Huangxiu

Chapter 1252 Return
Zhu Lingyun frowned: "Should all disciples in the sect activate this treasure?"

"This treasure's power is astonishing; it cannot be controlled by one or a few people alone. The more people, the better," Zheng Pingzhang said excitedly. "The more people, the stronger its power."

"Then should we include these as well?" Zhu Lingyun pointed to the valley.

Zheng Pingzhang said helplessly, "Their cultivation methods are different, so there's nothing I can do to help them."

“Then let them change their cultivation methods first. When they are able to help, then activate that treasure,” Zhu Lingyun said. “Strive to unleash the full power of that treasure so that we can kill them with one blow.”

“Your Majesty, this…” Zheng Pingzhang hesitated, “Isn’t it too slow?”

"Good things come to those who wait," Zhu Lingyun said. "Since Chu Zhiyuan is so difficult to kill, it's best to be absolutely certain."

“This…” Zheng Pingzhang smiled wryly.

Ji Qingyun said in a deep voice, "Since the Divine Lord has given the order, we will do as he commands!"

Zheng Pingzhang said helplessly, "...Yes, then let's postpone it for a few days and let these guys switch to practicing the mental cultivation method first."

Ji Qingyun nodded.

Zhu Lingyun said slowly, "Before we part, I have a word of advice for you."

Ji Qingyun hurriedly asked, "Is the Divine Lord leaving now?"

Zhu Lingyun said, "The time has come; there's no way to keep you here now."

"Is there no other way?" Ji Qingyun asked.

Zhu Lingyun shook his head: "I can only blame myself for being too careless and unlucky. It's too late to say anything now."

"It's all my fault!" Ji Qingyun said with a look of self-reproach.

Zhu Lingyun waved his hand and said calmly, "I advise you not to rush to deal with Chu Zhiyuan."

Ji Qingyun pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "Does the Divine Lord mean... that we can't kill him?"

“It’s difficult,” Zhu Lingyun said. “He’s not so easy to deal with.”

Zheng Pingzhang asked, "Has the Divine Lord met him?"

Zhu Lingyun snorted: "If he were so easy to deal with, I would have already killed him."

Ji Qingyun's expression changed slightly, suddenly becoming serious.

He instantly understood what Zhu Lingyun meant.

The deity, before departing, still retained his conscience and spoke the truth.

He had clearly tried to deal with Chu Zhiyuan in secret, but he failed and did not succeed in killing Chu Zhiyuan.

This would be a shameful thing for a deity, and normally it would be kept secret.

Now, on the eve of returning to Youmengtian, he was worried that they were unaware of Chu Zhiyuan's power, so he told them about it.

Zheng Pingzhang's eyes widened: "Divine Lord, you couldn't kill him?"

"Shut up!" Ji Qingyun snorted.

“Uh…” Zheng Pingzhang stopped abruptly, his eyes still wide open.

He was deeply shocked and could not accept the fact that Chu Zhiyuan had actually defeated the Evil Lord.

Ji Qingyun said, "Rest assured, Your Majesty, we will be cautious and observe the methods of the other sects."

"Well, then I'm relieved." Zhu Lingyun nodded, turned around to look at the valley, and said calmly, "Alright, I'm off."

After saying this, he floated away and quickly disappeared into the distance.

Zheng Pingzhang hurriedly asked, "Has the Divine Lord left?"

"Yes, I'm leaving," Ji Qingyun said calmly.

"Really gone?" Zheng Pingzhang still couldn't believe it.

Ji Qingyun said irritably, "Do you think the Divine Lord would joke around?"

Zheng Pingzhang sighed: "I just didn't expect the God to leave so quickly."

"In the end, we still have to rely on ourselves. The God has already been merciful enough to do this much!" Ji Qingyun said.

Zheng Pingzhang nodded.

This was also beyond his expectations; he had originally thought that the God wouldn't make a move so easily.

"Let's go, clean up the mess, and then we'll go back to the main altar and get some rest."

"Yes."

……

Chu Zhiyuan sat in the main hall of the Heavenly Sword Sect, opposite Lu Wanshan.

A bright moon hung high in the sky, its clear light shining down on Tianjian Peak.

The main hall was brightly lit.

After recounting the secret he had obtained, Chu Zhiyuan picked up his teacup, took a sip, and sighed, "Sect Leader, you are right. The imperial court indeed refuses to pass on the secret technique to me."

Lu Wanshan frowned, trying to process the information Chu Zhiyuan had given him. After a moment, he slowly said, "I know better than anyone the court's taboos against us... No wonder the Wanxiang Sect has been able to survive for so long; they are indeed very cautious."

It contains secret passages and secret inheritances, and serves as the second headquarters.

Even if it is destroyed, its lineage can still continue.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Let Uncle Zhou and the others find these two places and take care of them together. Just be careful of their treasure."

Lu Wanshan nodded.

Chu Zhiyuan asked, "How is the situation at Guanghan Palace?"

Lu Wanshan shook his head and sighed, "The secret technique I passed on to you is already the most powerful one. There is no stronger one."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "It seems that only the imperial court can do it."

"There's nothing we can do if the court won't budge, so we might as well give up and let them be," Lu Wanshan said. "The innocent people have died tragically, and they've lost the people's hearts, so they can't blame us."

“…Yes.” Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly.

He obtained the method of return from the memories of several immortal evil lords and evil lords.

However, there is a prerequisite: the main body must be in the Dreamland for the soul to return to the Dreamland.

Since Zhu Lingyun's clone is not in Youmeng Heaven, the method needed is not the return method, but the projection method.

Youmengtian can be projected onto Biyuantian, and in fact, Biyuantian can also be projected onto Youmengtian.

He possesses the memories of several evil lords and the immortal evil lord, so naturally he also has this projection method.

But he didn't want to use this tactic of fighting poison with poison.

Ultimately, it comes down to merit and reputation, the people's unwavering faith, and the will of the people.

If the method of fighting poison with poison cannot obtain these, then it loses its greatest significance.

He believed that life and death were determined by fate, and he did not want to interfere in other people's destinies. He did not see himself as a savior, but merely presented a compassionate image.

He always saves people incidentally in order to achieve his own goals, rather than simply saving people.

……

After leaving the main hall, Chu Zhiyuan appeared in his own courtyard.

I looked up at the bright moon in the sky.

His small courtyard was decorated elegantly, the work of Li Hongzhao. At this moment, it was so quiet that he felt it was almost too quiet.

He felt a sense of loneliness, and then vanished in a flash.

The next moment, he appeared in the Outer Heavens, in Xiao Ruoling's courtyard in the Xuan Yin Palace.

Xiao Ruoling was sitting at the stone table in the courtyard, drinking tea, her expression serene.

She was dressed in white, her skin as white as jade.

When she saw Chu Zhiyuan suddenly appear, she smiled and got up to greet him.

Chu Zhiyuan reached out and put his arm around her, smiling as he asked, "Shall we leave now?"

Xiao Ruoling nodded gently.

"Then let's go." Chu Zhiyuan smiled, put his arm around her slender waist, and disappeared in a flash.

The next moment, they appeared in the back garden of the Duke of Anguo's mansion.

In the back garden, under the moonlight, the lake water ripples, and the painted boats on the lake sway gently.

In the center of a flowerbed not far from the lake, in a small training ground, Xiao Ruoyu was practicing his sword.

He was dressed in a moon-white outfit, his handsome face taut, and the shadows of his sword flashed.

The sword light was clear and bright, surging with boundless power, like the autumn sea, clear yet profound.

He is currently practicing the Jinghai Wuliang Sutra.

"Excellent swordsmanship!" Chu Zhiyuan clapped his hands and laughed.

Xiao Ruoyu suddenly turned his head and saw Xiao Ruoling and Chu Zhiyuan.

He sheathed his sword and said, "Big sister, brother-in-law, it's so late."

"Hmph, we can't come back if we're late?!"

Xiao Ruoling slapped his shoulder hard, making him wince and rub the spot where he was hit.

"Ruoyu," Chu Zhiyuan shook his head with a smile, "you should go back and rest."

"Understood, understood." Xiao Ruoyu chuckled strangely twice. "Then I'll go back now."

He waved his hand and ran off in a flash.

Xiao Ruoling often came back, and Xiao Ruoyu felt that it was almost the same as her not ascending to immortality.

(End of this chapter)