Each of the nine dragon maidens possesses extraordinary abilities.

Blackwater Lady shook her head. She analyzed seriously, "Your aura of power is unfamiliar. I have never encountered it before. However, regardless of which lineage you belong to, being able to use your power means you must be a lineage protector. There is only one lineage protector whose true appearance I have never seen, and that is the Zaishan lineage. Could you be Qing Zaishan?"

"That most mysterious guardian? What a nuisance. We had Mo Zhiyan from Youzhou, and now she's here too?" Su Changming sighed.

He pulled a candlestick from his wide sleeves; it looked ordinary, but it exuded an aura of power.

"That thing looks ominous. Could it be a divine artifact?" the maid asked.

“Yes, the True Immortal Protector favors me, and even allows me to use divine artifacts.” Su Changming said seriously, “I’m sorry, young lady, although you are very beautiful, considering the unknown nature of your powers, it is indeed better for us to use our full strength to kill you directly.”

"Why waste time talking to her? Let's just go for it," Cang Song said.

His power had already unfolded along the formation. The phantom of the mountains appeared above the four of them, and the gravity field of the entire space was intensified. This weight would force even a god to lie down. It came wave after wave, like a tide.

The space creaked and groaned, and turbulent currents appeared due to the pressure. Xun Lan and Su Changming both took a step back and left the domain, so all the gravity was concentrated on the maid.

The two who withdrew were not to be trifled with; they were both active. Xunlan waved his hand towards the sky, and black water flowed from the illusory image of the mountains, pouring it all over the maid. Su Changming raised the candlestick high, and flames appeared inside the maid's body the next second, slowly burning.

The maid remained motionless, still staring at the three of them.

“It’s not too late to admit defeat now.” Su Changming raised the candlestick in his hand. “Otherwise, if I blow it out, you’ll really be dead.”

"Why waste time talking nonsense with her? Can't you just brag?" Xunlan scolded.

The maid smiled and said, "It's alright, you can do whatever you want. It's just a candle, no need to bother, I'll blow it out for you." She reached into the heart, crushed it, and extinguished the flame.

"What a ruthless person! But what difference does it make? If you crushed someone's heart, would they still be alive?" Su Changming was still complaining, but he was already terrified. Logically speaking, if the flame of life is cut off, the maid should die immediately, but she still seemed to be fine.

"We welcome friends with fine wine, but we meet enemies with hunting rifles. It seems you all consider me an enemy." The maid smiled. "That's alright, I accept it."

Her powers activated at that moment, and a large amount of ink gushed from her body.

With a gentle push, the ink swallowed everything: the array, gravity, the black water... What kind of power was this? Why had all three of their powers failed? The three of them were thrown backward at high speed.

Spells, grand formations, magical artifacts, curses... the three of them worked together to apply their powers, but no matter what they used, it was all wiped away by the ink and disappeared.

Cang Song suddenly appeared behind the maid, a ring-pommel sword already in his hand. He raised it high and brought it down heavily. The sword carried an unparalleled momentum, falling on the maid like a mountain. She sank into it like cotton, her body split in two.

Cang Song was stunned; this feeling was wrong.

Ink mended her body, which was now split in two. The maid smiled at him, then held out her finger, indicating what she wanted to write.

Just as a strong sense of crisis began to fill his body, the Blackwater Lady had already dragged him away in an instant.

Maids cannot be killed.

How do you deal with someone who can't be killed?

The answer was to trap him. Su Changming was about to reach for the Binding Immortal Rope from his robe when the maid appeared beside him and grabbed his wrist.

Su Changming's wrist dissolved like ink.

“I know you better than you think,” the maid said softly. “Now, by looking back on the past and understanding what happened before, we can be confident no matter how the future changes. That is the charm of history.”

Su Changming was in so much pain he almost fainted. In his final moments, the power of the Guardian Immortal was fully activated, and he was teleported home. Ink was still flowing from his severed wrist, but he ignored his injury and immediately contacted the Guardian Immortal.

He asked, "What kind of power does that guy possess? She was stabbed by Cang Song; she should be dead!"

“She is already dead, and a dead person cannot die.” The True Immortal of the Protectorate said something astonishing.

Su Changming was shocked. "You mean Qing Zaishan is the deceased guardian of the meridian?"

"No, she is not Qing Zaishan, she... is very strange, I can't see through her." The Guardian Immortal spoke so seriously, it was the first time Su Changming had ever seen Him so serious.

The situation had changed, and Su Changming quickly contacted Xunlan and Cangsong, telling them to retreat for the time being.

Xunlan replied that they had already retreated, and the other side had no intention of pursuing them; they had simply left after destroying their formation.

Xunlan had already asked the Blackwater Goddess, and she told Su Changming that the Blackwater Goddess's assessment was: "That guy's power is so great that he can even deceive the gods."

Cang Song also replied, and the White Mountain Ancestor's assessment was: "They have all been deceived."

Su Changming remained silent for a long time.

Since becoming an agent of the gods, he had never suffered such a setback. In his understanding, no matter how powerful the power, it was flawed; perfect power did not exist.

But that guy.......

The instant that ink appeared, something was rewritten; even Su Changming's ever-burning lamp lost its function. The feeling wasn't fear, but confusion.

This is troublesome. The three agents are unable to deal with the newly intruding guardians, and in Youzhou, there is also Mo Zhiyan.

He stood up, ready to contact the Ghost King, but the moment he raised his hand, he realized that his hand was healed. He stared blankly at his two hands, as if just moments ago, his melted hand had been a joke played on him by God, and now, God had taken back His joke.

Chapter 99: Why Did I Cry? (8k)

The Netherworld Curtain, the Netherworld Crystal, the River of Oblivion.

These three are symbols of Youzhou. The Netherworld Curtain protects Youzhou's safety, keeping out external enemies. The River of Oblivion flows through Youzhou from top to bottom, sustaining the people on both sides of its banks. As for the Netherworld Crystal Stone, it is not only a material for cultivating soul arts and spells, but also an important commodity in trade between Youzhou and Yanzhou. Yanzhou particularly values ​​this special soul-nourishing material.

Players have many guesses about what lies outside the Netherworld.

Some players believe that the Netherworld is beyond the Netherworld, but other players quickly refuted this, saying that it is not true. The map of the Nine Provinces can only explore eight provinces, and the Netherworld is the ninth province. It is located in the bottom right corner, circling out and spreading underground to the other eight provinces. At the same time, the forbidden area in the back mountain of the Nine Peaks Sect in the Central Province can also be directly entered. Therefore, the Netherworld beyond the Netherworld in You Province cannot be the Netherworld.

According to screenshots posted by players who managed to access the area using a bug, all they could see outside the Netherworld was a patch of pitch-black mud and an aura of death spreading everywhere. There was nothing else there, so the only explanation was that the developers hadn't finished working on this part yet.

But in reality, the planners had already done this part, and it was hinted at in the earlier parts of the story.

Lu Yueyuan had already figured this out in the simulation of the future.

Lifeless soil, the dead souls spreading from the deathly aura—this is the realm of death.

New changes have emerged. In order to form an alliance with the Ghost King, Lu Yueyuan must first resolve the issue of the Grim Reaper.

But now, before setting off, he encountered a small problem.

Today is the day to set off. Pride and jealousy are all ready. Wen Ciji didn't come because he had to deal with matters of the Holy Emperor's faith. The Hermit Hermit and Jing Xingzhou came to see them off. It was under the watchful eyes of everyone that Gluttony hugged Lu Yueyuan's leg and cried.

Tears and snot streamed down her face, leaving Lu Yueyuan helpless.

"My Lord, why didn't you take me with you? I can cook, I can do laundry, I can take care of you. Why did you abandon me? Has the Holy Emperor already grown tired of me? Waaaaaah..."

"Get up first."

Lu Yueyuan reached out to grab Gluttony, but couldn't budge him. The guy even used his limited spiritual energy, clinging on stubbornly, looking every bit like a scumbag dumping his girlfriend. Lu Yueyuan glanced around; everyone looked on with amusement, even those who were jealous. She was even taking pictures with her magical artifact, but no one offered to lend a hand.

"Neither the Holy Emperor nor I have intended to abandon you, Arrogance, you explain yourself."

Arrogant when there's trouble, jealous when there's nothing to do, and now you're thinking of me? The arrogant one acted as if she hadn't heard, only concerned with checking her storage ring, but Lu Yueyuan wasn't buying it. His eyes flashed with golden light as he glared at her fiercely.

arrogant:"........."

"So this is all you can do to threaten me?" The arrogant man sighed and walked over to pull Gluttony up. "Gluttony, don't do this. Didn't the Proxy say that Youzhou is too dangerous? Besides, we need to promote the Holy Emperor's teachings here in Qingzhou. You're a good cook, and if you work with the academy, you can attract believers the fastest. This will be very helpful to our organization."

Gluttony, tears streaming down her face, looked up at Lu Yueyuan and asked, "Is it really so, Lord Executor?"

Lu Yueyuan nodded: "Yes."

This is a lie. The Holy Emperor doesn't care about faith at all, and those things can't break the Holy Emperor's seal. Moreover, for the Holy Emperor who has been wandering in the Nether Sea for many years and has not yet established a divine kingdom, believers and faith are indeed of little use.

Lu Yueyuan was just looking for an excuse to leave Gluttony in Qingzhou; with the protection of the Hermit Hermit, she would be safer.

But he didn't expect that the Seven Deadly Sins were all a bunch of problem kids, and Gluttony was no exception. These days, she was very happy cooking with Lu Yueyuan and didn't want to leave. She said that this is what home feels like.

Who the hell wants to start a family with you? We already said the house is over, but even so, Lu Yueyuan could only keep reassuring her:

"Gluttony, I really enjoy your cooking, and I love having you around. After everything is over, let's invite everyone over for a trip together. You can cook for everyone as long as you want, okay?"

Gluttony cried and wailed, "My Lord Agent, you can't go back on your word! Lying will make you swallow a thousand needles!!"

Lu Yueyuan felt a headache coming on.

Pride's Seven Deadly Sins are indeed a bunch of abstract concepts. No wonder they were kicked to death by themselves in the simulation. Speaking of which, how did they deal with Gluttony in the simulation? I didn't notice. It seems they died from their own area-of-effect spell.

Indeed, Gluttony is too fragile. She and Jealousy are only good at logistics. I don't know what Pride was thinking, letting her infiltrate the Nine Peaks Sect.

Arrogance had already helped Gluttony to his feet: "Alright, stop embarrassing yourself. The leader of the Langya Gang and the layman are watching. Don't embarrass us. Cheer up, we'll be back after we've dealt with the Youzhou matter."

Gluttony started crying while hugging Pride again: "Boss, you have to see the recipes I made. Even though you don't have much talent for cooking, you still have to try your best. The Agents need to replenish their souls, and Jealousy also needs to eat every day. Don't let them go hungry."

arrogant:"........."

Arrogance: "Fine, fine, I know, just stop nagging like an old woman!!"

While arrogance was calming Gluttony, Lu Yueyuan finally had a chance to talk to Jing Xingzhou: "Brother Jing, I will do my best to persuade the Ghost King this time. I also hope that you will be patient here and not provoke the conflict between the two states again."

Jing Xingzhou nodded: "Brother Lu, don't worry. Didn't you already talk to the Prefect? ​​The Prefect will help this time. Plus, with the spread of your Holy Emperor's faith, I don't believe we can't control those people this time."

Lu Yueyuan said, "There is one more thing. No matter what the outcome of this Youzhou incident is, with the implementation of the Four Gods' plan, the God War will begin sooner or later. No matter what Brother Jing's future holds, I hope that the Langya Gang will stand on my side. So, Brother Jing, I hope you can help me plan this matter."

"do not worry."

Jing Xingzhou patted Lu Yueyuan on the shoulder and laughed, "I understand, Brother Lu. Once everything is over, we should have a good drink together."

Jing Xingzhou did not like drinking.

But the more he talked with Lu Yueyuan these past few days, the more they clicked, and he couldn't help but sigh that this man understood him better than his childhood sweetheart.

This is probably what it means to have a kindred spirit, so Jing Xingzhou's words were sincere.

The recluse gave Jing Xingzhou a strange look but said nothing.

Lu Yueyuan also looked at the recluse and smiled, "We'll have to trouble you for reinforcements then."

The Hermit nodded: "No matter what, it's true that the Holy Emperor blessed me. Even if I don't believe in her, I'm now part of the Seven Deadly Sins. I've already imprinted the spatial mark on you. Whenever you need me, just use your spiritual energy to attack me. I'll support you no matter where you are."

Lu Yueyuan said, "In that case, I have nothing to worry about."

With all preparations completed in Qingzhou, he was ready to depart for Youzhou.

To speed things up this time, he took out his own celestial boat, which was given to him by his master when he was in the Nine Peaks Sect. It was fully equipped with all kinds of supplies. At that time, Lu Yueyuan liked to ride around in this celestial boat.

There were many rooms on the celestial ship. He enviously and happily chose one, and then started making magical artifacts again.

Lu Yueyuan was cultivating in his room when he soon heard someone knocking on the door. It was Arrogance.

He invited the other person in, and arrogantly went in and found a place to sit down.

Lu Yueyuan said, "Don't be angry."

He arrogantly replied, "Am I angry? I'm not angry at all. Whatever the Executor does is right. Even if you tell me not to involve them while you're being jealous but not Gluttonous, I won't be angry. I will unconditionally support your actions."

Lu Yueyuan said, "It's good that you support me. I thought you didn't."

His arrogant eyebrows twitched: "Can't you tell I'm being sarcastic?! I'm being sarcastic towards you!! Don't be so obvious about your double standards!!"

Lu Yueyuan asked, "So, do you support it or not?"

Arrogance nearly made him faint with anger: "Can't I split myself in half and say one half supports and the other half doesn't?"

Actually, she wasn't that angry.

She just wanted Lu Yueyuan to give her an explanation. She believed he wasn't the type to be lustful, but after so many days, he hadn't offered a single explanation, and her arrogant temper flared up.

What happened to the promise of utmost trust? What happened to the promise of fighting side by side? They're already hiding things now; what will they do in the future? Arrogance doesn't even dare to think about it. Just because she's an agent and has the Holy Emperor's favor, does she think she can manipulate believers at will? Arrogance has been trying to ask the Holy Emperor these past few days, but the Holy Emperor hasn't come to her, and hasn't even responded to her.

It was only then that Arrogance realized that this man and this god were exactly the same; otherwise, how could Lu Yueyuan have become the Holy Emperor's proxy?

They're all riddle-solving people, aren't they?

Okay, then she's a hermaphrodite.

So she stayed in Lu Yueyuan's bed and started making sarcastic and sarcastic remarks to him.

But Lu Yueyuan didn't seem to care at all. He started sitting at the table and carving something with his spiritual energy.

After spending half a day being arrogant and yin-yang, he was exhausted by the yin-yang and could only lie on the bed, looking at Lu Yueyuan's profile with boredom.

Yes, he's handsome.

Such a handsome face, why would it be paired with the personality of a riddle person, arrogant and incomprehensible.

In truth, most cultivators aren't ugly. Aside from a few oddballs who transform themselves into something neither human nor ghost for the sake of cultivation, their looks are generally quite good. But Lu Yueyuan's appearance involves a fundamental element: you can see many different qualities in him, and there's bound to be one you like. Sometimes, Arrogance wonders what Lu Yueyuan went through to change his appearance like this.

There's a saying that goes, "Life experiences slowly shape your appearance, and many years later, you won't recognize yourself in the mirror." Lu Yueyuan is probably like that; he's been through a lot, and his handsomeness is miles ahead of everyone else.

Ah, why am I speaking up for him? Arrogance tapped his head. Look, Lu Yueyuan's appearance has this kind of magic. As you look at him, you start to stand on his side.

Arrogance even led to suspicion that the emperor's power might also be related to his appearance.

However, she basically ruled out this possibility. After fighting alongside Lu Yueyuan, Arrogance had roughly guessed the true nature of the Holy Emperor's power.

Therefore, arrogance can only mean that Lu Yueyuan's past experiences were not simple.

But how complicated could it be...? After entrusting Gluttony to enter the Nine Peaks Sect, she still knew some basic information. After the Ming Huaiwei incident, Arrogance had also investigated, including the deaths of many people in the sect leader's lineage, including Su Zhaoran's return, and so on.

In other words, Lu Yueyuan became like this because of his grief?