It was a sudden change. I was just discussing the matter as it was, and the fire in my stomach was ignited. Unfortunately, the Lan Shan became the first target of my fire. Before it could resist, it was burned to ashes.
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After getting off the Yellow Springs Bridge, I realized that something was wrong. I grabbed Prince Yue and asked, "What happened to those snake cultivators? Why did they follow my instructions and jump into the river just because I said a few words?" I made myself sound even more flustered. Trembling, I said, "That's the Yellow Springs."
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Jumping down from the Yellow Spring, following the current or tracing back, how can one's life be preserved?
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Prince Yue said, "It's not your fault. The responsibility is still mine."
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I asked, "Why is it yours?"
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Prince Yue said, "I didn't seal your mouth in time."
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I said, "."/p
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Prince Yue said, "Let's go."
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I silently followed him inside. Although the non-human leopard and merfolk tribes were on my side in front of the snake cultivator, they didn't bother to hide their hostility at all. Even the distance between them and me had grown quite a bit. When I turned around, they couldn't help but take a small step back. Even Old Yu was no exception.
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However, Elder Yu was still the leader of a troop. His age and experience were among the best in the troop. Others might be able to openly show their fear and disregard the dignity of the Gui Tribe, but Elder Yu couldn't. Thus, when I gave him a doubtful look, he first glanced away and pretended to look for a while. Then, he braced himself and looked at me. He explained dryly, "The scenery in the cave is really good."
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Good scenery? Very good!
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Looking up at the sky, it was dark. Looking down at the ground, it was dark. Every three steps, there was a corpse. Every ten steps, there was the Yellow Springs. It was as if the eighteen layers of hell had appeared on earth. If anyone said that the scenery here was good, then they must have been born with ghosts.
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I received a wave of anger for no reason. I collected information from the gazes of the people that looked at me. They felt that I was the bloodthirsty general who ordered the massacre of the city. I was rude and unreasonable, but I held great power in my hands. My subjects gritted their teeth in hatred, but they were docile and gentle.
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I told Prince Yue my infuriating thoughts. Prince Yue was silent for a while. He looked at me and then at the road ahead. Then, something flashed in his eyes. He seemed to have thought of something. I waited and waited, but he didn't seem to share my hatred for the enemy. Moreover, his thoughts had obviously drifted off to god knows where. The attitude of the people around me was one thing, but even my own husband had a deadpan look on his face. I was so angry that I directly clamped his soft waist with my fingers.
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Prince Yue let out a muffled sound and skillfully grabbed my mischievous hand: "Don't make trouble."
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I turned my head away and didn't want to pay attention to him. I purposely slowed down and walked at the back. Coincidentally, the one in front was the pitiful and lonely Lan Shan. Ever since the incident at Yellow Springs, his terrifying vertical pupils hadn't disappeared. When he saw me fall behind, he looked up at me vigilantly. Then, his eyelids fell and he narrowed his eyes. Prince Yue was a step behind me, but he still quickly stood by my side. Once again, he held my hand and looked back at Lan Shan with a cold gaze. Lan Shan paused, then took a few steps back and distanced herself from him.
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Seeing that there was no one around, Prince Yue finally dropped his elegant and distant appearance. He coaxed me with a soft voice like he was coaxing a child: "I was wrong. If you have any anger, you can take it out on me."
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My anger dissipated by half. My heart felt sweet, but I didn't relax in the slightest. Hmph! Men.
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Suddenly, someone in front of me shouted: "The road ahead is blocked by rocks!"
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This unforeseen event was stirred up by the loud voice's warning, wave after wave of panic. After this shout, there was a hustle and bustle in front of us for quite a while, and then the whispers in the group reached my ears. When the whispers reached me, the young Fishman on the second to last tail jolted over, and loudly said to me, "News came from the front, saying that the road is blocked by two strong men holding a Vajra Trident, riding a Somersault Cloud, Azure Dragon Protector of the Left, and White Tiger Protector of the Right."
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Prince Yue: "…"
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Me: "What the hell?"
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This young fishman seemed to be extremely afraid of the two of us. Seeing the slight displeasure on our faces, he hurriedly scurried back to the group. I was speechless. Pointing at the fishman, I said to Prince Yue, "If his ability to listen to orders was thirty percent as good as his ability to observe people's expressions, these words wouldn't have spread like this."
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Prince Yue couldn't help but laugh. Then, he regained his composure and looked even more solemn than before. He pulled me and walked towards the commotion in front of us. However, we were stopped by the three leaders of the non-human tribes. Prince Yue pursed his lips, as if he didn't understand. He muttered to himself: "Why is there a door here?"
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Lan Shan, who appeared out of nowhere, mocked: "Brother Qi, who knows everything and is omnipotent, doesn't know something?"
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Prince Yue: "You know?"
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Lan Shan gritted his teeth and didn't know how to respond. He returned in defeat.
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The murloc's representative, Elder Yu, was pushed out of the line. He first put on a smiling face and praised Prince Yue's courage. Then, he changed his tone and said: "But this is not a matter of the human race. If we put the problem on the table of outsiders …"
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This was probably what everyone was thinking. However, Prince Yue feigned ignorance and replied: "Outsiders? That day, Elder Yu recognized me as an honored guest of the murloc tribe. The warriors of the three tribes were witnesses. Now that we are in trouble, why do you treat me as an outsider? "
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He gave face and etiquette to Elder Yu, so he didn't force him. He nodded and surrendered.
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There was only one person left in the three tribes, Bao Xiu. Bao Xiu's leader, Zhu Qi, saw that the two scheming people in front of him had been defeated. He couldn't help but panic. However, he was all brawn and no brains. He could only use his strengths to threaten: "This door is a heavy object. I, Bao Xiu, will gather the strength of the warriors of the entire tribe to open the door and complete the punishment ceremony. If Brother Qi thinks that his skin is thick, then come and work with us. "
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Prince Yue was a little hesitant. He thought for a moment and took a step back: "You do it."
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Everyone's eyes widened.
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I went forward and asked him: "Why aren't you fighting for it?"
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Prince Yue: "I'm just fighting to enter the door and participate in the punishment ceremony. I'm not rushing to do manual labor. Now that Leopard Xiu's side already has a countermeasure, wouldn't it be superfluous if I were to interfere? "
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I nodded and felt that it made sense.
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Fortunately, Prince Yue had just pulled me forward, so I was able to see the true appearance of the door in the dark cave. The bronze door was simple and unadorned, and moss had already grown on it. There seemed to be eight kinds of animals drawn on it, and they were arranged in a haphazard manner as if they were in a circle. Elder Yu shouted: "God bless us, the non-humans!"
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I didn't understand what the bronze door had to do with God's blessing. However, the people around me followed Elder Yu and shouted: "God bless us, the non-humans!"
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There was always a madman who raised his arms and shouted, causing a group of fools to become excited.
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Bao Xiu's people kowtowed to the bronze door and then lined up neatly in front of it. Bao Xiu's people paid special attention to training their bodies. They all had broad shoulders, thin waists, and mantis legs. Now that they had a hard job, they didn't complain. They all threw off their clothes and went to work naked. Their white flesh swayed in front of my eyes. It felt like a ray of sunlight had shot into my eyes.
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Prince Yue couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. He raised his hand and covered my eyes. I also twitched the corner of my mouth because of Prince Yue's action. I bent my body and squeezed under his arm. I ran forward and watched with great interest.
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Prince Yue's mouth twitched even more.
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The leopard cultivator and the others shouted in unison. Then, they straightened their arms and stepped on their hind legs, trying their best to push the heavy bronze door in front of them. The bronze door looked thick and hard to push. It was unknown whether it was because of the leopard cultivator's boundless strength or because it was actually a paper tiger, but after a few pushes and three chants, the door fell inwards with a rumble, causing a large cloud of dust to fly into the air.
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The old man wailed and hurriedly ran over to check. "Aiyaya, I told you not to use too much strength! Don't break the divine object. "
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Bao Xiu's Zhu Qi was a little embarrassed. It was as if he was sure that he had done something bad. "Brothers, we are strong. We only roll up our sleeves and use all our strength. Who knew that this thing was so light? Is the iron door okay?"
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Elder Yu was indignant. "This is a thousand-year-old bronze door."
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Zhu Qi had no choice but to change his wording. "Okay, okay, okay. Is the bronze door okay?"
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Elder Yu checked back and forth a few times. Then, he snorted coldly. "It's okay. It's okay."
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Zhu Qi heaved a sigh of relief. "It's okay. It's okay."
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The vision in the cave wasn't clear. Now that there was dust, everyone felt like they were blind. They didn't rush forward rashly. Instead, they calmly waited for the dust to disperse. It was the same on the other side of the door, but there was an extra stone table. The table only had one leg, which looked like a stone vine growing out of the stone. There was an exquisite and gorgeous box on top of the table. The dazzling golden light was really eye-catching. I swallowed my saliva, and my heart began to itch.
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This, this, this box, it can't be made of gold, right?
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Everyone started to talk about it. Why would there be a box here?
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Elder Yu finally finished looking at the bronze door. He pinched his beard and began to look at the beautiful box with the others. He wasn't as greedy as me. He just wondered, "Strange, strange. The Condemnation Ceremony is held once a year. How come I haven't seen these things in the past few years?"
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Lan Shan said, "I'm afraid they brought in something unclean."
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Elder Fish's expression stiffened. "The most unclean thing in the world has already been locked up here. If you want to talk about the reason for these changes, it's probably because you brought in a clean thing and angered the unclean thing inside. That's why the path ahead has been completely messed up."
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This old man seemed to be moved by my previous words. He continued to work hard to carry it forward.
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Bao Xiu Zhu Qi was the one who didn't think too much. He raised his hand and said straightforwardly, "We'll deal with whatever comes our way. No matter what the path ahead is, the Condemnation Ceremony can't be delayed!"
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Old man Yu smiled and said, "Zhu Qi has a pure heart."
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Lan Shan said, "What pure heart, I think he's just an idiot."
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Elder Yu rarely attacked him. "If you want to pretend, then pretend until the end. There's no need to tear apart the face you painstakingly painted over such a small matter. Lan Shan, look at your current appearance. You're not likable, and you don't look like a proper Snake Cultivator. "
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Lan Shan's face turned ugly. His face turned green, red, and then black. It was like a paint pan with the wrong color.
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Zhu Qi was quite happy to see Lan Shan suffer a setback. He chuckled a few times and finally stopped his unbridled emotions from leaking out. Then, he politely cupped his hands to the old man and said, "Elder, we leopard cultivators are duty-bound to do physical work. However, I'm afraid that you'll have to go up and take a look at the things in this box. We really can't help much."
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Elder Yu nodded and walked in front of the box. I couldn't hold back my curiosity and followed the crowd. In the pure gold box, there were no more extravagant colorful jewels, nor was there a frightening bleeding head. There was only a withered branch with only two green sprouts left. It was mediocre and did not have a good appearance.
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Elder Yu shouted, "Virtuous Ancient Wood, this is the branch of the Virtuous Ancient Wood!"
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What was the Virtuous Ancient Wood? It was the origin of all things. It was the bloodline of Pangu. It was the origin of their non-human lives!
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Elder Yu's hands trembled as he respectfully put the withered branch back into the gold box. Then, he raised his hands high above his head and stretched his arms straight. He bent his legs and his knees hit the wet and hard ground. His head hit the ground with a loud bang as he respectfully bowed to the branch.
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There were only a few people in the group. Although some looked confused, they still bowed together with Elder Yu.
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Lan Shan screamed, "How can this be the branch of the Virtuous Ancient Wood! Don't try to fool people. "
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Elder Yu said, "How do you know this isn't the branch of the Virtuous Ancient Wood?"
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Lan Shan was surprised by the question, but he reacted immediately. "Old man, this isn't the time to play tongue twisters. The Virtuous Ancient Wood was created by Pangu's true body. It's the pillar of the world. No one knows whether it's real or fake. How can you say that this branch is the legendary Virtuous Ancient Wood? "
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Elder Yu was so infuriated by this arrogant and ignorant junior that he almost lost his composure. Lan Shan, this snake cultivator, was not likable when she was wearing a mask, but now that she had torn off her mask and revealed her mean and vicious face, she was even more unlikable. Elder Yu shook his beard and angrily began to explain, "There are many bastards in the world who only know one thing and don't know the other. They only know that Pangu opened the sky and the Divine Ancient Wood established its might, but they don't know that the Virtuous Ancient Wood that Pangu turned into also descended into the world as a God and avoided a great flood for the people."
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Elder Yu said in a nostalgic tone, but he still felt sad when talking about the flood. "That flood was caused by the Milky Way pouring in from the broken sky. At that time, it was full of devastation and there wasn't even an inch of land to stand on. The Virtuous Ancient Wood transformed its true body into a wooden boat and provided shelter for thousands of creatures. The legendary holy object is this branch."
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Seeing the holy object, everyone was more or less excited. But there was someone who wanted to mess up this good situation.
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"Pedantic!" Lan Shan sneered. "Why is the version passed down by us Snake Cultivators a different version?"
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Elder Yu said, "What version?"
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When Lan Shan saw that everyone's gaze had returned to him, he immediately swept away the gloominess from before. He straightened his chest and revealed an arrogant look. He said in a loud voice, "Elder Yu only said that there was a great flood that was enough to destroy the world. He said that the great flood was caused by the broken sky and the Milky Way flowing backwards. But does Elder Yu dare to be strict with everyone? Pangu, who received great merit from the heavens, created the heavens and split the earth apart. How could the heavens he created be a broken heavens with hidden calamities? "
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That was right. Why did great merit have the word 'great' in front of it? Wasn't it because it couldn't be found wrong and couldn't be attacked?
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Elder Yu didn't know how to reply. He just stared blankly at Lan Shan. I pitied this talented little old man. I secretly pulled Prince Yue's sleeve and said worriedly, "This little old man won't be able to argue with Lan Shan, right?"
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Prince Yue didn't hesitate. "He won't be able to."
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"Why?"
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Prince Yue was silent for a while. Then, he explained to me, "Elder Yu doesn't need to be cruel to Lan Shan. Lan Shan isn't as kind as Elder Yu."
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Lan Shan seemed to want to verify Prince Yue's conjecture. Seeing that Elder Yu was speechless, he became even more smug. He said loudly, "It's because the Virtuous Ancient Tree supported the heavens. The heavens were thin and the earth was thick. That's why it pierced a hole in the heavens. That's why the Milky Way flowed in reverse.
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Everyone exclaimed in disbelief. Elder Yu was so angry that he stomped his feet. His voice trembled as he shouted, "How dare you! How dare you! How can the great achievements of the First Sage be tarnished by a brat like you?! "
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Lan Shan sneered and looked at me provocatively. "If the Virtuous Ancient Tree didn't cause this mess, why would it waste its real body to repair the sins?"
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This was exactly the same as whether or not to help an old lady who had fallen to the ground. Generally, people who asked this kind of question were dark and wretched. In their world, their ideas, and their minds, they didn't recognize and completely rejected the existence of so-called "kindness" in the world.
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When he said that, the people who were still whispering suddenly stopped talking. They were like grass swaying left and right on a bridge. It was as if they were happy to fall to whichever side had the loudest voice.
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Elder Yu took the chance to calm down. He calmed himself down and continued, "Even if it's like what you said, the Virtuous Ancient Tree's branch in this box is real. The Virtuous Ancient Tree's merit is real. Because of this, we should treat it with sincerity and worship the ancestors."
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Lan Shan said, "Mending the pen after the sheep is lost can achieve great merit? If that's the case, you can really become a Buddha if you commit the sin of being a butcher. "
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Elder Yu said, "It's not hard to become a Buddha. It's hard to achieve great merit."
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Lan Shan sneered. "In the end, you're just going around a great merit. You're going around a life saving grace that the Virtuous Ancient Tree should make up for."
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Elder Yu said, "We're alive, so we should repay kindness. We shouldn't have a black conscience and bark ungratefully."
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