Chapter 40

Wu Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief. If that really were the reason why the ethereal form of Emperor Jiang was left behind in the modern metropolis, there was no telling what might happen or how to return. After all, that fat descendant of Emperor Jiang had been taken away by Liu Yaqi, leaving Wu Fan temporarily unable to summon him. Wu Fan thought to himself: That was close, too close.

As the magic circle emerged, a bright barrier resembling a curtain and mist rose up, enveloping Lingyin, Ruanruan, and the Great Elder all within it.

Just after waking up, Lin Ye briefly checked yesterday's system summary and was quite pleased to see that no red packets had been missed.

"I can only watch from the audience seats, but it looks a lot like a Superman-type ability!" Ding Jie spread his hands in resignation.

"You can drop me off right here; I can handle the rest of the way by myself," Fang Yichen said, taking her back basket back from Bai Ruifeng.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the other magnates changed drastically. Murong Hong said, "Try circulating your immortal energy." The other magnates immediately attempted to do so, only to find that the moment they circulated their energy, the shadow of a golden giant would flicker around them.

Right then, as the sound of footsteps drew closer, a square-faced youth with slanted eyes and a sword strapped to his back appeared in the distance among the hillside woods within the array, sprinting frantically toward this side.

"Hmph." The old master still held immense authority, and a single cold snort caused everyone present to quiet down instantly.

Wu Fan said, "The deed is done. Elder Duck, please begin your performance!" Wu Fan stood proudly erect. Having arrived in this Xuanxu Star, he had yet to encounter a worthy opponent, and he was hoping that Eunuch Duck could prove to be formidable.

In the blink of an eye, Qin Jianghan, whose momentum had been drooping outside the door just moments before, underwent a heaven-shaking transformation.

As night passed, the aura drifting through the air remained as oppressive as usual, only leaving people with an inexplicable sense of heaviness.

I nodded in understanding, thinking so that was how it was. What would happen if that old hag used such a thing against Gao Lei now?

Unable to make head or tail of it, he simply decided to send a brief message, just to see if he could come out now. As for any other matters, they could wait until he met Gu Zhihan.

With great generosity, Wanyan Ruofan handed the hidden weapon over to Feng Hongge, turning around and walking away while speaking with a smile in her voice.

I was touched by Lian Chen's words and carefully recalled how those old geezers back at the manor would indeed gather from time to time to discuss something or other. However, back then I had plenty of tasks to attend to and my injuries had not fully healed, so I didn't have the excess energy to look into it.

Before long, even the divine guards watching over the valley caught the aroma, all of them casting their gazes toward the interior of the valley.

After listening to the explanation, the Great Elder fell into a slight contemplation, seemingly unsure of what attitude to adopt in response to Feng Hongge's explanation.

Because at this moment, she had completely lost the ability to guess what kind of mindset Yin Kuangxiao Tu was currently in.

The palace attendants did not follow the usual rules to wake up Lin Yuan in time, because the Empress had already given instructions to dispense with the morning greetings for today. Everyone had suffered injuries to varying degrees last night and were in no condition to pay their respects.

"Senior Brother, those are blood maggots... You..." Before I could finish my sentence, Gu Zhihan seemed to already know what I was worried about and took the initiative to explain it to me.

As he bowed, the ancient trees within the array materialized into dozens of cultivators in the God-Imperial Realm. Some wore short tunics, others donned coir raincoats, and they held giant axes, sickles, or fishing hooks, resembling busy woodcutters chopping firewood, farmers harvesting crops, and fishermen casting their lines.

Some soldiers who had been scattered all over the city searching for Lu Qi eventually gathered back together, and everyone shared a single result: he was nowhere to be found.

Even if they could not completely defeat this Rabu, they were fully capable of inflicting some damage upon him. Moreover, if these mechs were to disperse into smaller units, there would be no need to worry about sustaining heavy losses.

However, just when he thought he was safe, reality proved that he had miscalculated, as two more array disks came flying directly toward him.

Who could have imagined that a year ago they were merely at the peak of the Condensing Cloud Realm, yet now they were capable of slaying powerhouses in the Shattered Realm?

Urunchi burst into laughter, holding Musa's hand as they walked slowly along the boardwalk. When they reached the end of the boardwalk, the path ahead ended, leaving only numerous believers of the Pure Land Sect bustling with activity as they carved into mountains and built bridges.

Be aware that those high-level divine beasts held zero affection for their peers who had been transformed from humans. Therefore, upon seeing the human-transformed high-level divine beasts suffer a setback, these divine beasts were immensely delighted.

Li Tai and the others did not come to Qingteng Courtyard, but instead returned to Chang'an City. Li Tai and Li Yuanxiang went straight to the imperial palace to report the matter to the Emperor.

At daybreak, outside the Lu Clan in Huangliu City, soldiers had already formed a circle of encirclement. Led by General Fang Yong, they proclaimed that they were there to arrest Lu Qi. For a moment, everyone in the Lu Clan was utterly bewildered, and those still in their slumber were jolted awake by the commotion outside their doors.

"Can't you act like a man? Over such a trivial matter, you're still fussing and fretting. Aren't you being way too naggy?" Gui Guifang also felt that this conversation was heading in the wrong direction.

"I believe Imperial Concubine Yi has heard my name before," Yinglan said weakly, as if her abdomen had suffered severe trauma. She kept propping herself up, enduring the pain.

Wen Rongcai felt a sourness rise in his nose, waving his hand silently and turning his face away, dreading that his subordinates might see the tears of a grown man spilling from his eyes.

"Report to the Commander, orders have been received from the command headquarters! The troops are to begin landing immediately!" a staff officer shouted loudly behind Han Tie.

These Nine Classics might only be a part of what Immortal Emperor Beili had learned, and certainly not the entirety of it. Among them, some of the essences, ultimate skills, and invincible spells would mostly remain obscure; yet to cultivators stuck in the realm of cultivation who had not even reached immortality, they were utterly priceless.