Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Fiendish Flames Unleashed, Heaven and Earth Overturned

"General’s Tomb..."

Zhang Kui’s face was somber, with malice in his eyes.

This scene was so similar to that day. Those honest faces resurfaced in his mind, only now the old friends had turned to bones.

The world was dim, and ghostly qi was pervasive. The haunting, desolate war song seemed to be lamenting ancient grievances.

At the center of the massive Yin Army, a shadow shrouded in black smoke appeared exceptionally tall, seemingly dozens of meters high.

Even with the Cave Abyss Skill activated, he could only vaguely see the strange feather robe under the black smoke and the blood-red eyes, as cold as millennia-old ice.

The young girl beside him was clearly a bit frightened, trembling all over, trying her best to restrain her aura.

But the target of the General’s Tomb was clearly not them.

A large, blackened and rotten hand suddenly appeared, with scarlet nails, growing to over a hundred meters long, sweeping toward the mountain where Tianji Zi was located, carrying billowing black smoke.

Even miles away, Zhang Kui could feel Tianji Zi’s aura fleeing frantically, yet trapped for some reason, only circling on the mountaintop.

"I’ll give you the Divine Strange Pearl, let me go!"

Tianji Zi’s terrified shout echoed in all directions, while lightning swirled and surged on the mountaintop.

But the towering shadow seemed not to hear, the rotten hand did not slow down, whistling as it descended.

Boom!

In an instant, the lightning vanished, the entire mountaintop collapsed with a roar, the earth flying, and Tianji Zi’s aura completely disappeared...

Zhang Kui’s scalp tingled, his heart extremely heavy.

No matter what, Tianji Zi was still a National Guardian True Man, yet he was swatted like a fly, this method almost resembled a divine or demonic power.

Counselor Zuo...

From this title, there must be older, more terrifying presences within the General’s Tomb.

No wonder Elder Huayan said the human race is struggling; the "Three Mountains, Four Caves, and Five Water Mansions" possess the power to upset the world and topple the nation.

The large hand, accompanied by black smoke, slowly retracted, shrinking in the air, clearly holding something.

The overwhelming Shadow Soldiers also seemed ready to withdraw.

Zhang Kui was in a bad mood, nearing life and death, having gone through such great effort, only to ultimately let the enemy succeed...

Just then, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, turned to look towards the southwest.

A tide of blood-colored fog surged from that direction, rolling in like a cold wave, shrouding the mountains.

The blood-red hue was so intense it made one’s heart feel uneasy, dyeing half the sky like a sea of blood.

In the blood mist, one could vaguely see ancient stone men, an ancient altar with heads dripping blood, and massive stone chariots shaking the earth with rumbling thunder.

Ancient sacrificial sounds echoed across the land, accompanied by countless creatures’ cries of pain and despair...

"Run... run, hurry!"

The young girl Fu Yu suddenly grabbed him, tears streaming down her face, eyes filled with fear, nearly begging as she shouted.

He didn’t need her to tell him what to do; Zhang Kui knew it was time to act, grabbing the girl and dashing away at full speed.

Behind them, a black and red tide of mist collided with no hesitation, almost instantly.

Boom boom boom!

The ground roared, the entire mountain range trembled.

Birds flew everywhere, countless animals darted from their burrows—tigers, wolves, pigs, sheep... all fleeing in panic as if doomsday had arrived.

Zhang Kui even saw a few mountain Fierce Ghosts and Wild Demons joining the escape.

Without any hesitation, he crossed the mountaintop, reached the small woodland, split open a tree hole, and wrapped the healing Zhu Sheng and the girl Fu Yu in black mist, heading straight for Qu City.

Zhang Kui’s heart was heavy, no wonder the Qian Dynasty court dared not provoke the "Three Mountains, Four Caves, and Five Water Mansions," even if towns were massacred, they turned a blind eye.

The power of these Forbidden Lands far surpassed his expectations.

Strange sounds echoed through the night sky, like the wailing of ten thousand souls, the cries of gods and ghosts, the evil and deadly power continued to spread, toppling entire groves of trees...

Zhang Kui’s scalp tingled; he dared not look back, focusing solely on fleeing for his life.

He didn’t know how long it took, but only after escaping dozens of miles from the southwest mountains did the end-of-the-world crisis slowly fade.

The black mist dispersed, the three of them turned to look in awe.

The entire mountain range was faintly trembling, with bizarre lights of pale white, ghostly green, and blood red illuminating the whole sky, appearing extraordinarily surreal.

Zhang Kui was the first to recover, shaking his head slightly.

Seeing Zhu Sheng clenching his fists, trembling uncontrollably, Zhang Kui furrowed his brow and patted his shoulder.

"Don’t let your mind be stolen, just consider it a preview of the path ahead; perhaps one day you too can pierce the firmament with your sword."

Zhu Sheng took a deep breath,

"Thank you, Brother Zhang, I’m fine now..."

Zhang Kui then looked at the pale-faced girl, Fu Yu, feeling a bit puzzled.

"Aren’t you from the Celestial River Water Mansion? Why do you look as if you’ve never seen the world like us?"

Fu Yu bit her lip and was silent for a moment,

"The Celestial River Water Mansion is far in the Northern Icefield, sparsely populated, revered as a Divine Forbidden Land by surrounding tribes. My mother is a priestess of the gods; I’ve never set foot in the Water Mansion, much less seen that so-called father."

"I am... a Human Demon..."

Pfft!

"Why are you laughing?!"

"The wind is strong, I choked on a breath of cold air."

Seeing the girl’s strange expression, Zhang Kui quickly closed his mouth and tried to maintain his composure.

At that moment, Zhang Kui’s expression changed, and he turned his head to the left, only to see a giant figure with blue flames in its eyes, charging ominously towards them across the dark wasteland.

There was a hint of surprise in Zhang Kui’s eyes,

"Fatty Tiger?"

To be honest, after witnessing the horror of the Stone Man Tomb, he felt a vague sense of regret for sending this fool there.

However, he was soon a bit dazed,

"How did you end up like this?"

Fatty Tiger’s body was obviously a size larger, with even sturdier joints, but it was all fat, and his face was swollen like a big-faced cat.

"Taoist, I... I don’t know."

Fatty Tiger was equally bewildered, "I only remember you telling me to look for the Stone Man Tomb, but when I woke up, I was sleeping on the wasteland with no memory of what happened."

Fu Yu, watching from the side, seemed pensive,

"I’ve heard that Stone Man Tomb produces a kind of spirit medicine called ’Reishi,’ useless to them but a supreme treasure to demons cultivating their bloodlines."

Zhang Kui frowned,

"Fatty Tiger, do you feel any discomfort?"

"Ah... my stomach!"

Fatty Tiger’s face changed drastically, "Taoist, now that you mention it, I feel immensely bloated, ugh..."

The fool suddenly retched, vomiting up half a strange reishi, which looked like rock on the outside, but was blood-red inside, emitting a strong medicinal aroma.

Fatty Tiger stared at the reishi on the ground, full of fear, "Taoist, am I okay, what... exactly happened?"

Zhang Kui took a deep breath, patted Tiger’s head,

"Don’t think too much, fools have their fortunes..."

Fatty Tiger immediately retorted in dissatisfaction,

"Taoist, I’m quite smart!"

"Yes, you’re the smart one..."

Zhang Kui shook his head, continued to look into the distance.

The strange noises and lights over there seemed to be fading, and after a while, they disappeared completely.

Zhang Kui’s eyes shifted slightly, turned and patted Zhu Sheng on the shoulder, "Wait here, I’m going to scout."

With that, his figure disappeared instantly.

...

The night was like water, the cold moon like a blade.

In the ruins covered in silver frost, a stone slab suddenly cracked open, and the scholar Qin Yi, disheveled and panic-stricken, crawled out.

He held a small bronze cauldron in his arms, inside which a green phosphorescent flame flickered, and from it came the eerie voice of the Nine-Child Ghost Witch:

"Dear child, quickly take your godmother to find a new body to reincarnate, fortunately, I had prepared, this spirit fire won’t last much longer."

Qin Yi looked around aimlessly.

"Ha... hahaha... hahahaha..."

He laughed and then suddenly burst into tears, "My dear godmother, turns out you obtained the legacy of the Square Immortal Road."

"What a pity..."

Qin Yi’s eyes turned venomous like a fierce ghost, "You’re an utter fool, you turned such an incredible thing into a ghostly form."

"Don’t worry, I’ll make the world remember the prestige of the Square Immortal Road, and I’ll take good care of you!"

At this time, the Qin Mountain maze had been destroyed, he glanced at the series of collapsed peaks outside, a trace of trepidation flitted through his eyes, and he carefully cradled the small bronze cauldron as he headed toward Dianzhou...

After the time it takes to burn an incense stick, Zhang Kui’s figure suddenly appeared atop a nearby mountain.

The terrifying forbidden lands, the shadows like gods and demons, had all vanished as if it had all been an illusion dream.

But the mountains before him had toppled en masse, the river was flowing backward, and the landscape had changed dramatically.

Zhang Kui stood silently for a while before his figure gradually faded and vanished...

...

Several days later, in a lavishly decorated study in the Capital City, a pair of well-maintained hands opened a secret letter:

To the Emperor, the National Guardian True Man Tianji Zi went to the southwestern mountains to exorcise demons, coinciding with the Stone Man Tomb and General’s Tomb contesting for supremacy, the mountains collapsed, rivers overturned, the world changed color, the True Man unfortunately met disaster, but fortunately, the evils of Qingzhou were eradicated, and everything was renewed...

"Hehe..."

A deep voice sounded, "This Wu Siyuan has just been assigned, and he’s already learned to deceive, so be it, it’s considered a fortunate occurrence."

"State Preceptor, how goes the refinement of my Pill..."

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