Earth's Avengers

Chapter 142 Earth's Avengers (4k)

The area around the former capital of the Yan Kingdom has now been transformed into a primeval forest surrounded by thunder.

Endless thunderbolts occasionally struck, causing the remaining four great grotto-heavens to evacuate the area.

Those who remained in this region, besides the mortals who had no way to leave, were the disciples of the great sects who regarded this place as a trial ground and the mortals who had been sheltered by Ye Fan and his group.

Countless bolts of purple lightning descended from the sky, each capable of annihilating thousands or tens of thousands of miles.

But the ordinary people in this capital city were not afraid of such thunder; on the contrary, they all showed joy.

People got up and left their rooms, spreading the news and discussing it enthusiastically as they headed toward the towering bronze pillar that had recently been erected in the city center.

"Let's go, it's time to charge."

"Why did it take so long for this major thunderstorm to arrive?"

"Hmph, it must be those cultivators chasing after the thunderstorm to undergo their tribulation again, delaying its progress."

In just a few short years, the mortals of this place have learned how to survive in this place where thunder rages and even cultivators struggle to survive.

In every household, there is at least one enlightened mortal who is capable of spiritual cultivation.

Here, people not only begin to learn how to become Gu masters, but also imitate the great demons who have survived in this place, forming a symbiotic relationship with wild Gu worms.

Some highly skilled and daring individuals ride the Thunderwing Gu, wearing Thundercloud Gu as protective clothing, and whistling as they fly low through the sky.

Some people aren't even Gu Masters, yet they can coexist with a Rank 4 Thunder Shadow Gu, their feet flashing with wind and thunder, leaping dozens of meters in a single step.

Life always finds a way.

In the center of this city, where towering trees and thunder coexist, several towering bronze pillars stand tall.

Countless bolts of lightning, drawn by the bronze pillar, crashed down around the center.

Where the thunder struck repeatedly, lay a powerful and imposing Gu worm.

Dressed in a white robe and exuding the fragrance of herbs, Nangong sat on one of the bronze pillars, his gaze fixed intently on the Gu worm that had been nurtured by heaven and earth for three years.

If anyone familiar with Nangong Zheng saw him, they would be greatly surprised.

Because at some point, he had already broken through the threshold of the Dao-Slaying Realm and become a third-level Immortal cultivator.

Moreover, what was most surprising was that the aura emanating from Nangong Zheng, which was originally a simple fragrance of growing plants, began to carry a hint of decay, clearly indicating that he had embarked on a new path.

With his imposing presence, Nangong Zheng completed the trials of Legend of Sword and Fairy 3 at an astonishing speed in just three years, reaching the pinnacle and beginning his journey towards Legend of Sword and Fairy 4.

"The grace of the gods."

May the Immortal Nangong live ten thousand years!

May the Great Immortal Nangong bless you...

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Countless people, riding on Gu worms and calling out Nangong Zheng's name, respectfully approached the bronze pillar.

At the edge of the bronze pillar, wisps of lightning, like serpents, coiled around it.

These people lined up in an orderly fashion, letting their venomous insects cling to them, spewing out their own lightning and seizing a wisp of natural lightning.

Nangong Zheng looked at these people and a slight smile appeared on their faces.

The terrain here was created through his experiments, whether it was fixing the copper pillars that attracted the heavenly lightning, or letting these people use the scattered heavenly lightning to feed the Gu worms while exchanging different kinds of lightning.

This was all for the purpose of better nurturing the Gu worm that had been repeatedly struck by lightning.

Amidst the thunder, a fifth-rank lightning gu, transforming into a sixth-rank lightning gu, roamed leisurely within.

It loves the variety and stability of lightning here.

"Buzz"

The fluctuations from the opening of the spatial gate emanated from the City Lord's Mansion.

Nangong Zheng made a hand seal and instantly returned to the former Yan Kingdom palace, now the city lord's mansion.

Transforming into a Sky-Splitting Sparrow, Pang Bo, carrying Jiang Tingting on his back, greeted Nangong Zheng breathlessly: "Senior Nangong, we've found a clue about Lao Sha, and everyone is rushing back. Could you please prepare the Heaven-Deceiving Array Pattern?"

Upon hearing this, Nangong Zheng's eyes lit up, and his whole body trembled.

Clues to Sha Xiao?

"Zhou Yi found it? His envisioned Gu formation succeeded?"

Nangong Zheng asked excitedly.

"Well, it's a long story. Let's talk about it when everyone gets here."

Pang Bo glanced at Jiang Tingting, whose face was tense and eyes were red, and sighed.

A secluded courtyard in the Yan Kingdom's city lord's mansion, filled with countless restrictions.

"Thump"

Ye Fan rushed in with Feng Lei, and with one arm, casually tossed the unconscious and dying Ji family's seventeenth elder into the courtyard.

In the courtyard, seven or eight elders gathered around, curiously watching which unlucky little fellow Ye Fan had caught and brought to keep them company.

"Hahaha, it's someone from your Ji family again."

The Supreme Elders of the Yao Guang Holy Land slapped their thighs with glee as they looked at the dying Ji family's Seventeenth Supreme Elder.

The three elders of the Ji family put on long faces and hurriedly called out, "Ziyue, Ziyue, come and help quickly, your seventeenth great-grandfather is dying."

On the swing in the corner of the courtyard, Ji Ziyue watched the little brat who had abandoned the Ji family's Supreme Elder and left without looking back, and felt a strange feeling in her heart.

"Why....

'

She sighed and walked over anyway.

As the only person in the courtyard whose divine power was not completely sealed by the restriction, Ji Ziyue mobilized her insignificant divine power to help the Ji family's Supreme Elder heal his injuries.

Abandoning his prisoners, Ye Fan stormed into the city lord's mansion.

He looked up and saw that everyone had arrived except for Cade and Li Xiaoman, who were lurking outside.

Jiang Tingting and Pang Bo flew back from the Northern Region after setting up a domain gate.

Liu Yiyi also put down her cultivation and hurriedly returned.

Nangong Zheng sat upright, examining Liu Yiyi's arm, which had become woody due to her haste.

"I'm fine. Master Nangong said I'll be alright in a while."

Liu Yiyi said to Ye Fan, who was looking at her with concern.

Ye Fan nodded and didn't ask any further questions; he chose to trust his old classmate.

"So, what exactly is Zhou Yi's situation?"

Without even taking a breath, Ye Fan looked directly at Pang Bo and asked.

"Let me tell you, Brother Ye."

Jiang Tingting jumped off the chair and said to Ye Fan.

Everyone nodded; these kinds of things should be described by those who experienced them firsthand.

"This can be demonstrated using this Gu worm."

Liu Yiyi handed over a fourth-stage projection Gu and said.

Jiang Tingting took the Gu worm, mobilized the mid-stage fourth-level true essence in her body to activate it, recalled the scene of Zhou Yi's disappearance, and projected it onto the screen.

There was no sound; everyone saw what happened from Jiang Tingting's perspective.

They witnessed the divination, as always, having no effect whatsoever, and they also saw Zhou Yi's final ecstasy and his trust in them.

"Ascension, a wisp of smoke. These were the last things Uncle Zhou Yi saw."

After reviewing her memories again, a somewhat weary Jiang Tingting put down the Gu worm.

Ye Fan and the others looked at each other, their brows furrowed.

"Does this mean Old Sha is dead?"

Pang Bo looked distressed, his eyebrows almost twisted into a knot.

"Feathering...

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Ye Fan stroked his chin, his expression not looking too good.

It's important to know that in Taoism, "feathering" is basically a synonym for death.

Of course, it does indeed have the connotation of becoming an immortal.

But it's impossible that Sha Xiao really became an immortal, right?

Then all those cultivators and ancient emperors in the Big Dipper would become a joke.

"Master, what do you think?"

Liu Yiyi looked at her master and asked.

Ye Fan and Pang Bo's eyes lit up as they looked at Nangong Zheng, who seemed to be deep in thought.

As the only local Beidou native here, and also an old monster who has cultivated for thousands of years, he would know more or less about these things.

It's always a good idea to ask him about questions related to spiritual practice.

In fact, Zhou Yi's Bagua Heaven-Asking Formation was deduced only after repeated exchanges with Nangong Zheng.

"How strange, how strange."

Nangong Zheng frowned, his fingers constantly calculating.

After a while, he shook his head helplessly and sighed, "In the field of Bagua divination, Fellow Daoist Zhou has already surpassed his teacher."

"All I can tell is that in the end, the divination did reveal something."

"Even the Purple Mountain beneath Fellow Daoist Zhou's feet softened because he had seen something and was being punished for revealing a heavenly secret."

"Why...

""

Seeing that even the most knowledgeable Nangong Zheng couldn't figure it out, everyone frowned and looked miserable.

"Damn it! What are we going to do now? We haven't found Lao Sha, and Lao Zhou is in trouble too!"

Pang Bo stomped his foot forcefully, the immense force causing the entire capital of Yan to tremble.

"Pang Bo!"

Ye Fan glared at Pang Bo and said, "Trust Zhou Yi. He must have confidence in himself to have Tingting tell us to find Sha Xiao first."

"I do believe he's not that easy to kill, but the problem is we can't find Old Sha right now!"

"Old Zhou is so good at finding things and making such accurate deductions, yet he still has to pay such a high price to find even a little bit of information about Old Sha."

"It's just one transformation point, but the entire Big Dipper constellation is so vast, how are we supposed to find it?"

Pang Bo grabbed a handful of hair, his tone filled with helplessness.

"Um, 'feathering'...does that refer to the Feathering Divine Dynasty of Zhongzhou?"

Suddenly, a cautious girl's voice came from outside the door.

Everyone turned to look in the direction of the sound.

With a pale face and sweat dripping from her forehead, Ji Ziyue clenched the door, looking at Ye Fan with some fear, and said, "I didn't mean to. You said that if that Supreme Elder was in danger, you would have me come and inform you. My Seventeenth Ancestor Grandfather is dying, and I can't save him."

Ye Fan appeared in front of Ji Ziyue in a flash, grabbed her right hand and pulled it out.

Dozens of bloody holes appeared on her fair, jade-like wrist, almost biting through it.

"what!"

Because of Sha Xiao, even Jiang Tingting, who had always been indifferent to Ji Ziyue, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Beast!"

Pang Bo stood up abruptly, his eyes wide open, and said in a low voice.

"The Ji family, what a powerful and influential family..."

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Liu Yiyi raised her eyebrows and said coldly.

Nangong Zheng shook his head without saying anything; this actually happens quite often in the Beidou cultivation world.

It's not uncommon for older generations of cultivators in powerful families to devour their own family members to prolong their lives when they reach the end of their lifespan.

This is just another example.

Everyone knew that this was clearly the work of the Supreme Elder that Ji Ziyue had mentioned, done in an attempt to prolong his life.

Ji Ziyue was a hostage brought back by Ye Fan.

The main reason Ye Fan took her hostage was that he had keenly realized that the Ji family valued her highly, even more than the divine body Ji Haoyue.

Nangong Zheng had long ago pointed out that Ji Ziyue had a special constitution, was compatible with all living beings, and that her blood was a very good medicine that could help people heal.

However, out of humanitarian considerations, no one thought about what to do with her.

In war, envoys are not to be killed, let alone a little girl like this.

But since she was a hostage, no one treated her particularly harshly.

Aside from not being able to leave the city lord's mansion, she has always been relatively free here, and her relationship with everyone is quite good.

Ye Fan's ability to learn the Void Handprint and accurately intercept so many of the Ji family's elders was largely due to the information provided by Ji Ziyue.

They are all Earthlings, although they still vividly remember the persecution they suffered at the hands of the Ji family.

However, everyone knows that these things have little to do with a junior like Ji Ziyue.

Everyone agreed that Ji Ziyue should pay a price, but not with blood for blood, as that would be too extreme.

Making her realize the dark side of the yakuza families and turning against them would be a better course of action.

"Never mind, it's just a minor injury. Are you talking about the Feathered Divine Dynasty?"

Ji Ziyue broke free and changed the subject.

"call"

Ye Fan let out a long breath, looked at Ji Ziyue who was suppressing her true nature, and sighed helplessly.

He could understand why Ji Ziyue was unwilling to change the subject; being used as a hostage, Ji Ziyue would naturally have some reservations.

Although Ji Ziyue herself knew that those elders were not good people, they were ultimately surnamed Ji and connected to her by blood, which could serve as a comfort to her heart.

"Now that you've seen it, you can forget about being free. What else do you know? Tell me everything."

Ye Fan pulled Ji Ziyue into the hall and said.

Liu Yiyi took out two plump, three-turn flesh-white bone gu and activated them to gradually heal Ji Ziyue's wrist injury.

"I've seen records of the ascension you mentioned in my family's ancient books. The most famous one is the Ascension Divine Dynasty established by the Ascension Emperor of Zhongzhou."

Ji Ziyue said.

"No way? Old Sha fell into Zhongzhou?"

Pang Bo exclaimed in surprise.

Nangong Zheng suddenly realized and remembered: "Indeed, there is a Feathered Divine Dynasty in Zhongzhou."

But then he shook his head: "Impossible. If Fellow Daoist Sha had only fallen to Zhongzhou, we would have figured it out long ago."

"Moreover, the Feathered Divine Dynasty has been destroyed for hundreds of thousands of years, how could it be somewhere else?"

"I'm wondering if he fell onto the ancestral planet of the Feathered Emperor?"

The group exchanged glances, their hearts sinking.

If that's the case, then it's going to be troublesome.

To traverse the ancient star, one would need at least the cultivation level of a saint; by then, Zhou Yi's remains would probably have crumbled into dust.

"Impossible. Judging from the speed at which those supreme imperial weapons returned, they definitely did not cross the star sea at that time."

"If we're talking about a place that's both related to ascension and can shield one from the secrets of heaven, there's a record of it in the family's ancient books. And that place is in the Eastern Wilderness."

Ji Ziyue shook her head and made her judgment.

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