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From the Teleportation Array in Dark Corner City, he arrived at the Mo Family’s transit station in the Endless Heaven Sea.
The station had been closed for a long time because of an issue with Mo Feihai.
Latterly, the Mo Family had dispatched a new Elder to manage this place.
A few days after Xu Zimei arrived at the transit station, he, along with Qing Ling, embarked on space teleportation once again.
This mode of space-time travel indeed easily wearied people.
The two began to converse with each other during the journey.
"Do you know any information about the other Divine Sword fragments?" Xu Zimei inquired.
"I don’t know, but when I was previously on the Northern Continent, I sensed a familiar aura," Qing Ling responded.
"I think there should be news of the fragment there."
"Can you revert back to your fragment state?" Xu Zimei asked.
"I can," Qing Ling nodded and said, "but it was not easy for me to take on human form, and I haven’t had enough fun yet."
"It’s not convenient for you to follow me around like this," Xu Zimei said.
"How about you revert to your fragment form, and I’ll release you when there’s another opportunity."
Qing Ling hesitated for a moment, but ultimately could only nod in agreement.
The two spent a long time traversing through space-time.
Xu Zimei found that although the other was a Divine Sword fragment, it had lost many memories.
Whether it was memories of the Heavenly Palace or that flower-tending person, the man who opened the era of Wild Desolation, no impressions remained.
Finally, after a long while, Xu Zimei emerged from space.
He was already in the Mo Family, once again returning to the Eastern Continent.
The moment Xu Zimei appeared, Mo Canghai was the first to come meet him.
"Xu my good nephew, how was your trip to the Central Continent?" Mo Canghai asked with a smile.
"The heroes of the world are nothing out of the ordinary," Xu Zimei shook his head and said.
"Then, my dear nephew, you must stay at the Mo Family for a few days so that I can offer you the finest hospitality," Mo Canghai said with a hearty laugh.
"Of course," Xu Zimei nodded in agreement.
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Miss Spring took her proud leave.
Master Summer proudly announced his arrival in the sky.
Spring passed and summer came, with its scorching radiance drenching the earth.
Xu Zimei returned to the room prepared for him by Mo Canghai.
In the evening, after dinner, Xu Zimei leaned on the window alone to watch the brilliant stars.
The temperature in the air had also dropped slightly.
A breeze lifted a few locks of Xu Zimei’s hair on his forehead.
"Since you’re here, there’s no need to hide," he said softly with a chuckle.
As soon as Xu Zimei’s voice fell, ripples appeared in the space.
A figure cloaked in a black robe gradually materialized in Xu Zimei’s room.
Under the bright moonlight, the shadowy figure slowly lifted his head, his face terribly pale, covered with deep purple curse marks.
"You folks from Ancient Nether are really well-informed," Xu Zimei said with a laugh.
"You knew of my return the moment I got back."
This shadowy figure was King Qinyou, one of the Yamas of the Ten Halls of Ancient Nether whom Xu Zimei had encountered before.
"You’re beyond my expectations," King Qinyou said indifferently.
"The current Saint Heir of the True Martial Holy Sect."
"No, no, no, people are all shocked by my identity as the Saint Heir," Xu Zimei said, shaking his head.
"But in fact, my current achievements have little to do with the True Martial Holy Sect."
"Do the terms you mentioned for cooperation still stand?" King Qinyou asked.
"What do you mean?" Xu Zimei inquired.
"The cooperation you spoke of—does it involve our Ancient Nether working with the True Martial Holy Sect, or with you?" King Qinyou continued.
"It’s with me, of course," Xu Zimei replied.
"But now, I have new allies, so Ancient Nether has become somewhat dispensable."
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Hearing Xu Zimei’s words, King Qinyou’s expression tightened slightly as he asked in a low voice, "Who?"
"You don’t need to know that," Xu Zimei said with a faint smile.
"I gave you an opportunity before, and you failed to seize it.
You should understand, without my help, relying solely on Ancient Nether’s power, it is very difficult to obtain that thing.
Moreover, almost everyone on the Yuan Central Continent despises you Ancient Nether folks.
No one is willing to work with you."
Previously, Xu Zimei wanted to join forces with Ancient Nether to go to one of the Ten Great Forbidden Lands, the Burial Buddha Temple.
However, since their side had been hesitating, and now he also had the support of Divine Gate,
he naturally had the confidence to negotiate terms.
The Nine Regions Grand Body was hidden in the Burial Buddha Temple, and it would greatly influence Xu Zimei’s advancement to the Saint Vein Realm.
Xu Zimei naturally wanted to get his hands on it.
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"There is strength in numbers, and with our help, your chances of success are greater," King Qinyou spoke after a short silence.
"I think you should understand your place.
By letting you Ancient Nether folks join in now, you’re essentially just hitching a ride.
On what grounds?" Xu Zimei asked.
Hearing Xu Zimei’s words, King Qinyou’s face showed embarrassment.
They, Ancient Nether, once the overlords of the Wild Desolation era – when had they ever been subjected to such treatment?
Even now in their decline, they were not to be judged arbitrarily by anyone.
It was just that the object was indeed important to them, something they had sought for several eras.
They also knew that it would be very difficult to obtain it with their power alone.
"What do you want?" King Qinyou asked indifferently after another short silence.
"Give me a Yama Order Token," Xu Zimei replied.
"Do you know what you’re asking for?" King Qinyou’s face became even more embarrassed.
"Please leave, no need to see you out," Xu Zimei said, turning his back and calmly gazing at the bright moon in the night sky.
"It seems you’re determined to corner us," King Qinyou took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.
A long while later, a token flew out from his sleeve and was thrown to Xu Zimei.
Xu Zimei caught the token, which had been forged from Heaven and Earth Mysterious Iron.
It bore the image of a vicious, tremendously terrifying evil ghost’s head.
On the back, there were several lines of twisted, eerie text.
"The winding road leads to a secluded place, but the people at the bridgehead."
"When do we leave?" King Qinyou asked with a cold expression.
"Wait for me to return from True Martial Holy Sect, about half a year from now," Xu Zimei replied.
"Try to make it quick," King Qinyou said.
"It seems you’re in quite a hurry," Xu Zimei said with a meaningful smile.
King Qinyou snorted coldly, and his figure promptly disappeared from the room.
Xu Zimei placed the Yama Order Token into his Storage Ring and leaned against the window to sleep.
As for whether to bring Ancient Nether along, in truth, it merely came with the territory.
If he could profit from it, why not do so?
A night passed without words.
As the early sun rose beneath the moon, Xu Zimei slowly opened his eyes.
At this time, dawn was just beginning to break, the darkness not yet fully receded, with a dim light in the sky. n𝚘𝚟𝚙𝚞𝚋.𝚌o𝚖
He immediately leaped out of the window and went to the courtyard where he lived, walking step by step toward the distance.
At this moment, the entire Mo Family was wrapped in silence, with many members still asleep, yet to wake.
Meanwhile, in a separate courtyard of the Mo Family, the sound of "bang, bang, bang" explosions was already coming from within.
Mo Chen, with a large stone strapped to his back, started doing frog jumps around the stone walls of the courtyard.
With every leap, his muscles and bones made a "crackling and popping" sound of explosions.
