"In exchange for Yan Xiu's life?" The girl finally spoke. Her clear eyes flashed with a hint of panic, and her voice was extremely soft.
"Yes, a life for a life. That's the condition of Yin Yang Hall." Cang Yue nodded and smiled at the same time.
The girl did not speak again, but she clenched her fists subconsciously. Her chest rose and fell uncontrollably, and her expression seemed to be slightly agitated.
"You're smart, you should know why I'm here. Take off your red dress and follow me to Ling Yun Tower. You'll understand once you're there, there's no point in waiting!" Cang Yue's tone turned cold at the end of her sentence.
"Do you know what friendship is?" The young lady opened her mouth again, and as she spoke, her heaving chest gradually calmed down.
"What do you mean?" Cang Yue frowned slightly.
"You don't understand, because you don't have any. You've never had any friends in your life, so you'll never understand what true friendship is."
"Haha, it seems like you're still unwilling to give up. However, it doesn't matter. One day, you'll understand that some things are completely meaningless!"
"You're so pitiful."
"What?"
"You don't have any friends, and you don't know what love is either. You've been living a happy life in Ling Yun Tower since you were born, but in fact, you've never truly understood this world."
"Shut up, how did you know that I was born in Ling Yun Tower?! I'll tell you, I … Forget it, you won't understand even if I tell you! " Cang Yue did not continue speaking. Instead, she stood up and looked towards the sky. Her expression was one of confusion.
"Are you still not leaving?" The girl continued.
"Are you really going to continue waiting in this ice prison for a dead person? Are you going to see no hope?" Cang Yue asked again.
"I'll continue waiting."
"What if you pass the six months that you promised?"
"I'll continue waiting!"
"If she doesn't come, you'll continue waiting?"
"Yes!"
"That's ridiculous. If this is the friendship and love that you're talking about, I think it'll only be an obstacle on the path of cultivation!" After Cang Yue finished speaking, a chill naturally gushed out from her body. Specks of resplendent starlight flowed between her fingers.
The young lady didn't continue speaking. Instead, she turned around and looked at the cold pond behind her. Then, she leaped into the cold pond.
"Plop!" A circle of ripples spread out.
Cang Yue's expression froze at this moment. She stared at the girl who had already disappeared in front of the cold pond, and her expression seemed to reveal some sort of pain.
No one knew that in Cang Yue's mind, there was a figure that she couldn't erase from her mind, causing her body to tremble slightly. However, after a short moment, she returned to normal. Her figure soared into the sky and disappeared in an instant, leaving only a voice echoing in the sky.
"Heaven and Earth are heartless, how can there be love in the human world?"
…
Nangong Mausoleum, wind and snow intertwined.
A young man walked out of the wind and snow. His pace wasn't fast, but it wasn't slow either. His ordinary face didn't have much of an expression, but the scar on his face was somewhat hideous.
Nangong Mu.
A person who had disappeared from the Sanctuary and appeared in the Nangong Mausoleum.
"You're back." A figure standing among the countless stone tablets looked at the young man walking out of the wind and snow. His tone was so calm as if he was looking at a stranger.
He was the current master of the Nangong family, Nangong Tian.
Nangong Mu didn't speak, but he nodded his head lightly. At the same time, he looked at the gigantic ancient tree in front of the stone tablets.
It was a gigantic tree with countless white flowers blooming. The flowers had snow-white petals, and a faint silver radiance flowed on the petals.
It was a very exaggerated ancient tree.
However, Nangong Mu's face did not show much surprise. He merely glanced at it before looking away from the ancient tree.
"Since you're back and still alive, I think you should know what to do next." Nangong Tian spoke again.
"Will my brother die?" Nangong Mu finally asked.
"Nothing is absolute in this world. I can't answer this question for now, but he has successfully completed the mission of the Nangong family. From now on, you will inherit this mission!"
"Why do we have to do this? Aren't we living well now? "
"Well? What's so good about it? "
"Peaceful … At least, we're living peacefully. Moreover, we've received the respect that we deserve. Every year …"
"Shut up!" Nangong Tian's tone finally changed a little, and he interrupted Nangong Mu. "We're living peacefully? Then, have you thought about them? "
As Nangong Tian finished speaking, he pointed at the countless stone tablets standing in the wind and snow. The names on them could no longer be seen clearly, but some words could still be vaguely seen.
The wind and snow fell, and the coldness rose.
Nangong Mu's body trembled. He subconsciously looked at the countless stone tablets in front of him and bit his lips slowly.
"I'll ask you one last time. Do you know your mission? If you don't, then kneel here until you do! "Nangong Tian's eyes lit up when he saw that Nangong Mu didn't speak anymore.
"Father, if … I accept this mission, will my brother still be able to come back?" Nangong Mu's face revealed an extremely painful expression when he heard this.
"That's his life, it has nothing to do with your mission. You just have to do your own thing, and that's enough." Nangong Tian said again.
"Father, you're not even willing to lie to me once?"
"The Nangong family doesn't need such 'lies'. If you're not determined enough, you should continue staying in the Holy Region. Why did you come back?" Nangong Tian asked.
"I …"
"You should make this decision yourself. I won't try to persuade you." After saying that, Nangong Tian turned around and walked towards the countless stone tablets, leaving only a few shallow footprints in the wind and snow.
Nangong Mu stood where he was, allowing the wind and snow to blow past him. His tightly tied hair was already covered in a thick layer of frost. He did not follow immediately. Instead, he looked at the towering ancient tree in front of him, looking at the sparkling and translucent flowers on the tree.
…
Nine Pinnacles Mountain.
There was a gigantic active volcano that was shrouded in thick fog all year round. There was a gigantic rock in the middle of the mountain, and nine gigantic three-legged black cauldrons stood on the rock.
There were complicated patterns on every black cauldron. Apart from some complicated characters, there were also cloud patterns and some extremely weird pictures.
There was a naturally formed flat ground under the nine black cauldrons. Stone houses built from black rocks were scattered all over the flat ground.
The Nine Pinnacles Mountain today was obviously different from the past.
More than a thousand disciples of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain stood under the nine black cauldrons. Their expressions were solemn, but they also had a special kind of solemnity.
In front of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples, there were nine Nine Pinnacles Mountain elders and an old man dressed in black and white standing in front of them. Every elder wore a black metal ring on his head.
It was a ring formed by nine small black cauldrons and nine black gems. The black cauldrons and the gems were connected one by one. The entire ring was black, and a faint radiance flowed on the ring.
"First sacrifice!" A white-haired old man standing in the middle of the nine elders spoke at this moment. There was a strong sense of solemnity on his face.
It was Nine Pinnacles Mountain's Great Elder, Ying Yu.
Following Nine Pinnacles Mountain's Great Elder's "sacrifice", all the Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples immediately knelt down and kowtowed.
"You don't have to be so polite, right?" An untimely voice rang out at this moment. Compared to the solemn atmosphere, it was a little abrupt.
This naturally caused the Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples to be slightly angry. However, they were merely angry. None of them spoke up or questioned him.
After all …
There was no way they could argue with an offering.
Yes, the one who spoke was the offering. And this offering was none other than Fang Zhengzhi, who had caused a ruckus in the Holy Region.
At this moment, Fang Zhengzhi was tied to a metal pillar in front of the nine black cauldrons by a black chain. His blue robe was already in tatters.
From his expression, Fang Zhengzhi seemed to be in a sorry state.
However, Fang Zhengzhi's expression was not as bad as expected. In fact, he looked strangely carefree.
"Second sacrifice!" Nine Pinnacles Mountain's Great Elder Ying Yu ignored Fang Zhengzhi's shouts and continued to speak. At the same time, he knelt down once again and kowtowed.
The elders beside him and the Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples naturally followed suit and kowtowed once again. Their expressions were extremely solemn.
This was a ceremony to commemorate 'Tianxing'.
Hence, regardless of whether it was the Great Elder or the Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples, they naturally had to kneel and kowtow. However, when Fang Zhengzhi, the offering, shouted loudly and energetically, his solemnity made them feel a little weird. It was as if they were really kneeling and kowtowing to Fang Zhengzhi.
"Third sacrifice!" Great Elder Ying Yu spoke again.
Following the completion of the third sacrifice, the ceremony to commemorate 'Tianxing' came to an end. Next, it was time for the Alchemy Ceremony.
As for the pill …
Naturally, it was still Fang Zhengzhi.
"Sixth Elder." Great Elder Ying Yu also stood up at this moment and looked at the old man in black and white robes who was standing beside him.
It was none other than the Sixth Elder of the Yin Yang Hall who was in charge of the Alchemy Ceremony.
After Sixth Elder heard Great Elder Ying Yu's words, he took a step forward from the crowd and bowed towards Great Elder Ying Yu.
"Which cauldron does Great Elder Ying Yu want to use to refine the pill?" As Sixth Elder spoke, he looked at the nine huge Three Legged Black Cauldrons on top of the rocks above him.
"We'll use the 'Middle Stream Cauldron' to refine the pill. It's considered giving this lad enough face. After all, this lad is now considered a big shot!" Great Elder Ying Yu also looked at the nine black cauldrons above him. After a moment of silence, he replied.
"This lad is really lucky to use the Middle Stream Cauldron to refine the pill. This is the first time in history that someone has used the Middle Stream Cauldron to refine the pill. I remember that the lowest quality weapon refined from the Middle Stream Cauldron was at least of the Holy Grade right?" Sixth Elder was slightly shocked when he heard this.
"Mm, there were a total of seven weapons refined from the Middle Stream Cauldron. Every single one of them was above the Holy Grade. They are the fruits of the hard work of the leaders of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain." Great Elder Ying Yu nodded his head.
"Haha, now that Fang Zhengzhi has been successfully executed, our Hallmaster wants me to ask a question." Sixth Elder smiled and asked again.
"Please ask, Sixth Elder."
"Our Hallmaster wants to know who will be the next leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain."
"Hallmaster, you're too worried. Initially, we had decided that whoever could capture Fang Zhengzhi would have the right to be the next leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain. However, we did not expect Fang Zhengzhi to come to the Yin Yang Hall by himself. As such, this was out of our expectations, so …"
"We understand Great Elder Ying's intentions. However, the Nine Pinnacles Mountain cannot always be without a leader. Our Hallmaster thinks that Great Elder Ying is highly respected in the Nine Pinnacles Mountain and has the highest cultivation state. If Great Elder Ying could be the next leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, that would be the most suitable choice!"
"Haha, let's discuss this again." Great Elder Ying Yu smiled. His expression did not change much as he shook his head gently.
When the surrounding elders and disciples heard Sixth Elder's words, their expressions changed. Everyone had different expressions on their faces. Some were happy, some were angry …
"Actually, I have an idea!" At this moment, Fang Zhengzhi's voice rang out from above everyone's heads.
"Huh?" Sixth Elder was slightly stunned.
Not only Sixth Elder, but even Great Elder Ying Yu, as well as the other elders and disciples of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, were evidently shocked.
The leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain …
This guy had an idea?
Come on!
"Since you have decided that whoever captures me will be the next leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, why don't you just hand the position over to someone from the Yin Yang Hall!" Fang Zhengzhi did not stand on ceremony and continued to speak.
"How dare you!" Great Elder Ying Yu's expression changed drastically.
The other elders' expressions also became extremely ugly. They could naturally tell that Fang Zhengzhi was provoking them on purpose. However, the Nine Pinnacles Mountain could not afford to fall out with the Yin Yang Hall.
However, as Fang Zhengzhi's words revealed, if the leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain had to be discussed by someone from the Yin Yang Hall, it would indeed be a little vexing.
Fang Zhengzhi's words were very straightforward.
Furthermore, it seemed like he was completely spouting nonsense. However, it directly stabbed at the Nine Pinnacles Mountain's sore spot, causing the elders and disciples of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain to be visibly enraged.
Almost subconsciously, all of them looked at the Sixth Elder of the Yin Yang Hall in anger. Their gazes were somewhat sharp.
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