It turns out, they were the main characters.

"Why would it do that?" Lin Ling wrote.

Mu Zhian stroked Lin Ling's silver hair, pondered for a moment, and said, "Perhaps... it's in a hurry?"

If that's the case, perhaps the will of Heaven doesn't allow it to continue being so reckless. Of the chosen ones it selected—Ye Yu, Xiao Hua, Lan Feiying, and Huang Weifeng—the first two are dead, Lan Feiying was seduced by Mu Zhian, and Huang Weifeng has been taken away by a mysterious powerful figure and his whereabouts are unknown.

Therefore, it wanted to end this contest in a simple and brutal way.

But what exactly is Heavenly Dao secretly battling with, that seems to have provoked it to such an extent?

Mu Zhian's eyes flickered slightly as he pondered these matters.

He only came to his senses when he heard a soft call from beside him.

"Where are we going now?" Lin Ling had already put up her little notebook and was waiting for him.

“Go to the Liangyi Sect,” Mu Zhian said softly.

……

Liangyi Peak.

"With the Sabbath approaching, what are Sect Master Shang's plans?"

In a quiet mountain forest, a woman in a green dress leaned against a chair, gazing at the stunningly beautiful woman before her.

"Even if I want to make some plans, I need to have a way to do it."

Shang Yanfei, dressed in a black gown, sat with her legs crossed, holding a teacup in her hand, her eyes slightly lowered, her gaze deep and unfathomable.

A paper crane sat on the side of the table, already unfolded and placed aside. The handwriting on it was easily recognizable as being written by Mu Zhian.

The sect leader of the Liangyi Sect casually placed it on the table; if someone didn't know better, they might think she was showing off something.

'Look, he wrote to me, but not to you,' and this kind of boasting implies something like that...

Yao Meng glanced casually at the letter on the table, looked up, and said with a smile, "It's obvious that the child trusts you a lot?"

Shang Yanfei smiled faintly: "The Azure Emperor is his husband, and you are the person he trusts the most... But even you, didn't you come to Liangyi Peak because of the matter of the rules of heaven and earth?"

Yao Meng nodded subtly.

The array within the Liangyi Sect is unique, capable of shielding the rules of heaven and earth. This array was created by Shang Yanfei, so it's natural that she would think of this sect leader on this Sabbath.

However, the fact that her Daoist partner shared the same idea surprised her somewhat.

“On the Sabbath, the rules of heaven and earth will impose restrictions on powerful beings who have merged with the Dao of Heaven, so that the collection of fortune can be completed smoothly on the Sabbath. I wonder if Sect Master Shang has a way to break this restriction?” Yao Meng slightly collected her thoughts and then revealed the purpose of her trip.

“Even my true form cannot leave the Liangyi Sect, so naturally there is nothing I can do.” Shang Yanfei shook her head gently.

Then, her gaze inadvertently fell upon Mu Zhian, who had appeared silently in front of the back mountain, and the silver-haired beauty following behind him.

“But he has it,” she said with a sudden chuckle.

Yao Meng turned her head and her gaze froze on Mu Zhian.

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[I've made quite a few changes, so I hope everyone will refrain from stirring up trouble.]

Chapter 453 A Natural Furnace, Is This the Heavenly Court?

"You just said that he has the ability to rewrite the rules of the universe?"

Yao Meng sat on a chair in the woods, her whole body shrouded in a hazy mist, with only a graceful figure vaguely visible within. Her beautiful emerald green eyes held a thoughtful expression.

Back in Yaochi, she did indeed sense that Mu Zhian had rewritten the rules of heaven and earth outside the Yaochi ancestral land.

Or rather, it's not about rewriting the rules of heaven and earth, but rather about forcibly relying on the position of the Lord of Heaven to make the rules of Heaven supersede the rules of heaven and earth.

Logically speaking, given Mu Zhian's current situation, the Heavenly Court's rules should only be able to be rewritten in a portion of the area.

Could he possibly allow the rules of Heaven to replace all the rules of the universe and shield the entire Heavenly Dao?

Shang Yanfei raised her eyes and gazed at the young man who had appeared on Liangyi Peak with Lin Ling not far ahead. She said calmly, "He's not ready right now."

"However, after advancing to the Void Returning Realm, the Innate Furnace is infinitely close to the Dao Integration Realm."

"After all, he seems to have taken some kind of elixir, and his innate cauldron has advanced once, right?"

Yao Meng narrowed her beautiful eyes and gave Shang Yanfei a meaningful look.

"Although Sect Master Shang is in Liangyi Peak, you seem to know very well what is happening in the outside world."

Shang Yanfei said calmly, "I only know a little about the affairs within the Liangyi Sect; I don't know much about the outside world."

Yao Meng raised her eyebrows slightly, her eyes sparkling with a playful expression.

She didn't believe the other party was lying, because Consort Shang Yan's true form was indeed unable to leave the Liangyi Sect.

The chains in the black mist behind this sect leader are not her ancestral artifacts, but shackles that restrict her true form.

This sect leader sealed away his true self and never showed his true form to anyone.

Even a wisp of spiritual consciousness that has been separated cannot be maintained in the outside world for too long.

While the two were chatting, Mu Zhian had already arrived at Liangyi Peak in the distance.

Yao Meng was indeed here, but surprisingly, she didn't start a fight with the sect leader... Mu Zhi'an glanced at her calmly, then raised his hand and bowed: "Disciple Mu Zhi'an greets the sect leader."

Regardless, Mu Zhian is still officially a disciple of the Liangyi Sect, so this level of courtesy is still necessary.

This was also to avoid arousing suspicion from Yao Meng.

After all, if he were to call Shang Yanfei "Sect Leader Sister," the relationship would seem somewhat ambiguous.

Shang Yanfei raised her fingertips, and a cup of tea appeared on the table. Her voice was clear and melodious: "I was just talking about you with the Azure Emperor."

As he spoke, his gaze fell on Lin Ling, and after gazing at her for a moment, he revealed a gentle smile: "It seems that the karmic fire has been completely eliminated."

Yao Meng raised an eyebrow and glanced at Shang Yanfei without leaving a trace.

Does this mean... that the sect leader was fully aware of Lin Ling's previous visit to Mu Zhi'an?

Or... was it she who guided the spirit dragon to find Mu Zhi'an?

Yao Meng quickly turned her gaze to Mu Zhian, and soon noticed some bloodstains on his white robe. She frowned slightly and asked, "Were you attacked on your way here?"

Mu Zhian exchanged a silent glance with Lin Ling, then said, "The Sabbath's spaceship landed near the Martial Realm. They wanted to take Ling'er away... but that spaceship has already been destroyed by Ling'er and me."

"Did you use the authority of the Heavenly Court? No wonder your aura is so chaotic."

Yao Meng frowned slightly, then reached out and took Mu Zhi'an's hand, a soft light enveloping Mu Zhi'an in it.

The laws of time accelerated the rewind of everything around Mu Zhian, restoring him to the state he was in a day earlier.

Seeing Mu Zhian's disordered energy gradually recover, Yao Meng was temporarily relieved, but soon asked with doubt, "However... why can you still use the authority of the Heavenly Court?"

"After that drop of blood essence from the Ascension Realm was refined by the Natural Furnace, it somehow appeared in the Heavenly Court on its own. I only discovered it by chance last time," Mu Zhian said.

He was also somewhat puzzled by this matter.

Is it that the Heavenly Court originally possessed the essence blood of those who had ascended to immortality, or is it that the essence blood of those who had ascended to immortality and were previously refined in the Heavenly Furnace somehow became nourishment for the Heavenly Court?

Seeing that Yao Meng seemed a little worried, Mu Zhian smiled again and said, "Don't worry, fortunately she wasn't injured."

"It may not be damaged on the surface, but your body is only a body of refined spirit. Once or twice is fine, but if the Lord of Heaven descends upon you many times, the burden on you will be far beyond your imagination."

Yao Meng's usually gentle tone carried a hint of warning: "If this happens too often, even the passage of time won't allow your body to fully recover."

"Doesn't the principle of time directly rewrite a person's time? Is there also a possibility that it can't be reversed...?" Mu Zhian's eyes showed a hint of hesitation.

Lin Ling, who was sitting next to Shang Yanfei, took out the last meat bun from the paper bag and happily began to gnaw on it.

Seemingly noticing that the woman beside her was looking at her, she hesitated slightly, then broke off half and handed it to her: "Aaa?"

She thought that Shang Yanfei would refuse like Mu Zhian, but the sect leader took the meat bun from her hand and fed it to her.

"Thank you."

Lin Ling: "..."

Her rosy lips parted slightly as she stared at Shang Yanfei in astonishment, seemingly not expecting this scene.

Then, her clear red eyes lost a little color, as if she had lost her dreams.

Shang Yanfei glanced at the silver-haired beauty's pleading eyes and couldn't help but purse her lips, seemingly suppressing the smile that wanted to appear on her lips.

“I have already had an eight-treasure crane prepared, and the disciples of the Imperial Kitchen will deliver it here later,” said Consort Shang Yan.

Lin Ling suddenly raised her head, a slight light appearing in her red eyes.

I ate too many Eight-Treasure Cranes from Canghai Peak recently, so much so that even the most aloof and otherworldly spirit dragon felt a little embarrassed to catch the Eight-Treasure Cranes that she had painstakingly raised. I never expected her to care about me so much...

"Is it alright? It seems there are only two Eight-Treasure Cranes left on Canghai Peak." Lin Ling asked, holding up her notebook, her expression a mixture of anticipation and guilt.

The expectation stems from the Eight Treasures Crane, while the guilt arises from feeling sorry for the hard work and dedication of the head monk of Canghai Peak in nurturing it.

The spirit birds, originally intended as a reward for inner disciples, ended up all ending up in her stomach.

"It's alright, you've had a hard time these past few days."

Shang Yanfei gently stroked Lin Ling's silver hair, watching her close her eyes slightly, gently rubbing against her palm like a well-behaved cat.

The sect leader is indeed a bit of a brooding woman. She looks serious, but she's actually a bit cunning and likes to tease people... Mu Zhian watched this scene from the side and gained a new understanding of Shang Yanfei.

The adorable, cat-like Linglong, and the stunningly beautiful woman in gorgeous attire stroking Lin Ling's silver hair with gentle eyes... It has to be said, such a beautiful scene is truly wonderful.

Mu Zhian sighed inwardly, then his gaze unconsciously fell on Shang Yanfei's full lips.

He recalled what had happened in the demon realm.

Was the sect leader deliberately responding to the demon queen's provocation, or...?

Sitting to the side, Yao Meng caught the boy's gaze. Her emerald green eyes held a breathtaking allure as her eyes swept over Shang Yanfei with a playful look.

She caught a whiff of vibrant greenery.

At this moment, Shang Yanfei's gaze shifted from Lin Ling to Mu Zhian, and she said calmly, "Have you ever heard that in this world, often just the flapping of a butterfly's wings can stir up a storm?"

"I've heard of it, the butterfly effect, I learned about it before..." Mu Zhian nodded slightly: "Why did the sect leader suddenly bring this up?"

Shang Yanfei did not answer, but said to herself, "Everything has both fixed and variable aspects. Often, a small change can make the final outcome extremely bad."

"The same applies to time. The Azure Emperor used the principles of time to rewind your body to a day ago, during which time there will also be changes."

“Each time she applies the law of time to you, it may restore your body to its original state, but as the number of times increases, the next time may be much worse.”