**[After brushing it off with a simple excuse, you and Bai Changsheng shared a knowing glance and simultaneously chose to block the shared sensory link.]**
**[You have regained your freedom after escaping your predicament, but the price is that two of your other selves are being ruthlessly toyed with and humiliated by an enraged man. The level of indecency is the kind only found on the blue bird site.]**
**[Wu Ji took over control of the array and led you to a vast stretch of ocean. Meanwhile, you and Bai Changsheng secretly cross-referenced your information.]**
**[You understand that escaping is not the end, but a new beginning…]**
“Sister Bai, come over here for a moment,” Wu Ji suddenly said.
Bai Changsheng’s face was filled with suspicion. She moved with graceful steps, approaching Wu Ji as requested.
As soon as she was close enough, Wu Ji abruptly extended his arm and grabbed her by the waist. Bai Changsheng was startled, but before she could make a sound, Wu Ji’s figure suddenly retreated. Like a flash of light and shadow, he pulled her 100 miles away in an instant.
Holding the beauty firmly with one arm, he swept his long halberd forward, pointing its sharp tip directly at Su Bai. Wu Ji’s expression was grim, and his gaze was ice-cold as he spoke each word with heavy emphasis.
“Demon Venerable Qingyang.”
*Boom!*
In an instant, a green light soared into the sky, rapidly spreading to shroud the entire sea and isolating the area from the outside world!
Several auras, powerful enough to tear through the firmament, rose like mad dragons into the sky. All around the sea, the intensity of the pressure was immense — every single one of them was at the Nascent Soul stage!
Bai Changsheng looked back and saw Gu Wanqing, Luo Tianyin, Shang Tianji… Several familiar figures were faintly visible.
Unknowingly, Wu Ji had led everyone into an ambush set by the Slay Sun organization.
And it was far from over.
“Qing…”
*Rumble…*
The world began to shake violently. The entire sea seemed to have suffered a massive disturbance. Rolling black clouds emerged from the seabed, exploding and churning as they spread in all directions, surging forward like a wild gale.
“Yang…”
A voice drifted up from the depths of the ocean. A colossal black hand that blotted out the sun reached out from the sea. The giant hand was entwined with black clouds brought up by the underwater volcanic eruption. The clouds rushed madly into the sky, making the already gloomy atmosphere even more oppressive.
“Demon…”
Countless red flying stones shot out from the volcanic smoke pillars, tracing dazzling lines of fire as they splattered in all directions. It was like doomsday fireworks, terrifying to the extreme!
The world shook. A pitch-black and crimson mechanical puppet, the product of countless people’s blood and sweat refined over hundreds of years, tore through the mountain ranges on the ocean floor and stood up!
One towering island after another collapsed. Huge waves crashed against the surface, raising layers upon layers of turbulent water!
“Demon Venerable Qingyang!” the mechanical puppet roared, its head held high. It stood between heaven and earth, blocking the sun. Its eyes were filled with the desire to kill, and its entire body radiated an aura of destruction.
Behind it stood the various Nascent Soul cultivators of the Slay Sun organization. Besides the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper, there were also the Xia family from the East Sea, the Fang family from the Western Desert, the Hei family from the Northern Plains, the Xiong family from the Southern Border, the Tianhe Sect of the Central Plains, the remnants of the Water Tribe, and many more…
Many sects and families that had been exterminated by the Azure Emperor’s Palace had gathered here!
Staring fixedly at the figure in the imperial robes, everyone’s eyes were filled with hatred and malice!
Ma Zhen stood in front of Su Bai, looking at the cultivators. Even though he was at the Great Circle of the Nascent Soul stage, he couldn’t help but swallow hard in the face of such a luxurious lineup. His voice was a bit dry.
“Everyone, this is a misunderstanding.”
“I… I can explain…”
“Let me speak instead.”
A jade-white hand pushed the man aside. Su Bai stepped forward and looked at the cultivators. “Everyone, I believe we can have a proper talk.”
“Talk about what?” Gu Wanqing gripped the longsword in his hand. His divine sense told him that the woman before him had no cultivation fluctuations at all, but his reason told him she was the Demon Venerable Qingyang! The world-renowned, invincible Deity Transformation Heavenly Venerable!
“The actual truth,” Su Bai said. “The truth about how I suppressed the world for hundreds of years.”
The Nascent Soul True Monarchs all responded with cold sneers. She couldn’t help but sigh inwardly and activated her hidden card once more.
***
At the boundary where the black and white days met.
In the illusory space, an object appeared in the hand of the white phantom. It was shaped like a butterfly with cyan-blue wings. With every flap, star-like sparks resembling crushed diamonds were produced in the surrounding air.
Naturally, it was very eye-catching.
**[One-time Consumable Card: Wind Spirit Gu. Used against a specific race or group to create a popular hobby or habit within the collective using an invisible force. The Vine Monster has modified it slightly to enhance its effects.]**
**[Vine Monster’s Message: Sister Yin seems to like this thing quite a bit. She said it can be used to lead the fashion trends of the Huayuan Federation.]**
**[Vine Monster’s Confusion: Why is the fashion Sister Yin likes consisting of clothes with less and less fabric? Or clothes with more and more fabric?]**
**[More fabric, less fabric, less fabric, more fabric.]**
The white phantom’s gaze lingered on certain words for a moment. Then, she crushed the Wind Spirit Gu in her hand, turning it into fine sand that she scattered toward the East Sea as she murmured to herself.
“Let the people of the East Sea calm down a bit and be more inclined toward peaceful negotiations.”
Having done all this, she once again communicated with a vast and boundless consciousness.
“Heavenly Way of Longevity, are you still unwilling to cooperate with me?”
“That vile creature and the Nine Nether are our common enemies.”
***
**[With the help of the Wind Spirit Gu’s great power, you managed to calm the tempers of the many Nascent Soul True Monarchs. Taking advantage of the lull, you quickly informed them of the real ‘truth.’]**
**[Of course, you used a bit of selective narration. It was impossible for you to admit to being a master-betraying disciple; that would be too embarrassing for you!]**
**[As for the Big Dipper Stars of the Slay Sun organization, you had Bai Changsheng send secret transmissions to tell them through the mouth of ‘Mister Bai’…]**
**[The reason for the failure in the previous life was that they had looked at the wrong target. Heavenly Venerable Qingyang was merely a puppet on the surface, controlled in secret by Heavenly Venerable Xuantian, who was backed by the Nine Nether.]**
**[Mister Bai himself is currently fighting against the Nine Nether to protect the World of Longevity.]**
**[This set of rhetoric not only filled the holes left behind when Bai Changsheng wove his identity earlier but also elevated Mister Bai to the status of the Savior of Longevity.]**
**[As for the ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators, you described yourself as a Child of Destiny who carried the Mandate of Heaven, while Zhou Xuan was a natural Demon Son with wolf-like ambitions.]**
**[The fact that he sealed your cultivation and put you under house arrest was all to extract the Mandate of Heaven from you and seize your providence. The three mysterious Deity Transformation Dao Artifacts in his hands and the Emperor’s Spirit-Locking Formation are the best evidence.]**
**[Unexpectedly, your second son not only stood up for you but also dropped a bombshell.]**
**[His ancestor, the Heavenly Wolf Immortal Venerable, was once a Child of Destiny carrying the Mandate of Heaven.]**
**[You were a little dazed by this.]**
**[Of course, all of this could not eliminate the many Nascent Soul True Monarchs’ wariness toward you. To this end, you displayed your sealed cultivation.]**
**[Bai Changsheng also used his life to guarantee your words.]**
**[Just as the cultivators were hesitating, a top-secret message from a core mole within the Azure Emperor’s Palace reached the ears of the True Monarchs in the East Sea: Heavenly Venerable Qingyang has fallen into demonic ways and lost her cultivation. Any cultivator who captures her or provides information will be rewarded by the Heavenly Venerable.]**
**[This news shook the True Monarchs of the East Sea!]**
**[At the same time, it allowed you to finalize the narrative.]**
Time passed, and three months later.
Under Bai Changsheng’s strong protection, the items Su Bai had repeatedly applied for finally arrived after layers of screening.
It was lush and green, with emerald leaves and branches swaying gracefully, exuding a vibrant vitality.
The World-Transcending Tree seedling!
“Hahaha…” Su Bai’s laughter echoed in Bai Changsheng’s room.
Truly:
Feminine fall and soul-bewitching weave a dark dream,
Brilliant schemes and secret tactics move the abacus beads.
Heartlessness descends upon the Immortal-Slaying Stone,
Deceiving others and oneself to find a path.
A single sword strike at Xuan vents old grudges,
True or false destiny returns to the drifting wind.
Techniques of the past life used in this one,
Shedding the shackles to return to Qingyang!