From the end of the world

Chapter 322 Dacheng Ma Zao 1
I reached out and took down the Shengui Lingdan that was floating in the air.

Looking at this water-colored panacea, I recalled the prophecies I had received in the past, and some indescribable emotions arose in my heart.

This really confirmed the prediction of Gua Tianshi. On this trip to Yueyin Mountain, I could only accomplish one of the two things, "saving my friend" and "getting the elixir". In the end, I lost my friend again, but got the Shengui elixir.

As for why there is a relationship between these two things where "if you get one of them, you will lose the other", frankly speaking, I still can't figure it out very clearly, and can only guess it with my shallow wisdom.

The key to the problem might be Water Master Xuanwu. If he had not been able to gain some time to survive under my flames before, he would not have been able to take advantage of the gap when I invaded Yin Yue's spiritual world to transfer him to Ying Lingyun's independent real space, and he would not have been able to persist until he could refine the elixir for me.

Otherwise, it would be like this. Yin Yue was teleported away, and he delivered the Shengui Lingdan to me.

Perhaps there are more details that I haven't noticed. The key may not be the water master Xuanwu, but the differences that appeared at an earlier stage. Or perhaps there is no clear causal relationship between the two things, but I just don't have the fate to achieve both at the same time. Now I am just inferring the cause from the result, which is essentially the same as shooting an arrow first and then drawing a target. No matter how well I talk about it, I can't guarantee whether I have touched the essence of the problem.

Compared to that, what I really care about is that since Gua Tianshi said that I might be able to save my friend’s soul on this trip, it means that I actually already have the conditions to save Chang’an, but I just haven’t noticed it yet.

The reason why I could remain calm after learning that "Chang'an was just a dream of Yin Yue" was, to a certain extent, because of that "guarantee". However, I really couldn't figure out how I could have the conditions to save Chang'an now?
The things that I couldn't figure out had to be put aside for now. There was another urgent matter right now, which was to deliver the Shengui Lingdan to Ma Zao as soon as possible.

I have not forgotten what the water master Xuanwu said during the day. The shelf life of the Shengui Lingdan is quite short, and it must be taken within one hour after it is refined, otherwise it will be completely scrapped.

I hurriedly left the half-ruined Yueyin Mountain and returned to Yueyin Mountain City.

At this time, Yueyin Mountain City had become a mess.

Of course. The white fog that blocked the Yueyin Mountain area had already made the people restless, and tonight there was a sudden earthquake, and even Yueyin Mountain was inexplicably destroyed in half. Yueyin Mountain City is at the foot of Yueyin Mountain. Even with the mist blocking it, people were the first to confirm this "natural disaster".

It is estimated that thanks to the secret protection of Gua Tianshi, the attack of the navy Xuanwu that destroyed Yueyin Mountain did not cause any physical damage to Yueyin Mountain City at the foot of the mountain. Originally, such a great destruction that even if a hundred strategic nuclear weapons were dropped at the same time could not be achieved, the shock wave alone was enough to destroy the town at the foot of the mountain, but Yueyin Mountain City was intact. However, even if there was no physical damage, it does not mean that people's hearts were unshakable.

On the contrary, the residents and tourists in the town are now almost in a frenzy. They can't understand why such a disaster happened in the area where they live, and they can't imagine what disaster will happen next. Some doomsday theorists can even be seen promoting their views, suspecting that it is not just Yueyin Mountain that is trapped in the white fog, but the whole country and even the whole world may have been involved in a disaster that they can't take care of themselves - otherwise, why haven't the official forces come to help this place until now?
Although it was night, the streets were full of chaotic crowds. People from some places could even be seen invading convenience stores and looting them. There were also evil people who took advantage of the situation to commit crimes. I solved some of the things that were hard to bear and quickly returned to the hotel.

This chaos will not last long. As the silver moon disappeared from the area around Yueyin Mountain, the white mist from the silver moon's heavenly land was also gradually receding. Because it was night, they didn't seem to notice it yet, but they would react soon and the situation would calm down. However, the negative emotions accumulated in people's hearts and the doubts about reality would not disappear so quickly, just like the streets that became a mess after a typhoon passed.

This situation is not caused by me, but if I say it has nothing to do with me, I am exonerating myself too much. I will not feel any moral burden for this, but people like Ma Zao and Zhu Shi who have higher moral standards for themselves may not be as open-minded as I am.

If Ma Zao saw this situation, she would probably think, "If I were Zhuang Cheng...", and then after discovering that my performance was different from what she imagined, she might have some ideas. Although she probably wouldn't blame me, I should probably do something about this situation. What exactly can I do? Thinking about this, I found Ma Zao in the hotel, and she looked like she was about to go out.

"Zhuang Cheng, you're back?"

Ma Zao carefully observed my whole body. Seeing that I was fine, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I just sensed the fluctuations of mana when you were fighting... You won, right?"

"It can only be said that it is half won." I observed Ma Zao's soul.

Just like before, I couldn't sense the existence of fire from Ma Zao's soul injury. If what was preventing her from recovering from her soul injury was the same as the water master Xuanwu, the remaining Xuanming fire in her injury, I could extract it myself now. If that wasn't the reason, my power would be useless.

Fortunately, I have a better solution now.

I took out the Shengui Lingdan and handed it to Ma Zao.

"this is……"

After just one glance, she seemed to understand what it was, and then revealed a complicated expression: "In other words..."

"Yes, I didn't save Chang'an."

I briefly explained the whole battle, and then said, "Although Chang'an is very regretful, at least we got the Shengui Lingdan, so it's not a complete failure. You should take this pill as soon as possible."

If you think about it carefully, this pill is quite suspicious. After all, it came from the hands of the enemy, and normal people would wonder if there is any trick in it. And considering that this pill is made from human souls, it can be considered an evil pill in a sense.

However, thinking of the various behaviors of the navy master Xuanwu before his death, I decided to believe him.

Ma Zao probably thought that this pill was a treasure I got at the cost of not being able to save my friend. She carefully took the Shengui Lingdan with both hands, looked down at it for a long time, then raised her head to look at my expression, and finally her eyes became firm for some reason, and she put it into her mouth and swallowed it.

In my perception, Ma Zao's soul began to repair rapidly -

(End of this chapter)