Chapter 153: A Fifty Billion Investment

Bai Qingya had secretly cultivated a formidable set of skills, effortlessly dispatching eight experts from the Lin family in a mere heartbeat. Her rapid growth was inextricably linked to her Frost-Ice Physique. At this rate of progression, she had already caught up to true cultivators.

"What's wrong with me? I've never felt better," Bai Qingya retorted, her expression haughty.

Given her innate talent, it would be best for her to join the Heavenly Sun Sect...

Since entering the city, every sight had been one of vibrant summer scenery, yet this particular tree was stripped down to its bare branches, clinging to only a few withered, yellow leaves.

She knew that Xu Yizhen had resorted to cunning schemes; she had deceived Brother Rong, which was the only reason he had fallen for her and agreed to marry her.

"Lady Jun, tell me, why would Sister Yao do such a thing? I trusted her so much. Could she not have just been my friend?" Nangong Rui could not help but ask the question once more.

The two were now dressed in loose robes, their hair still damp and flowing down their backs, not yet fully dry.

Ji Yun whispered a prayer of deep devotion in his heart, thinking that if it weren't for the Heavenly Sword gifted to him by his master, he would have perished long ago.

Xi Xizhi kept giving herself psychological suggestions, but after repeating them a dozen times, they had no effect at all. Instead, the hand on her back stroked her so soothingly that she squinted her eyes in contentment, instinctively nudging against the touch.

She no longer knew the status of the others. She had insisted on boarding the ambulance with the injured man, refusing to leave his side; since she was the one who had rescued him and urged him to jump, she felt a profound sense of responsibility.

Much of the old system belonging to the Central Empire could still be applied, but the masters had changed, and this new master was an outsider of a different race; in many respects, things were vastly different.

A large circle of young nobles had gathered nearby. Most of them had completed the first requirement and were now back at camp awaiting validation from the elders, so they all had the leisure to watch the spectacle.

Ye Lan closed Qian Feng’s bewildered eyes, then removed the space pouch from his body and confiscated his weapons and armor before rising to walk toward Wu Yingjie.

The baron trembled, confused and unsure of the reason, but since Sig had spoken, he followed obediently.

It was just unclear what had transpired over the passing years to leave this secret passage in a state of total neglect, managed by no one.

The group traveled for most of the day before finally setting up camp as the moonlight appeared in the sky, pitching tents and preparing dinner with the game they had hunted.

"This—" The bathhouse owner clearly panicked, unable to answer my question at once; it seemed he did not know much himself.

Moreover, that was nine thousand years ago. In the present day, nine millennia later, who could say to what extent the Kun God Clan had developed?

"Does a deep abyss of hell truly exist in this world?" he whispered to himself. What he had seen and heard just moments ago, though fleeting, felt so visceral. It left him in a trance, lost in deep contemplation.

Sig took a long, searching look at the man. He had heard of a psychological disorder where the more a person was abused, the more they clung to their abuser, as if addicted to the torment.

But the next moment, he exhaled a long breath of relief. He saw the Hunyuan Dao Palace rise from the Five Elements Immortal Mountain, its two black and white mystical rays transforming into gray beams that coiled around the mountain like an octopus, bringing its momentum to a sudden halt.

Xiang Yang had not participated in the fighting for the past few days, choosing instead to observe with a cold eye; each day after the battles concluded, he would seek out Hu Quan to demand the reports.

Shortly after returning to Tokyo, they performed an analysis on the only human tissue discovered, yielding an astonishing piece of information.

The materials used by the Tang people were all sourced from the vast backs of the cluster-beasts. By utilizing local resources and relying on their own ingenuity, they had managed to integrate into the harsh natural environment of this planet, living lives that were both free and prosperous.