The afternoon sun shone on the sea of sand, casting a golden light.
Beneath the sea of sand, there was a black shadow running fast, like a fish swimming in the sea, and in an instant it was a long way away.
This was the man in black who had escaped.
He had once again proven the principle that old rivals do not care about their faces, and with the respect of the gods as local rats, he had learned the importance of protecting his life.
Of course, if there was a better terrain, the man in black would not have chosen to be a ground rat. If there had been a small forest, the man in black would have preferred it.
Scurrying along the sandy bottom, unaware that he was thirty miles away from Karthim, the man in black reckoned that it was almost time to go up.
There was a shuddering of the yellow sand, followed by the slow rise of the black figure, stepping onto the sandy surface.
But before he could rejoice at having escaped with his life, he saw a shadow behind him, casting itself to the side of his body.
The man in black didn’t hesitate to slap his palm backwards, with a clear breeze and the moon between his palms, and the clouds rolling in and out, a sense of freedom in the world.
But since he was involved in the chaos in the West, it meant that he was not living as freely as he wanted to.
The palm was swallowed by the greenish demonic energy, and turned into a slash of light that reflected back to him.
Sucking the sky to eclipse the sun.
The sound of the ghost’s wail lingered in the air, but the Heavenly Demon Blade had already burst into the man in black’s body, the blade qi scattering and cutting countless wounds in his body.
“Poof…”
The black-clothed man’s body was covered in slash marks, and blood splattered with a hint of dark green as his body fell helplessly to the ground.
He was already heavily wounded inside his body and was also being chased by Ji Xiang Tian, at this moment, Qing Yu’s slash was undoubtedly the last straw that broke the camel’s back.
“Lightly sparse and moonlight palm, interesting, the notoriously scattered ‘Free and Easy Feathered Guest’ Yue Yunshu of the jianghu world has even stepped into such a muddy pool.”
The figure in the black cloak walked in front of the man in black, his footsteps seemed to be wailing with injustice, he was not a decent person at first glance.
“Say it, who told you to come to the Western Region.”
This Yue Yunshu, who had always revered spending his days with impunity, could be said to be the most unmotivated Tong Shen. If someone had not instructed him, this man would probably still be living his life of leisure in the mountains.
Seeing that Yue Yunshu did not say anything, Qing Yu continued, “Yue Yunshu, I have heard of your name before. 50 years ago, you were just a son of a family, and you were the only one left when your family died in a great disaster. After that, you disappeared.
When you reappeared, you were already at the peak of the Divine Origin realm. Afterwards, you sought revenge on your family’s enemies and fought and fled for more than 20 years before finally taking your revenge, and you even advanced to the level of God afterwards because your revenge had been avenged and your mind was clear.
It must be said that this is a very legendary story. But what makes me curious is that behind your revenge, there is another force driving it.”
Yue Yunshu’s story was simply like that of the protagonist in a novel, where his family became extinct and only one person survived, and then embarked on the road to revenge.
Along the way, there were many dangers, but every time he managed to escape from death, and his strength improved again. It’s possible that this is really a matter of luck. But in the information given to Qing Yu by the Shadow King, there was a force that was quietly pushing Yue Yunshu to rise to power. Or rather, his legend was shaped by this force.
Otherwise, Yue Yunshu would have died years before the disaster.
As for why the Shadow King wanted to investigate Yue Yunshu, it had to start with the Nine Heavens. In the Nine Heavens, apart from Jun Tian and Chang Tian, there was not a single person who did not want to know the true identity of the others.
Yue Yunshu was one of the Shadow King’s suspects; he might be one of the Nine Heavens, or he might be someone who took orders from one of the Nine Heavens.
Judging from the current state of affairs, Yue Yunshu must be the latter. For if the Nine Heavens fell so easily into the hands of Qingyu, it would be too much of a dish.
The mask worn on his face fell onto the sand, and Yue Yunshu took a few light breaths as he laughed bitterly, “It seems that I have really slacked off, and I have fallen into a desperate situation not long after arriving in the Western Region.”
Yue Yunshu had been through the killing fields back then, but he had simply lived too comfortably over the years, and while he might not have put down his martial arts skills, his fighting nerves had become dulled.
He lifted his head and tried to see Qing Yu’s true face, but all he could see was darkness.
“It seems you are the accomplice that man spoke of,” said Yue Yunshu with a bitter smile, “Why must you start a war? The longevity that we Tong Shen enjoy is already beyond our reach, so why are we still not satisfied?”
This was a man who sought contentment, and despite having killed and fought for more than twenty years, there was no doubt in his heart that he sought a life of contentment and ease.
And, he seemed to recognise Qing Yu as someone who wanted to push for the Great Tribulation now.
”Is this taking me, the two-fifths, for some kind of Jun Tian’s group?” Qing Yu thought with some lost laughter.
Heaven could see that Qing Yu was now one of the loyal opponents of the Great Tribulation, at least until his strength reached that of a supreme power, Qing Yu had no intention of pushing for the Great Tribulation, but instead wanted to delay it as much as possible.
“Die, although I am afraid of death, I am not an ungrateful person, and I will not let your plans succeed.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Yue Yunshu burned his blood and vital energy, deciding to fight Qing Yu to the death, but Qing Yu moved even faster, countless demon souls gathered into a vortex, trapping Yue Yunshu within.
The demon lock imprisoned the god.
The immense demon Qi pressed down on Yue Yunshu, making him unable to move. Even if Yue Yunshu, who was already inferior to Qing Yu and severely injured, burned his blood, he would not be able to fight against Qing Yu.
As Qing Yu trapped Yue Yunshu with one hand, his demon soul tore into his skull, trying to unearth his innermost secrets.
If he did not have to, Qing Yu did not want to search his soul. Because the Tong Shen realm was not comparable to the True Dan realm, the difficulty of soul searching a Tong Shen could be said to be more difficult than ascending to the heavens. Even the most powerful would not dare to say that they could search his soul while he was still alive.
However, now that Yue Yunshu could not listen to words and was bent on fighting to the death with Qing Yu, he would have to search his soul.
“Boom…”
Within the dark green vortex, a blood light suddenly bloomed, and a violent explosion blasted through the Demon Lock Prisoner God, blocked by Qing Yu’s Qi shield.
Yue Yunshu was more determined than expected, seeing that he was no match, he simply blew himself up. He did have a death wish, although the goal of that death wish was somewhat ridiculous.
While Qing Yu only wanted to find out who was behind Yue Yunshu, he thought that Qing Yu was the one who was bent on promoting the Great Tribulation. In reality, Qing Yu and the one behind him should be considered the same kind of person.
Delaying time until the right moment.
To be honest, his death was comical and worthless.
“However, since it’s confirmed that there is the power of one of the Nine Heavens behind you pushing for it, there is a breakthrough.” Qing Yu said as he withdrew his Qi shield and looked at a crimson red on the desert.
Twenty years before and after, giving support to Yue Yunshu, then there must have been quite a trail left behind. Even though the years had gone by and thirty years had pa*sed, as long as one was willing to look, one could eventually find some traces.