There are no ancestors at all; I made them all up.

Chapter 164 Taking the Initiative to Visit [Third Update]

Deep within Rift Valley.

Yin Gu Zhenren sat upright on the white bone throne, the green flame in his eye sockets flickered, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Fellow Daoist Lingyun, is the location predicted by the Heavenly Mystery Alliance truly accurate?"

On the other side, Master Lingyun sat atop a cloud of moonlight, his hands forming hand seals as he perfected the nodes of the illusion array.

Upon hearing this, he said calmly, "Fellow Daoist, do you not trust the Heavenly Mystery Alliance's Zhou Tian Divine Evolution Technique, or are you reluctant to part with the divination gold for those three pieces of Netherworld Marrow Jade? Rest assured, since the Immortal Dynasty has allowed the Heavenly Mystery Alliance to intervene, it means they are determined to succeed!"

"Hmph!" Yin Gu Zhenren snorted coldly, and the surrounding temperature plummeted. "That Ji Mingzi is truly wicked! Even Junior Brother Yin Jiujiu has fallen victim to his evil deeds! He must possess a shocking secret, or perhaps he has obtained some heaven-defying ancient inheritance! Once we capture him, the mysteries within will be revealed..."

Lingyun Zhenren finally raised his eyes, a flash of silver light in them: "Naturally, it will be divided equally between you and me, but do not forget the decree of the Immortal Dynasty!"

At this point, his tone turned cold, filled with obvious dissatisfaction: "We are ordered to ambush and kill them, yet we are strictly forbidden from taking their lives, and it would be best to capture them alive! If it were up to me, I would capture them, extract their souls and refine their spirits, find out their secrets, and then imprison them in the Soul Separation Cave for a hundred years to satisfy my hatred!"

The green flames in Yin Gu Zhenren's eye sockets throbbed violently, and he was extremely dissatisfied, about to speak.

But a clear voice came from the side—

"I heard that the Hidden Star Sect, the Marquis of Dingbo's Mansion, and the Dragon Palace all colluded in Yujing to issue this chaotic order! If it were up to me, he should have been blasted into dust to be done with it! This boy is indeed wicked, but with your combined cultivation, you two were able to ambush him halfway. There is absolutely no chance that he could escape with his life. After all, the difference in the environment they devoured between Nascent Soul cultivators is like heaven and earth, even greater than the difference between Golden Core and Nascent Soul."

Upon hearing this, the two looked in the direction of the voice and saw a handsome young man dressed in a moon-white robe, with an elegant and composed demeanor. He was none other than Liu Yu, the envoy from Yujing.

He strode through the air with unparalleled grace, and laughed, "When this boy arrives, you two need not hold back. In my opinion, such a lawless madman who harmed the immortal envoy should be killed on the spot, his body and soul annihilated, as a warning to others! Why leave any survivors?"

Master Lingyun sneered, "If you use such words and actually kill him, and the higher-ups hold us accountable, won't we be the ones to bear the responsibility?"

Master Lingyun sneered: "Easy for you to say! Killing them is simple, but who will take responsibility if the Celestial Dynasty blames you afterwards?"

Liu Yu's smile remained unchanged, but a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes: "Do you two really think that if he reaches Yujing alive, is noticed by some important figures, recruited into their ranks, recommended to Yulin, and given resources and cultivation, and is on the verge of reaching the Nascent Soul stage, will he still let your Xuan Yin Sect and Yuehua Mansion go?"

He lowered his voice: "Who is Lin Ruhui? You killed him without hesitation! Can't you two see through his ruthlessness and decisiveness? Capture him but don't kill him. When he gains power and his cultivation is perfected, he will return with overwhelming power to settle old scores. Hehe, I wonder who will be willing to stand up for your men today?"

The green flames in Yin Gu Zhenren's eyes surged, and Ling Yun Zhenren's face also turned so gloomy that it seemed to drip water.

Seeing this, Liu Yu sneered inwardly, but feigned a sigh: "Alas, I will not hide it from you two. Officially, Lin Ruhui was my beloved Daoist partner, and she suffered such a cruel fate at the hands of this scoundrel—this is an irreconcilable enmity! Personally, the Jade Forest Hall has limited spots; if he enters, he will take my place! This is an act of obstruction on my path, a jeopardy of my future! I wish him dead even more than you two!"

He stepped forward, earnestly persuading, "His attack on the Imperial Guard is an undeniable and grave crime! If you accidentally killed him, who can say a word against it? At that time, I will have my own means to handle things, pinning all sorts of accusations and slanders on him, ruining his reputation! To be honest, my ancestor has already personally gone to the Hidden Star Sect to demand an explanation, and the Dragon Palace and the Marquis's Mansion also have their own checks and balances. Once he's dead, who will bother to hold you responsible for a momentary lapse in judgment for a dead traitor?"

The two Nascent Soul cultivators' breathing quickened slightly, clearly indicating they had been persuaded, and their killing intent began to rise.

However, at this moment.

"You speak of framing people and fabricating charges so skillfully and calmly; it seems you've done plenty of these kinds of despicable acts of ruining people's futures and taking their lives in the past, haven't you?"

Everyone looked up in horror!

At the edge of the canyon, a person was standing. Who else could it be but Chen Qing?
When did he come?
No one noticed!
Liu Yu's pupils suddenly contracted as he realized, "The Void Shift of the Taiyin Sect?! He's practiced this technique!"

Chen Qing glanced at him in surprise: "You really know a lot. However, based on what you just said, I have come to understand a principle: as long as you are strong enough, someone will explain all your words and actions."

Liu Yu laughed and said, "You're nothing but a reckless brute, relying on a bit of luck and unorthodox comprehension to act recklessly! You've excessively pursued cultivation speed, your foundation is unstable, your mind is shallow, and you don't understand the true path to immortality at all! As a result, you've become incredibly arrogant, actually showing yourself to seek your own death! You two! Why don't you make your move! Quickly suppress and kill him! I'll bear all the consequences!"

Yin Gu Zhenren and Ling Yun Zhenren had been eager to try, and upon hearing this, their terrifying auras erupted!
Five-fold Nascent Soul!

Six-fold Nascent Soul!

In an instant, ghosts wailed and gods howled, the moonlight dimmed, and the entire Riftwind Valley seemed to be bursting apart by two completely different Nascent Soul realms!
The immense pressure nearly suffocated the accompanying Yin God cultivators!
However, Chen Qing didn't even wait for them to fully unleash their supernatural powers before flicking his finger!
A beam of shimmering white light shot out, heading straight for the center of the valley!
It was a bead!
Upon seeing this object, Liu Yu reacted as if she had seen a ghost, her wild joy instantly turning into terror!

"No! Stop it! Suppress it! This is shattered—"

He screamed, his body radiating moonlight, and tried to use his teleportation technique to escape, but was horrified to find that the surrounding space was rippling, and countless tiny starlight runes were flashing, which rendered his teleportation technique ineffective!

Liu Yu was startled, but quickly regained her composure and said urgently, "One person hold down that bead! One person come and protect me!"

But, it's too late!

With a thought, Chen Qing activated the Shattered Realm Stone!
"Om-"

The jade bead hovered in mid-air, trembling slightly. Time seemed to freeze at that moment.

The next moment...

"Boom!!!"

Centered on the Shattered Realm Particle, space cracked inch by inch, like shattered glass!

A chaotic, distorted "broken realm" exuding an aura of endless destruction suddenly expanded!
"Ugh!"

Liu Yu, who was the first to be hit, had the light of his protective magic treasure shatter in an instant. He screamed and was covered in blood. He was thrown around like a rag doll and his body was compressed into a flat sheet in the blink of an eye!
Yin Gu Zhenren's white bone throne was reduced to dust in an instant. He roared, and five strange phenomena appeared one after another, with ghostly energy surging to the sky, trying to resist the power of this realm, but it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot! A few breaths later, the ghostly shadows wailed and collapsed, and the bone body made a cracking sound as it could not bear the weight!

Lingyun Zhenren's moonlight cloud was directly swallowed up, and the realm of the Six Realms Nascent Soul barely unfolded, but it was quickly melted and twisted under the crushing force of the broken realm!
He possessed immense magical power, but he couldn't find a foothold. All his supernatural abilities and spells had little effect on the boundary barrier. He could only watch helplessly as his own boundary was eroded inch by inch, feeling so frustrated that he almost vomited blood!

The accompanying Yin God cultivators didn't even have time to utter a few screams before they were silently crushed into nothingness by the distorted space, their bodies and souls annihilated!
The entire Rift Valley was plunged into chaos, its heavens and earth losing their color and its laws in disarray!
Chen Qing had already teleported to a very high place, looking down at the apocalyptic scene below.

"I've already made my home in this broken realm. I can come back and see if there's a way to refine it in the future. Even if not, this trip has already been worthwhile..."

Using an uncontrollable and potentially troublesome artifact, they eliminated two Nascent Soul stage enemies, wiped out the smaller foes, and thoroughly intimidated the pursuers behind the scenes...

This deal is a good one.

"After this battle, whether they come to offer amnesty or gather strength to double their encirclement and annihilation, they should have a few days of peace. I must make good use of this opportunity."

As he pondered, he suddenly remembered the Hidden Star Sect, the Marquis of Dingbo's Mansion, and the Dragon Palace that Liu Yu had mentioned.

"It's not convenient to contact my sect for the time being. After all, it's a prestigious sect with thousands of years of history. As long as I don't take the initiative to contact them and give them a reason to criticize me, I shouldn't be completely angered because of a disciple. We'll talk about other things after everything has settled down."

Click!

With a collapse, the broken realm transformed into a hazy gray cloud, obscuring the entire canyon. The space within was distorted, and the light and shadow were chaotic, but it gradually stabilized.

However, Chen Qing could still sense from afar that there was still a faint force barely holding on inside!
"It's the Sixth Nascent Soul cultivator from the Moonflower Palace! He's managed to withstand such a calamity! If we were to face him head-on, even if I used all my trump cards, I might not be able to defeat him!"

Just as he was thinking this, a thought struck him, and he sensed an aura approaching from afar.

"somebody is coming."

Chen Qing immediately moved away.

A few breaths later, several figures broke through the air and arrived.

When they saw the valley below, shrouded in gray mist and twisted and broken, they all gasped in horror.

“This, this is…” A cultivator dressed in the robes of the Sky Patrol Bureau trembled.

The other man's face turned deathly pale. Suddenly remembering something, he exclaimed, "Quick! Quickly sense Young Master Liu Yu's official aura! The Lin family has already lost Lin Ruhui; if even Young Master Liu..."

Upon hearing this, an old man nearby hurriedly formed a hand seal to sense the situation. After a moment, he said with difficulty, "Young Master Liu's official aura has dissipated."

There was dead silence.

The man who had spoken earlier muttered, "...Now, I'll be joining them in the netherworld."

The leader was a man dressed in a black dragon robe. His face was ashen, and his gaze swept over every inch of the broken space in the valley. But the more he investigated, the more his brows furrowed.

"How domineering Ji Mingzi is!" After a long while, he slowly spoke, "He acts decisively and ruthlessly, and his methods are cruel! It seems that all subsequent plans need to be re-evaluated and reconsidered!"

A red-robed cultivator nearby couldn't help but mutter, "I told you before, the best approach with people like this is to appease and recruit them! Forcibly capturing and coercing them will only backfire and stir up a huge storm! And look what's happened now..."

"Om-"

At this moment, the distant clouds were parted by a mighty force, and the magnificent, ornately decorated dragon palace flying ship broke through the sky.

Upon seeing this boat, everyone's expressions changed again, knowing that the biggest obstacle had arrived.

　At midnight, 11,000 words were written, and the line was crossed again!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)