After I stopped trying, a rich woman trained me into a demon emperor.

Five days.

No.

It might not even take five days.

Yue Zhao's soul stood to the side, her expression even paler than before.

"The Moon Emperor has abandoned the hidden pieces and is beginning to forcibly reclaim his place."

"She wants to use the entire city of Jiangcheng as her landing point."

"Once Jiangcheng is dragged into the heart of the Heavenly Corpse, the boundary between Yin and Yang will shatter."

"It won't just be a city that dies then."

"It was the first bite taken out of Earth by the Void Realm."

Xu Youwei's palms felt slightly hot.

She glanced down.

"The disability in my left eye is a reminder to me."

"It's afraid too."

Zhou Ran said, "Being afraid is the right thing to do."

"Fear means it can still be shut down."

He raised his hand, and the Yin-Yang communication bone fragment hovered in mid-air.

True essence is poured in.

Beams of light lit up around the bone fragments.

The basement of the Xiao family manor.

The remnants of the Third Hall of the Underworld.

Jiangcheng Southern Frontier Gu Formation.

The Demon Army's temporary camp.

Penglai prisoner interrogation site.

Everyone was pulled into the same communication line.

Zhou Ran spoke.

"Listen up, everyone."

"The seven-day countdown is now null and void."

"Five days."

"Close the store within five days."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the communication.

Fatty Wang started the cursing.

"Good heavens, the world is going to be destroyed and they're even handing in their papers early."

"Alright, I'll roll it up with it."

Zhou Ran said:

"Li Zhiyao".

"exist."

"Take over the remnants of the Underworld."

"I have stripped the Song emperor of his power, so the Third Palace will not dare to act rashly for the time being."

"Use the ancient law plate and the remnant seal of the Grand Commander's decree to suppress the gray lines of the underworld."

"Focus on Mangshan, the Third Hall, and the eighth level of the spine gate."

Li Zhiyao did not hesitate.

"clear."

"The connection to the underworld is severed; I'll take over."

Zhou Ran said, "Fatty Wang."

"arrive."

"Bring a hundred demon soldiers to dismantle the remnants of the Holy Light Artifact."

"Destroy all equipment capable of drawing life force from the earth's veins."

"There are experimental records; keep them."

"If someone resists, then we're done for."

Fatty Wang chuckled.

"How useless is it?"

Zhou Ran said, "Leave him alive so he can sign."

Fatty Wang understood.

"major."

Zhou Ran said, "Qin San."

"exist."

"Prescribing evidence of Penglai's crimes will stabilize public sentiment."

"The complete backups include the First Ancestor's Black Book, the list of names in the Discipline Hall, and the video of Xu Changling's sacrifice to his granddaughter."

"Whoever dares to say that sacrifice is righteous, we'll stick the evidence on their face."

Qin San said in a deep voice, "I will let the people of Penglai read it out themselves."

Xu Youwei looked up.

Zhou Ran looked at her.

"You don't need to avoid it."

Xu Youwei clenched her fists.

The silver eye contracted deep within the metacarpal bone.

She said, "I won't avoid it."

"I want to stand on the Penglai Judgment Throne alive."

"I want to ask them myself."

"Our ancestors ate people, so why should we be called guardians of the world?"

Zhou Ran nodded.

"it is good."

"You are responsible for the left eye disability node."

"But you don't act alone."

"Twenty demonic corpses will protect you; Qin San will send people to meet you."

Hsu Yu-wei said, "I can handle it."

Zhou Ran said, "I know."

"But those who are in debt cannot die on the road."

Xu Youwei's lips twitched, but she didn't smile.

"understood."

Zhou Ran continued, "Xiao Rou."

Xiao Rou immediately responded.

"I am here."

"The Gu Master seals the earth's veins in Jiangcheng."

"Don't forcefully block the gray line."

"mark."

"Let Lin Qingxue see the source of every gray line."

Xiao Rou said, "I understand."

"The poison doesn't eat the thread, it only bites the mark."

Zhou Ran said, "Chen Ya."

Chen Ya's voice had calmed down.

"I'm adjusting official resources."

"Hospitals, schools, bridges, and subways are all in high-risk areas."

Zhou Ran said, "If you can't suppress public opinion, then don't try to suppress it."

"Issue a evacuation notice."

"Make up your reasons."

"Earthquakes, gas leaks, drills—it's up to you."

Chen Ya said, "I understand."

"Living people first."

Zhou Ran finally looked at the light that was a mix of blue, white and black in the center of the bone fragment.

"Lin Qingxue".

The other end of the bone fragment fell silent.

Lin Qingxue sat on the cold jade bed.

The white silk was torn to shreds.

Her eyes still couldn't see the ordinary light and shadow clearly, but her inner eye was open.

A black line is pressed against a bluish-white background.

"I am here."

Zhou Ran said, "You stay at the core of the manor's formation."

Lin Qingxue did not agree immediately.

"I can see the source of the gray line."

Zhou Ran said, "That's why you need to stay at the core of the formation."

Lin Qingxue said, "The array's core can only see into the city."

"The roots of the gray line are outside the city, in the underworld, and in the void."

"You know."

Zhou Ran did not refute.

Lin Qingxue's eyes are the only light that can see the source of the gray line.

But the lamp had just been taken back.

To release it again would be to put what the Moon Emperor desires most on the table.

Fatty Wang chimed in from the side.

"Sister-in-law, for such a high-risk job, how about we get a remote membership?"

Lin Qingxue ignored him.

She only said to Zhou Ran, "You can't say you won't let others make decisions for me, and then make decisions for me at the same time."

Zhou Ran lowered her eyelids.

That hits the nail on the head.

He had just finished cursing Penglai.

He turned around and wanted to push her back to a safe position.

Ye Futian clicked his tongue in his mind.

"Karma came quickly."

Zhou Ran ignored him.

He looked at Lin Qingxue in the bone fragment.

"Participating in the war is acceptable."

"I'm adding a triple definition of life-saving."

Lin Qingxue said, "Okay."

"First."

Zhou Ran raised the white bone pen.

"The gray line that Lin Qingxue saw could not be looked at in the mirror."

Bloody words fell.

In the basement of the manor, Lin Qingxue's brows and eyes twitched slightly.

"second."

"Lin Qingxue entered the formation, but only observed the lines; she did not receive orders."

The second line is complete.

The black light in that eye calmed down.

"third."

Zhou Ran paused for a moment.

The voice was lowered.

"If the Moon Emperor uses her to open the door, the door cable will switch to me."

"I will sever it."

Lin Qingxue's fingertips trembled.

"Zhou Ran".

Zhou Ran said, "Don't try to persuade me."

"This is non-negotiable."

The white bone pen fell.

The third blood-red character took shape.

Three fine black and gold lines appeared between Lin Qingxue's eyebrows and outside her eyes.

She touched her forehead.

"Is this considered protection, or is it just locking the door?"

Zhou Ran said, "It depends on the person."

"Others call it locking."

"That's called insurance."

Fatty Wang muttered to himself.

"High emotional intelligence."

Xiao Rou glared at him.

Fatty Wang immediately shut up.

Zhou Ran took back the White Bone Pen.

The rudiments of the three powers began to emerge in his palm.

The River of Oblivion, the Imprint of the Heart.

White Bone Pen Master Power.

Xu Youwei's left eye is located in the palm of her hand.

The three fragments of the power are incomplete, yet they are already able to interlock with each other.

Zhou Ran looked at Yue Zhao.

"I want to go back to the world of the living."

The moon's shadow flickered slightly.

"Your true form is still suppressed by the karma of the Holy Mountain."

"You used a projection when you were in the mortal realm."

"A forced return would alarm my heart."

Zhou Ran said, "It has already crawled over."

"Why should we be afraid of alarming them?"

The moon shines silently.

Zhou Ran raised his hand and pressed the Forgotten River Heart Seal into the void.

"Meng Po is taking precautions so that she can close the door."

The white bone pen is suspended.

"Ye Futian severed his hand to leave a way out."

Xu Youwei raised her right palm.

Silver eyes opened a crack.

"Penglai is a feast for the eyes for 30,000 years."

"Now the eyes do not belong to the Moon Emperor."

"Return it to the creditor."

All three powers are lit up simultaneously.

The three remnants of power—one in the left eye, one in the right hand, and one deep within the heart of the Heavenly Corpse—were forcibly drawn into a line.

Within Zhou Ran's dantian, his nascent soul opened its eyes.

Beyond the six gray lines, the half-closed door-shaped black and gold rune began to rotate.