

He saw his queen standing on the edge of the cliff, lost in thought, so he quietly walked over.

"Your Majesty, Shi Guijia has been defeated."

no respond.

Li Chumo's expression remained unchanged; all around him, only the sound of cold whistling could be heard.

The visitor continued, "As planned, they have arrived. Your Majesty, would you like to...?"

"Master, he treated you like that, why are you still protecting him? I don't understand, I just don't understand!"

The auditory hallucinations seem to have gotten a bit worse.

Li Chumo stared blankly as the white clouds continuously projected images of himself roaring at Yang Pingsheng in the past.

For such a long time, the poison of longing had seeped into his bones. In order to alleviate it, Li Chumo also willingly immersed himself in this auditory hallucination.

The newcomer waited in vain for Li Chumo's reaction and was about to leave when he looked up and found Li Chumo looking at him.

My heart almost stopped from being scared.

"Queen?"

There was no reply, but the terrifying gaze shifted away.

She reached out her hand and slowly traced a line, as if traversing through the clouds.

The auditory hallucinations seem to be increasing.

The purple-haired child talked a lot in her master's arms, mostly about trivial things, such as how she hit a certain senior brother today, or how she stole a junior sister's elixir. Her master didn't say anything, just listened quietly, and a smile would occasionally appear on her lips. Seeing her master smile, she thought that her master liked to listen, so she would happily talk more.

"You should start cultivating."

"No, Master, I don't want to cultivate!"

"Okay, then we won't practice it."

Memories surge, and then we move forward again.

When she was eleven, she was fierce and aggressive. When she was taken to the Kongling Sect, she would bite anyone she could get her hands on, so she was locked in a room. Even when food was delivered, it was only passed in through a small opening under the door.

She was locked up inside for many days, and her temper became increasingly volatile. She would bite anything she saw, leaving her mouth full of blood.