“Is there someone outside? Watching us greedily?”
Qin Yuzhi didn’t know who these three people in front of her were, her head full of question marks.
It was like falling asleep in a university class and waking up to attend another one, only to find out that the class wasn’t even her own…
“I see you don’t understand at all.”
Li Mo said with a serious face, his voice deep and somber.
“… Should I?”
Before she fell asleep, her Consciousness Soul had been severely damaged.
Now forced back online, she almost encountered what seemed like the revival of the First Immortal of the Nine Heavens, which scared her so much her soul nearly flew out.
She now knew only her identity, the reason for her slumber, and some scattered memory fragments.
“My name is Li Mo. This is how it started… During New Year, Ying Bing had a strange dream.”
Time was pressing; those people outside could lose patience any moment.
Li Mo spoke concisely, introducing himself and Ying Bing first.
Then he recounted their journey from the black beast to their arrival here.
“You two solved the Cloud Dream Palace and arrived here.”
“Because of the unusual phenomena of Cloud Dream Palace, many other forces were attracted here. They arrived at Crystal Palace, just a step behind you, and are now blocking the entrance?”
“So it seems…”
Listening to Li Mo’s detailed explanation, the leader of the Huanmo Sect during its time as the Huan Shen Sect roughly understood the situation.
She frowned:
“But how could such an unusual phenomenon attract so many forces…”
“Mm, that’s not the point.”
Li Mo looked at the ceiling, coughing lightly.
“The problem now is that the people outside definitely won’t let us leave easily.”
“Hehe… Not worth worrying about.”
Qin Yuzhi smiled faintly, folding her arms, showing confidence as if everything was under control.
She was tall, only slightly shorter than Ying Bing, with bangs covering one eye. Previously looking timid, she now appeared more authoritative.
“Right, what kind of existence is outside?”
“The current Crown Prince and his Dao Guardian.”
“Crown Prince?”
Hearing this, Qin Yuzhi’s expression remained unchanged as she took out a red tile and opened it.
So this thing is actually something from the Mount Sumeru?
Li Mo couldn’t help but think, then watched as she took out a bronze whip with eight sides, each engraved with different totems, looking solemn and majestic.
“This whip was bestowed by the previous emperor when he ascended the throne, passed down among the successive Divine Sect leaders.”
“It can strike tyrants and corrupt officials. Forget the Crown Prince, even the emperor would tremble!”
“How powerful?”
Little Li leaned back slightly, extending his hands respectfully.
This is practically the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths version of the Imperial Sword!
“It is quite authoritative.”
Seeing Li Mo’s unfamiliar expression, Qin Yuzhi handed him the whip, reluctantly letting him touch and admire it.
“Tsk, the craftsmanship, the material.”
As soon as Li Mo touched it, he felt its heavy weight.
The engravings were intricate, crafted by divine hands, the material extraordinary, similar to the few rare divine metals in his system space.
Moreover, it vaguely reminded him of the flavor of Hammer Treasure?
Strange, with such material and craftsmanship, it should be a divine weapon, yet it lacks any spiritual aura…
He flipped it over and frowned:
“Made in the early days of Heavenly Martial of the Great Shang… Which emperor bestowed this?”
“Idiot, it was the Heavenly Martial Emperor!”
Qin Yuzhi rolled her eyes, this kid didn’t even know that.
Li Mo: “…..”
“Why aren’t you speaking?” Qin Yuzhi was puzzled.
“You’re holding a whip from the previous dynasty and hitting the Crown Prince of the current dynasty?!”
Li Mo slammed the whip on the ground with a thud.
Thinking about it, the Da Yu Dynasty was now supreme, the emperor at the pinnacle.
How could there be something like the Imperial Sword in the hands of a sect that venerates deities?
The Great Shang Dynasty must have been closer to the concept of divine right of kings…
“You little brat, why did you slam my whip!”
Qin Yuzhi was furious, but then realized something was off.
“What do you mean by ‘previous dynasty’…”
“The Great Shang has been gone for thousands of years! Now, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths are unified, the Da Yu Dynasty has pacified the four seas and eight wildernesses, and governs alongside the sects.”
Mighty Lord, times have changed!
The information was overwhelming.
Qin Yuzhi felt like she had been struck by lightning, her legs trembling.
“The Great Shang is gone… How could the Great Shang be gone? This was the kingdom she protected… Heaven’s Mandate…”
She muttered to herself, involuntarily glancing at Ying Bing.
Then she lowered her gaze, still bewildered.
After a while, Qin Yuzhi came back to her senses:
“If it’s just the Crown Prince and his protector in the Cloud Dream Palace, I’m not without a fighting chance.”
“That person is Jingtai’s uncle, a mid-stage Profound Master,” Tian Miao said.
Ying Bing gazed at the Crystal Palace outside, whispering, “He controls the heavenly tribulation.”
“Protectors of the dynasty… controllers of heavenly tribulation?”
Qin Yuzhi’s expression froze; her dreams were completely restrained by this.
Not to mention she also lost to the realm.
“Oh, there’s another group?”
“Um… The other group, if you go back in time, you’d still be their leader.”
Li Mo coughed lightly, unsure how to phrase it.
“Oh? My sect still exists?!”
Qin Yuzhi’s eyes lit up, straightening her posture. She laughed heartily:
“Of course, my sect has a long history, tracing back to the era of gods and demons. How could it disappear…”
“Correction, it’s the Demon Sect,” Li Mo reminded.
Qin Yuzhi: “?!”
Li Mo wasn’t sure what happened in between but shared what he knew:
“The Huanmo Sect is now infamous, beyond redemption. Each branch acts unlawfully, especially the Hall of Beasts, which even turns against its own members. In the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, everyone wants them destroyed.”
“The Da Yu Dynasty has decreed that anyone joining the Huanmo Sect will be executed immediately upon discovery.”
“The Huanmo Sect’s downfall is likely due to bad leadership. If your identity is exposed, neither the Huanmo Sect nor the Da Yu Dynasty will tolerate you.”
“Ah?”
Qin Yuzhi fell to the ground, her eyes vacant, as if her soul had left her body.
Li Mo felt pity: “Though the Huanmo Sect is a demon sect, they did make some contributions.”
“Such as?”
“They promoted several laws in the Da Yu Dynasty, such as anti-fraud laws, anti-corruption laws, and laws against human organ trafficking…”
“…”
The once-bent back of the Qin Sect Leader finally broke.
Seeing her sitting on the ground hugging her knees, with a dark cloud above her head, she probably wished she could return to her coffin.
There’s no hope in relying on her anymore.
Rumble—
Outside, thunder rolled, blinding flashes of light flickering, the Crystal Palace shaking with a hum.
A destructive aura seemed to pierce through the walls, making everyone’s hair stand on end, filled with dread.
But just as the lightning flashed—
In the mind of the prodigy Xiao Li, a spark of inspiration ignited!
“I have a plan!”
