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Chapter 369 The Immortal Spirit Was Taken Away by Ji You
"General, an even more powerful aura is approaching!"

In the deathly silent valley, a demon general suddenly looked at Asakura, who was holding a gun and walking straight into the valley.

However, Asakura did not react, but continued to stare blankly ahead.

He was just behind Danba on the right, wielding his spear and attacking. Danba only realized the danger after being hit and forcibly withdrew his spear, narrowly escaping the attack.

The force channeled into the spear nearly snapped his arm when it was deflected back, but the pain in his arm bone was bearable; what he couldn't suppress was the lingering fear in his heart.

Because he knew very well that if he had been the one in front, he would have certainly died in that attack as well.

"General!"

With another low growl, Asakura finally snapped back to his senses.

Almost instantly, he sensed the approaching presence from outside the forest, so he immediately focused his gaze and waved his hand behind him.

"withdraw!"

"Yes!"

In an instant, more than ten demon generals of the demon race quickly disappeared along the black mountain ridge and roared towards Yunzhou in the northeast.

As they left the dense forest, these demon generals did not exchange any words, but they all turned back to look at the figure holding the sword, their disbelief lingering in their eyes.

At the same time, the barbarians also sensed that powerful aura.

They forcibly pulled themselves out of the shock of General Danba's defeat, immediately helped up the shattered body of the king, and suddenly disappeared into the mountains and forests in the opposite direction.

The valley suddenly fell silent, leaving only the disheveled humans standing in the night.

At this moment, the immortal spirit that Ji You had tucked into his arms faintly shone through his tattered immortal robe, its vast immortal aura spreading continuously.

However, neither the aristocratic families affiliated with the Heavenly Academy nor the aristocratic families affiliated with the Chen Clan made a move to compete for it.

“Ji You…”

In the silence, He Ye suddenly spoke, his cuffs clenched slightly.

They were closely connected with the Heavenly Academy, and Ji You was a disciple of the Heavenly Academy. In the mind of this He family head, they should have some influence.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Ji You, with her cold and piercing eyes, glanced at him, then leaped into the air, smashing through the rocks on the ground with a loud crash, and sped off towards the north.

He was well aware of the fact that powerful families bullied the weak and feared the strong, and knew that in this situation, whoever had the bigger fist had the final say. Naturally, he could come and go as he pleased.

But as more people arrived, it wouldn't be so easy for him to leave.

As Ji You suddenly soared into the air, leaving a trail of scorching heat that swept across the heavens and earth, everyone wore complex expressions.

At the same time, a powerful spiritual energy roared down from its west side.

Zuo Qiuyang and his elders were walking through the forest, with spiritual energy surging and roaring beneath their feet.

"Where?"

"Reporting to Elder Ge, it is located in the valley to the west."

"Are you sure the barbarians and demons are joining forces to steal it?"

"It's unclear whether they joined forces, but the He family, the Zuoqiu family, the You family, and other prominent families were indeed surrounded. They were all injured when we left."

Wei Han, the disciple in charge of affairs, spoke hastily, his tone urgent.

He was one of the other groups who had been observing the battle in the mountains and forests, then left a group to keep watch on the scene before quickly retreating back to the Heavenly Academy to report the news.

As he left, he saw the aristocratic families surrounded, as well as the powerful generals and celestial demons. His heart pounded with fear, thinking that the mountains and forests must be littered with corpses, a truly horrific sight.

Elder Peng then interjected, "Can we confirm that this thing truly originated from the sacred site of the ancient sages?"

"It must have flowed from the sacred site of the ancient sages."

"Oops……"

The elders of the Heavenly Academy exchanged glances, their eyes revealing anxiety.

As He Ye said, the sacred land of the ancients has a very deep relationship with the human race, and the things that flow out of it must be extraordinary. If they fall into the hands of the demon race and the barbarian race, they will surely become the root of disaster.

To their surprise, when they arrived at the edge of the dense forest valley, they found countless wounded people being helped out, as if the battle had ended.

This scene, witnessed by them, made their hearts pound even harder.

The barbarian kings and the demon kings knew that either one would be extremely difficult for the aristocratic families of Zhongzhou to deal with, not to mention the countless elite soldiers and demons whose strength was comparable to that of those family heads.

"Junior Brother Qin!"

"Senior Brother Wei."

The disciples of the academy who remained in the mountains were also evacuating. At that moment, a disciple surnamed Qin heard the shouts and immediately looked up to respond.

Upon seeing that Wei Han was followed by important figures from the courtyard, the disciple surnamed Qin immediately bowed respectfully, and those behind him also bowed down in response.

Upon seeing them, Elder Ge immediately asked, "Where are the barbarians and demons?!"

"gone."

"Did they take away the object that caused that brief burst of light?"

Upon hearing this, the disciple surnamed Qin immediately shook his head: "Reporting to the elder, they did not succeed."

Upon hearing this, all the elders of the Heavenly Academy showed a hint of surprise and uncertainty: "The aristocratic families of Central Continent can actually withstand the attack of the Heavenly Demon and the General King?"

"It's Ji You."

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"After the appearance of the demon race and the barbarian race, the immortal spirit was indeed almost taken away, but not long after, Ji You also arrived. He defeated the barbarian general, took away the immortal spirit, and then left."

The disciple surnamed Qin recounted everything he had seen and heard, including how Ji You punched a barbarian soldier king until he coughed up blood, forced the general king to become barbarian with fifteen sword strikes, and then shattered half of the general king's body in a one-on-two situation.

The situation was too chaotic at the time, and they could not confirm whether the general was alive or dead, but judging from his injuries, even if he was not dead, he was probably in no better shape than dead.

Upon hearing this, the elders of the Heavenly Academy breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time fell silent because of the description of the battle, especially Elder Ge.

During the trip to the snowy region years ago, he was the leader of the Heavenly Academy, so he naturally knew that Ji You had almost died when facing a King of Soldiers. Yet, in just over three years, he was able to suppress a King of Generals all by himself, which was truly astonishing.

When Zuo Qiuyang saw the elders' instantly relaxed expressions, his eyes became deep.

The items that flowed out of the sacred land of the ancients are of utmost importance. If they fall into the hands of barbarians and demons, they will surely bring disaster. But even if they fall into the hands of other noble families or immortal sects, it is not necessarily safe to do so.

But the only thing that made everyone feel a little relieved was the news that Ji You had taken that thing.

That's good. Over the years, people have criticized him for his humble origins, but no one has ever said that he has bad character.

Zuo Qiuyang regained his senses, then flicked his sleeves and soared into the air, heading towards the depths of the valley in the northwest.

Upon seeing this, the elders immediately followed, their qi surging and disappearing into the deep darkness.

call--

With a flick of their sleeves, the group from the Heavenly Academy landed in the valley.

Because of the successive battles, the valley here is shattered beyond recognition, riddled with cracks and deep pits, and the air is filled with the scorching smell of fire and thunder.

One of the sword marks was incredibly deep, and according to the Qin disciple, it should be the one that Ji You used to defeat the barbarian king.

The lingering murderous intent in the ravines lingered for a long time, sending shivers down one's spine.

However, their attention was quickly diverted.

As they ventured deeper into the valley, the enormous crack that stretched across the sky came into view, resembling a shattered bronze mirror from afar.

"It's really cracked, how could this happen?"

"Even a cultivator at the Immortal Realm might not be able to break through the void with all their might. What terrifying power could have caused so many cracks? What exactly happened in the Sacred Land of the Ancient Sages?"

The elders who followed also landed, and were all terrified at the sight.

Because the shattering of the void was something they had never seen before, and it was also something beyond their comprehension.

More importantly, these cracks show no signs of healing; the emptiness and darkness they reveal are like unhealable wounds, naked and profound.

Meanwhile, Zuo Qiuyang, the master of the Zizai Hall, remained silent, staring intently at the dense cracks, and a possibility gradually formed in his mind.

"Have the disciple in charge stay here and guard this mountain forest."

"What if other immortal sects come here?" Elder Ge couldn't help but ask.

After a moment's thought, Lord Zuoqiu said, "If they want to know what happened, let them see, but no one else is allowed to enter."

"I'll make arrangements right away."

As dawn broke, the east gradually turned white, but the morning fog was quite thick, slowing down the speed at which the first rays of sunlight fell.

In the Demon Prince's palace in Yunzhou, Ye Han was sitting with his sister Feng Yang and the young clan leaders of various tribes, discussing the matter of going to the barbarian tribe for an audience.

After a short while, they had finalized the list of those to be received, the gift list was almost complete, and finally, the document was finalized.

Despite the swift and decisive handling of the matter, the Demon Emperor Ziye Han's brow was still slightly furrowed, as if he had something on his mind.

However, neither Feng Yang nor the young clan leaders of the various clans were puzzled by this, because they knew that the prince was waiting for the demon generals who went to Zhongzhou yesterday.

Lin Dou put down his teacup, straightened his clothes, and looked at Feng Yang: "Does Your Highness enjoy listening to opera?"

"Listen to opera?" Feng Yang raised his eyes.

“There are many opera troupes in Yunzhou City, and I am very interested in them. A few days ago, I found some people from my clan to put on a show. I heard that the princess has always liked the culture of the Nine Provinces and has asked people to collect paintings and stories from all over the world. So I specially invited the princess to come and watch it.”

After Lin Dou finished speaking, he looked at the beautiful demon princess with anticipation in his eyes.

However, before he could hear Feng Yang's reply, Yu Ling, the young patriarch of the Feather Clan, couldn't help but speak up: "Opera is nothing but a mundane art form of the human race, and it is not something that can be performed on stage. I don't think Your Highness will be interested in it."

"You found out again?" Lin Dou's face darkened.

Yu Ling ignored him and turned to Feng Yang: "I did find some human medical techniques in the city, and I also collected some tools used by humans when conducting medical consultations. They are stored in a medical clinic. Your Highness may go and take a look."

Upon hearing these sharp words, the young clan leaders of the three tribes of Fang, Claw, and Hair couldn't help but frown slightly.

However, their frowns were not due to the discord in the two men's tone, but rather because they felt the two men were too cunning, and they also felt somewhat guilty for not having prepared gifts for the princess like the two men had.

Feng Yang inherited the beauty of the Demon Queen and the talent of the Demon Emperor. She recently stepped into the Heavenly Demon Realm. At the same time, she is gentle and virtuous, so naturally many people secretly admire her.

The young clan leaders of the five clans, in particular, stood out among these admirers.

Because it is a tradition for the demon race to marry the princes of the five races in order to maintain unity within the demon race and make the ministers and the royal family as close as family, these princes are the most likely to become imperial consorts.

To everyone's surprise, the princess declined both invitations.

"Thank you both for your concern for Feng Yang, but my demon clan has just migrated to Yunzhou, and there are many affairs in the city. Let's talk about entertainment later." Feng Yang put down his teacup and spoke softly.

Upon hearing this, Ye Han couldn't help but raise his head.

In fact, Feng Yang had reached the age where she should get married. For the past two years, her mother had been urging her to get to know the heirs of the five clans, but Feng Yang had never agreed and had not said why, making her thoughts quite difficult to guess.

Especially in recent years, Feng Yang has devoted herself to medical skills in addition to cultivation, which has given Ye Han, her older brother, the illusion that she doesn't want to get married at all.

Just as the room fell silent because of Feng Yang's unwavering refusal, a whooshing sound suddenly came from the sky.

The people inside the house looked up at the sound and then saw that all the demon generals who had gone to Zhongzhou had returned.

They looked rather disheveled.

"Your Highness, the mission has failed."

"The barbarians got their things?"

Ye Han looked at Ye Tuo, whose face was ashen and who was coughing up blood, and then glanced at Chao Cang, whose arm was still trembling. He couldn’t help but stare at him and ask a question.

After the millennia-old clans joined forces to wreak havoc on the human race, the strength of all the major immortal cultivation clans was severely damaged, and many boundless warriors perished in that disaster.

Therefore, in his view, seizing items from a severely weakened human clan would not be difficult as long as the timing was precise and the need for support from the immortal sect was not a factor.

But he didn't expect the mission to fail, nor did he expect them to get injured.

So his first thought was of the barbarians, because he knew they would make the same decision as them.

Moreover, the injuries sustained by Ye Tuo and Chao Cang clearly showed signs of being struck by a heavy external force, rather than being caused by human magic attacks.

Upon hearing this, Asakura raised his eyes and said, "Does Your Highness still remember that more than three years ago, there was a human among the people who came to my Snow Region who was seriously injured and later killed the demon general Shuhe?"

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“A thousand years ago, the human race received the teachings of Heaven in the sacred land, but the void was shattered due to the pressure of the sacred artifact. It was then sealed by them with great magic and became the sacred land of the sages. When we arrived, we saw that the sacred land of the sages was shattered, and the surging immortal energy must have flowed out from it.”

After finishing speaking, Asakura paused for a moment: "We arrived one after another with the barbarian generals, but that thing was taken by that human named Ji You, who severely injured King Danba, leaving him on the verge of death."

Upon hearing this, the five princes behind Ye Han all wore expressions of disbelief.

Shuhe was very famous among the demons, so they naturally knew about Ji You, who had killed him.

Three years ago, Ji You was only at the Tongxuan realm of the human race, which was just at the level of the Chenyao of their demon race, or even far below the Xuanyao realm.

At the time, there was another saying within the tribe that the human race deliberately fabricated the death of Shuhe to demonstrate their military strength in an attempt to intimidate the demon race.

The idea is that a human can kill a Xuan Demon with just one Xuan Realm cultivation. If they were to invade, you would have to think twice. Logically, this makes sense.

But no one expected that after more than three years, he would be able to suppress a barbarian general.

Ye Han was not surprised by this, because he had already been surprised once when he was collecting information on the misdeeds committed by the ancient aristocratic families, so he naturally knew that he had this ability.

His first reaction was to glance at his younger sister, Feng Yang.

He remembered that his sister seemed to have had feelings for Ji You before, and he was curious about how his sister would react after hearing this.

Unexpectedly, his sister didn't seem to react at all, as if she didn't quite remember him, which made Ye Han relax a little.

The demon race and the human race are in a state of conflict, and war is bound to break out in the future. As a descendant of the demon emperor, Feng Yang's stance and thoughts will affect the race and also the trust of the five races in the demon emperor's lineage. It would be best if his sister could forget about this person.

Ye Han regained his senses, invited the five princes back, and then told the other demon generals to go back and recuperate.

Only Asakura was taken back to his study and questioned about the details of the matter.

Especially the cracks in the sacred site of the ancients, and the shape and aura of that beam of golden light.

At 9:00 AM, the sun gradually rises.

Ye Han saw Chao Cang off at the gate of the mansion, then stood on the steps and fell into deep thought.

He was well aware of the significance of the sacred site of the ancients to the human race, because the demon race was also present when the Heavenly Dao bestowed sacred artifacts upon the human race.

That was not only the place where humanity revived, but also the ancestral homeland of humanity.

The sudden and inexplicable cracking of such a place is definitely not a good thing for the human race; it may even be a sign of their impending demise.

However, Ye Han couldn't immediately guess what that fish-like golden light was.

"Your Highness."

As he pondered, a demon with feathers on his neck and a wooden box in his hand suddenly appeared outside the residence.

Ye Han glanced at him and then spoke softly, "Yu Ling's retainer?"

"Your Highness, I am indeed a retainer of Young Master Ling, and I was specially ordered to deliver this item."

"What is this?" Ye Han asked, looking at the brocade box.

“These are medical books,” the retainer said, opening the box. “They were all collected by the young master in the city and were specially sent to Princess Fengyang.”

Just now at the prince's palace, Yu Ling's invitation was politely declined, so she decided to settle for second best and send over some medical books first, which could be regarded as a way to improve her favor and lay the foundation for the future.

Ye Han immediately saw through his thoughts, but did not refuse.

After seeing off Yu Ling's retainers, Ye Han walked to his sister's residence, but he did not see Feng Yang, only her maid Xiao Rou.

"Where's the princess?"

"Your Highness, our clansmen have just moved to Yunzhou and are suffering from some illnesses due to the change in environment. The princess has gone to treat them. May I ask what brings Your Highness here?"

"The Crown Prince of the Feather Clan collected some medical books for Feng Yang and asked me to deliver them. Since she's not here, I'll just put them in her room. You can go about your business."

"Your Highness..." Xiao Rou suddenly tensed up, "Why don't you give me the medical book?"

Ye Han glanced at her, then said calmly, "It's alright, I'll go. You may leave."

"Yes……"

Ye Han watched Xiao Rou leave somewhat awkwardly, then walked into Feng Yang's room.

He could sense that Xiao Rou was trying to stop him from entering the house, but he didn't know why.

After hesitating for a moment at the door, Ye Han reached out and pushed the door open, stepped over the threshold and entered the room, where he lingered for a long time.

My sister's room was very tidy, decorated much like her princess's mansion in the snowy region, but it was filled with paintings, making the room look anything but empty.

Most of these paintings depict landscapes, including mountains, water, grass, and trees, and are clearly not scenes of the snowy region.

Ye Han reached out and picked up one of the scrolls, discovering that it read "Fengzhou Xiangzi Lake".

Besides the landscape painting, Ye Han also caught a glimpse of a portrait placed near the dormitory out of the corner of his eye. He walked over, glanced at it, and then fell silent again.

Because the painting depicts a human sitting in a wheelchair with his hands hanging down.

Ye Han remained silent for a long time, a hint of worry involuntarily showing in his eyes.

He now understood why his sister was indifferent to the heir of the Five Clans. It was unbelievable; so many years had passed, yet his sister still couldn't forget Ji You, whom she had only met a few times.

It is said that the princess has always been fond of the culture of Kyushu, and has asked people to collect paintings and storybooks from all over the country.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but recall what Lin Dou had said that morning, and thought to himself that his sister didn't really like Kyushu culture; she simply liked Fengzhou, where that person lived.

There is another painting next to this one, which is clearly newly painted.

The painting depicts a busy farming field, with a stone statue standing beside it, holding a long sword and looking down from above.

Ye Han recalled the day the human race migrated, when his younger sister suddenly disappeared.

It seems that she was not wandering around the northern border as she claimed, but had secretly gone to Fengzhou.

Ye Han looked at the tall and imposing figure in the portrait, pondered for a long time, and then turned and left Feng Yang's room.

Xiao Rou had been staying in the side courtyard the whole time, peeking at her princess's room through the gap in the moon gate, until she saw the prince come out of the room and then she hurriedly went to greet him.

But when she got closer, she discovered that he had brought out the box containing the medical books again.

"Your Highness the Prince..."

"You should give it to her, but don't mention I was here."

"Yes."

Meanwhile, in the northern part of Birch City.

After leaving the prince's residence, the Lin clan prince arrived at a nearby restaurant and sat down to drink with the Ya clan prince, Ya Shan.

After their people were relocated, they were all settled in the five major counties surrounding Baihua City.

As the young clan leaders, they had been busy with resettlement matters and had ordered their clansmen to start trying farming and animal husbandry. After a long period of hard work, they finally had a moment of free time today while discussing the list of envoys.

However, just as the two were sitting and chatting, Lin Dou saw Yu Ling also walk into the restaurant.

Their eyes met, and the cold arrogance in their gazes clashed silently before they both withdrew their gazes.

For Lin Dou, the Feather Clan's status is inferior to that of the Scale Clan, and even in terms of cultivation and appearance, Feng Yang would not like him, so he is not worth fearing at all.

But seeing him jumping wildly in front of him, the hot-blooded young man couldn't help but unleash his hostility.

Yu Ling's thoughts were quite similar; she never considered Lin Dou to be a match, especially in terms of intellect.

Just then, a row of carriages appeared on the wide street, their carriages filled with Snowfield Demon Stones, and they were heading towards the South City, attracting their attention.

"Are humans still trading spirit stones with us?"

“That’s right, and the number is increasing.” Lin Dou replied casually.

After staring at him for a long time, Yashan suddenly turned to look at him: "By the way, I heard someone say that you went out of the city with them during the last spirit stone transaction. What did you do there?"

"Nothing much, I just went out for a walk and found some things that Feng Yang might like."

"Is this the play you organized?"

Lin Dou nodded, then picked up his wine glass and drank the wine.

He did indeed leave the city with a transport team some time ago, but not to look for plays or anything. Instead, he took a brocade box he had brought back from the snowy region to Zhongzhou, as instructed by his father, and buried it under a designated tree.

He still didn't know who his father was contacting, only that when he went to check again the next day, the brocade box had already been dug up.

Zhongzhou is human territory, and there are no demons there. He believed in his father's loyalty to the demons, but he didn't understand why his father would maintain contact with humans.

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