Cultivating immortality relies on spatial abilities; defying fate to become the protagonist.

Chapter 316

“Master, that stone statue was carved with the heart of the immortal realm. The owner of the stone statue is one of the rulers who controls the immortal realm, the great emperor Moro.”

When Master Moro was reincarnated, he was corrupted by evil forces and developed selfishness and evil thoughts.

However, his heart was still inclined towards the Tao and longed for peace. He fought between good and evil for a long time, and as a result, Master Moro became a two-faced person, one side advocating good and the other side advocating evil.

Originally, the existence of good and evil could maintain a balance, but ten thousand years ago, the personality that was primarily good was injured by evil and could only descend to the mortal realm to undergo a hundred lifetimes of tribulations.

Later, the patriarch Moro was controlled by evil forces and repeatedly harmed those undergoing tribulations, preventing them from returning to their original forms, which triggered a crisis in the celestial realm.

"Master, your appearance must be a contingency plan left by Ancestor Moro, to maintain control of the Immortal Realm before he completely turns to the dark side, and to await the return of the tribulations."

Gu Shihan was shocked when she heard this, not expecting there to be such a complicated story behind it.

She looked at everyone, briefly recounted what Xiaolian had said, and said firmly, "Since that's the case, then let's go to the Cloud Peak Palace. We can't let this evil force continue to wreak havoc." Everyone nodded, their eyes filled with determination.

They set off towards Yunxiao Mountain, proceeding cautiously along the way, fearing another ambush. When they arrived at the palace, they saw it shrouded in a layer of black mist, looking eerie and terrifying.

Gu Shihan took a deep breath and led the way inside. As soon as they entered, a series of dark figures pounced on them; these were stone statues guarded by evil forces.

The group immediately engaged the guards in battle. Gu Shihan unleashed her full icy power, her starlight flashed incessantly, and Yu Tong's phoenix fire blazed fiercely. Under their combined attack, the guards fell one after another.

They continued walking deeper and finally saw the two-sided stone statue. The statue exuded a powerful aura, with the forces of good and evil constantly clashing.

Gu Shihan knew this would definitely be a tough battle, but thinking of the peace of the immortal realm, she did not back down at all and prepared to have a final showdown with this evil force.

Just as Gu Shihan was about to make a move, the stone statue suddenly let out a strange laugh and said, "You think you can stop me with just a few of you?"

Before the words were even finished, the stone statue stretched out its enormous arm and swept it towards everyone.

Gu Shihan quickly directed everyone to scatter and dodge, while simultaneously gathering icy power to create an ice shield to defend themselves.

Xingbai seized the opportunity and used the Light Purification Technique. Beams of golden light shot towards the stone statue, but the statue only swayed slightly and then immediately returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

Upon seeing this, Yu Tong spat out a mouthful of five-colored phoenix fire, intending to burn the stone statue. However, the flames were extinguished by a dark force as soon as they got close.

Just when everyone was at a loss, Gu Shihan suddenly felt a mysterious power surging within her body, as if it were echoing the stone statue.

I closed my eyes and focused my mind to feel this power, and I was surprised to find that I resonated with the righteous power within the stone statue.

Gu Shihan's heart stirred, thinking of using this resonance power to guide the righteous forces to suppress evil. She quickly formed hand seals, fusing the power of coldness and the power of righteousness together, transforming it into a super dazzling beam of light that shot towards the stone statue.

The stone statue trembled violently, and the evil power began to slowly subside.

Just then, there was a sudden "thump" in the sky, and a person fell down with a loud cry, startling everyone who was fighting, and they all retreated.

"Who is it? Are you out of your mind?" Shi Qinghan shouted.

"Me? Who am I?" The newcomer was dressed in a purple brocade robe, with a handsome face. He looked to be under thirty years old, but there was no trace of immortal spiritual power emanating from him. He gave the impression of a mortal who could not cultivate.

Gu Shihan frowned and walked forward, feeling that this person looked somewhat familiar, but she couldn't quite place him.

"Hanhan, he's Xie Ziming!" Xingbai reminded her from the side. "Xie Ziming? Who's that? I don't remember him at all!" Gu Shihan thought for a moment and said.

"Hanhan, the Shi family, do you still remember that small mountain village? Xie Ziming is the one you saved several times," Xingbai explained.

“How is that possible? I’ve been in the Immortal Realm for a long time, how come he’s only thirty years old?” Gu Shihan quickly waved her hand and said.

“Master, Xingbai is right. Look at the sunny side of the statue. Doesn’t it look exactly like this person? He is the sunny side Moro who was brought down to the mortal world by the dark side.”

Upon closer inspection, Gu Shihan realized that the sunny side of the stone statue really did look just like Xie Zimo.

Xie Ziming looked completely bewildered at the unfamiliar surroundings and the people around him, and asked, "Where am I? How did I get here?"

Just then, the evil power on the dark side of the stone statue sensed the return of the power on the light side and became even more frenzied, surging up in an attempt to devour Xie Ziming again.

Gu Shihan acted decisively and shouted to Xie Ziming, "Xie Ziming, quickly concentrate and awaken the righteous power within you with me!"

As Gu Shihan spoke, she immediately mobilized the power of ice and cold to guide the flow of righteous power.

Xie Ziming seemed to understand something. He closed his eyes and tried to feel the faint but warm power within his body.

Everyone was watching closely when they saw Xie Ziming slowly emitting a soft light, which echoed Gu Shihan's icy light.

The two forces combined and surged fiercely toward the shadow side of the stone statue.

The forces of darkness resisted desperately, but under the relentless onslaught of the forces of righteousness, they gradually succumbed and finally collapsed completely, restoring balance between black and white.

Xie Ziming opened his eyes, looked at Gu Shihan and her group, and a thought struck him. He said, "Gu Shihan? Is that you?"

"Yes, Xie Zimo, Yang Moluo, it's a pleasure to meet you!" Gu Shihan gave a standard Taoist greeting.

Xie Ziming frowned as he tried to recall, but his memory was a jumbled mess. Apart from having a vague impression of Gu Shihan, he couldn't remember anything else.

"Gu Shihan, my memories are too jumbled up, I need to sort them out properly. Can you protect me? You can do as you please, okay?"

“No problem!” Gu Shihan looked at Shi Qinghan and the others and said, “Big brother, give the order to have everyone find a place to meditate.”

Everyone found a place to start regulating their breathing, and Gu Shihan stayed by Xie Ziming's side.

The palace fell silent, with only the occasional soft sound of the wind.

Time passed slowly, and Xie Ziming's breathing became more and more steady, but his brows were still tightly furrowed, as if he was struggling with his chaotic memories.

Suddenly, a commotion arose outside the palace, as if something was approaching.

Gu Shihan immediately became alert, stood up abruptly, and gathered icy power in her hands.

A group of small monsters, still affected by the lingering evil forces, were seen surging towards the palace.

Gu Shihan acted decisively, using ice magic to erect ice walls that temporarily blocked the monsters.