"Whoosh!"
A curtain of light descended and Zi Yan's figure disappeared from the chessboard.
When everyone saw this scene, their expressions turned gloomy. Then, they began to think and scheme.
Zi Yan's identity had already been made known to everyone. As long as Zi Yan came out of the castle, they would make their move and snatch away the opportunity she had obtained. Although the opportunity was obtained by the fated one, there was another saying that only those with strength were worthy of possessing it.
Zi Yan's strength was too weak. She was destined to not be able to protect such an opportunity.
Zi Yan only felt a flash before her eyes. Then, she arrived in a vast hall.
When she saw the person sitting on the high seat, her expression suddenly changed. There was astonishment, surprise, shock, and confusion. All kinds of emotions flashed across her face. Her heart was filled with mixed feelings. The person she wanted to see the most had actually appeared before her.
Looking at Zi Yan's expression, Shen Lang played with the wine cup in his hand. He smiled evilly and said, "You are very good. You did not disappoint me. I originally thought that you would die in the chess game. I did not expect that you would be able to turn defeat into victory. You are indeed worthy of being the person I thought highly of."
Shen Lang's voice was very dignified. The entire hall was filled with the echoes of Shenlang's voice. Zi Yan was also pulled back to reality by Shen Lang's voice.
Zi Yan did not know how to address Shen Lang. She could only cup her fist and say, "Zi Yan greets senior."
Shen Lang laughed heartily and said, "In the martial way, those who have reached a high level are the most important. Although I am not much older than you, the way you address me as senior is still appropriate."
"In the future, there is no need to call me senior. You can just call me Emperor. I can first accept you as an outer member of the Hades. As for whether you can become an official member of the Hades, that will depend on your strength. Through the Life and Death Chess game earlier, I believe that you already have a preliminary understanding of the Merciful Travel Sword Canon's Sword Heart Illuminated Realm, right?"
Zi Yan sensed it carefully and said in pleasant surprise, "Reporting to the Emperor, I have already reached the realm of Sword Heart Illumination. I feel that I will be able to break through to Martial King after a period of closed-door cultivation."
Shenlang nodded. Zi Yan's strength was already at the peak of the Xiantian realm. After comprehending the Brilliant Sword Heart, entering the Virtual Level would be a piece of cake. As time passed, Zi Yan's strength would definitely increase rapidly. Because her mental state was already strong enough, she only needed to cultivate her Zhen Qi.
"Although you are now a member of Hades, since you have broken the Life and Death Chess, you should still be rewarded. However, I can't give you the original reward. I can only give you another reward."
Hearing Shenlang's words, Zi Yan was overjoyed. She looked hopefully at Shenlang, waiting for Shenlang's reward.
Shenlang slightly stretched out his palm. Then, a ball of flame-like blood appeared in his palm. With the appearance of the blood, the entire hall seemed to be roasted. The air became very hot, making people unable to help but feel irritated.
"This is Phoenix Blood. Although it is not complete, it can improve one's physique. If you refine this Phoenix Blood, your body will be strengthened. It will be easy for you to cultivate to the Martial Emperor realm in the future. However, I hope you don't rely too much on Phoenix Blood, because your own strength is the most important. When you reach the Martial Emperor realm, you will know that Phoenix Blood is actually not that useful. It can only increase your lifespan and combat strength."
Shenlang's words were not wrong. Although Dragon Essence and Phoenix Blood were peerless treasures, experts who had reached the Void-breaking Realm did not attach too much importance to Dragon Essence and Phoenix Blood. After all, experts of the Void-breaking Realm had already reached the level of Immortal. It was just that they did not have an Immortal Body and could not live forever.
Dragon Essence and Phoenix Blood could increase one's lifespan, but experts of the Void-breaking Realm could also live for a very long time. If they had special means, experts of the Void-breaking Realm like Blood Devil and Corpse Controlling Ancestor could also live forever. However, the price was also very high.
According to Shenlang's speculation, the current Celestial Master of the Temple of Eternal Life should be the Sword Master of Heaven, a True God of ancient times. The remnant soul of the Sword Master of Heaven's Execution once said, "Although you have survived, you are no longer the same person." This sentence had a profound meaning. At that time, Shenlang did not understand, but now he knew that the Sword Master of Heaven's Execution must have used a special method to survive.
When he thought of the words of Wang Lin, the head of the Wang Family, that the body could decay, but the soul was immortal, Shenlang finally understood how the Sword Master of Heaven's Execution had survived. It turned out that he had transplanted his soul, which was his Primordial Spirit, into the body of someone else. For a hundred thousand years, the Sword Master of Heaven's Execution might have been constantly changing bodies to achieve the goal of eternal life.
As for the other Void-breaking experts of the other forces, they should not have lived as long as the Sword Master of Heaven's Execution. The longest one had lived was ten thousand years. Those who had survived the ancient times were delayed to the present day. Those Void-breaking experts of the ancient times were probably reaching the end of their lifespans.
If a Void-breaking expert didn't use any special methods, they could only live for ten thousand years at most, which was considered the longest. As for a freak like the Sword Master of Heaven who had lived for more than a hundred thousand years, it seemed that he was the only one in the entire Zhenwu Continent. As for whether the Buddhist Sect, Dao Sect, White Lotus Sect, and Evil Spirit Sect had such people, no one knew.
Shenlang had never carefully investigated the White Lotus Sect and Evil Spirit Sect, but he had never let his guard down. To be able to rank above the Dao Sect, these two sects were definitely not simple. The Dao Sect still had the Three Pure Ones. It was hard to guarantee that the White Lotus Sect and Evil Spirit Sect didn't have any powerful figures.
Shenlang was preparing to look for the spatial passageway back to the Zhenwu Continent after completing the Martial God Continent's system mission. This was because the Zhenwu Continent's situation was much more chaotic than the Martial God Continent's. Perhaps one day, the Temple of Eternal Life would start to plot. Without him presiding over the situation, the Hades would definitely not be a match for the Temple of Eternal Life. It wasn't that the Ghost Emperors of the Hades were weak, but that no one could suppress everyone. The Hades Sect was like the Ming Cult. Without Yang Dingtian, the Ming Cult would still be defeated by the other major sects no matter how strong they were.
There was no Zhang Wuji in this world, and no one could help the Hades. He could only return personally to take control of the situation.
Zi Yan received the phoenix blood delightedly. She couldn't bear to part with the ever-changing phoenix blood in her hands. The phoenix blood was something that only existed in legends. In the entire Martial God Continent, no one had ever heard of anyone who had obtained it. Only the Ancient Evil Demon Dragon King seemed to have obtained the bloodline of a sub-dragon. However, it was just the sub-dragon bloodline that allowed the Dragon King to run amok for an era.
Immediately after, Zi Yan thought about what kind of person her Emperor was. How could he give away the phoenix blood so casually? Could it be that he didn't need the phoenix blood himself?
Of course, Shenlang didn't need the phoenix blood because his body had already fused with the dragon essence. If he were to fuse with the phoenix blood, he would probably follow in Sakra's footsteps no matter how strong he was.
"Alright, let's continue with the plan. Xicheng Yong, place this secret manual in the main hall. Let's go," Shenlang stood up slowly and said to the Fire Cloud Evil God.
The Fire Cloud Evil God looked at the secret manual in his hands, his eyes shining. He was a martial arts fanatic and had a special fondness for martial arts. Shenlang shook his head, "Let's go. This is a copy. It was originally with me. Wait until we reach a quiet place, then I'll give it to you."
The Fire Cloud Evil God nodded and didn't say anything. Instead, he circulated the power of destruction and sealed the secret manual in the middle of the main hall. Then, he waved his hand and the space cracked open. Shenlang, Ying Shuntian, and the others walked into the crack and left.
Zi Yan didn't follow them. Instead, she put away the phoenix blood and pretended to be weak as she lay down in the main hall.
After Shenlang left, the light barrier outside the castle also dispersed. When the people outside saw this scene, they all rushed in. The first thing they saw was Zi Yan lying on the ground. Then, they saw the secret manual floating in the main hall. A trace of greed appeared on everyone's faces. However, no one dared to go forward. Instead, they asked Zi Yan.
"Tell me, what is going on?" A Martial Saint from a super faction asked indifferently. Killing intent flickered in his eyes. No one knew what he was thinking.
Zi Tong also came in and hurriedly went forward to help Zi Yan up. Facing everyone's questions, Zi Tong was angry, but he didn't dare to say anything.
On the other hand, Zi Yan was a bit calmer, "Seniors, this secret manual was left behind by that Immortal. However, junior's strength is too low and I was unable to break the seal outside the secret manual. Therefore, although I broke the chess game, I didn't have the strength to obtain this opportunity."
Hearing Zi Yan's words, no one was surprised. That was because when they came in and saw the secret manual, they had already guessed it.
Then, the Martial Saint said amiably, "Thank you, little girl, for helping us break the chess game. Otherwise, who knows how many people we would have lost. Now, you can go back and rest. Leave this to us."
What they didn't know was that when Zi Yan lowered her head, her eyes were flickering with killing intent. The faces of these people were really too ugly. If it wasn't for the fact that she was still not strong enough, she might have killed all of them.
Not only did Zi Yan have a strong personality, she was also very ruthless. She was definitely a vicious and merciless woman.
Zi Tong supported Zi Yan and walked out of the Ancient Scarlet Bronze Palace. The two of them didn't even look back as they walked into the distance.
Not long after Zi Yan and Zi Tong left, they heard the sound of a huge battle coming from the castle. Following that, there were also miserable screams.
This secret manual was the source of the disaster. All of this was destined to cause chaos in the south.
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