Chapter 6143 - 6145
On the ruins of a branch temple of the Divine Temple in Yunxian City,
Kai’s gaze slowly swept over the broken walls and rubble beneath his feet. From the collapsed pillars and shattered shrines to the cold corpses, his eyes remained utterly devoid of emotion, showing neither the satisfaction of revenge nor the ferocity of slaughter.
It was as if this branch temple, once revered by the people of Yunxian City and the source of the Chen family’s annihilation, was nothing more than a pile of ordinary rubble in his eyes, indistinguishable from the roadside stones and weeds.
His state of mind had long transcended worldly love, hate, anger, and delusion. Having endured the battles of the Thirteen Heavens and traversed countless mountains of corpses and seas of blood, the destruction and slaughter before him were, to him, merely a speck of dust on his path, easily brushed away with a wave of his hand.
Chen Wanqing stood beside him, her plain white dress already stained with blood, her hair disheveled and clinging to her cheeks, her face still bearing traces of wet tears and the weariness of battle.
Her gaze fell upon the haphazardly laid corpses, her expression a complex mix of emotions: the satisfaction of revenge, the grief of losing her family, and a hint of uncertainty about the future.
The revenge was complete.
The deep-seated hatred that had weighed on the Chen family for decades, the resentment that had festered in her heart for countless days and nights, had finally been resolved.
Those temple disciples who had once humiliated the Chen family and slaughtered their clansmen, those high-ranking temple warriors who had treated the Chen family like dirt, were now cold corpses, lying in the ruins of this branch temple they had once been so proud of.
But what then?
The Chen family was gone, her clansmen were gone, leaving her utterly alone.
All the glory and prosperity of the past had vanished with the destruction of the temple branch.
She didn’t know where she should go, what she should do; she seemed to have lost her way, left only with an emptiness and bewilderment in her heart.
She slowly raised her head, her gaze falling on Kai’s cool profile. Her voice carried a barely perceptible hoarseness and bewilderment as she softly asked, “Kai, what are your plans now?”
Kai slowly turned around, his gaze meeting hers. His eyes were cool and calm, yet held a subtle gentleness, as if he could see through her bewilderment and helplessness.
His voice wasn’t loud, but it carried an undeniable firmness as he said calmly, “I came to the Fourteenth Heaven precisely to reach the Holy Domain of Light. Now that the matter of Cloud Immortal City is settled and my great revenge has been avenged, it’s time for me to set off.”
“The Holy Domain of Light?”
Chen Wanqing paused slightly, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes, before pressing for an answer, “What are you going there for? The Holy Domain of Light is a sacred place of the Fourteenth Heaven, heavily guarded. Is there something important you need to do there?”
Kai remained silent for a moment, his aura softening slightly. He slowly raised his hand and took out a soul crystal from his robes, its surface smooth and shimmering with a faint blue light.
The soul crystal was about the size of a fist, crystal clear, as if it contained a pool of clear autumn water.
Upon closer inspection, two illusory figures could be faintly seen within the soul crystal, curled up inside, eyes closed, their breaths weak, seemingly asleep, as if they might vanish at any moment.
“The souls of two people are sealed here,”
he said slowly, his voice lowering slightly, carrying a hint of solemnity. “They are my friends. They were killed by the temple, their bodies destroyed, and their souls forcibly sealed in this soul crystal, barely clinging to life.
The Temple of Light in the Holy Land is rumored to possess the ability to awaken souls. I need to go there, find the Temple, and find a way to resurrect them.”
Chen Wanqing looked at the soul crystal, at the two faint, illusory figures inside, a flicker of emotion crossing her eyes.
She knew that Kai was aloof and taciturn, rarely showing such concern for anyone or anything. Anyone who could command such seriousness from him, someone willing to venture into the perilous Holy Land of Light, must hold extraordinary significance for him.
She nodded gently, suppressing her confusion, and her tone became more firm: “I understand. To reach the Holy Land of Light, you need to use the inter-domain teleportation array, right? As for the teleportation array…”
Kai interrupted her, saying calmly, “I originally wanted to use the Chen family’s resources to raise immortal liquid, but then the temple suddenly attacked, and those things happened, so I didn’t bring it up again. But now…”
He paused, his gaze falling on Chen Wanqing again, his tone carrying a hint of consideration and trust: “Although your Chen family is gone, Cloud Immortal City still exists. This city is the foundation that the Chen family has built over hundreds of years. If you are willing, you
can stay for now.” ” Come, take control of Yunxian City, gather the remaining forces, accumulate strength, and rebuild the Chen family.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Wanqing immediately shook her head, her tone firm, her eyes filled with a hint of pleading and a barely perceptible stubbornness: “Kai, you’ve helped me so much, avenging the Chen family’s blood feud. If it weren’t for you, I would have already died at the hands of the temple disciples, and the Chen family’s great revenge would never have been achieved.
I can also help you arrange the teleportation array, contact the guardian of the teleportation array, and ensure that the teleportation array can be activated smoothly without any accidents. Even if the Chen family is gone, I don’t think anyone will stop us from using the teleportation array in Yunxian City.”Kai looked at the earnestness and stubbornness in her eyes and remained silent for a moment.
He could feel the gratitude and determination in Chen Wanqing’s heart, and he understood that she wanted to repay his kindness in this way, and also wanted to find a foothold and a direction to move forward.
After a long while, he slowly nodded, his tone still calm, but with a hint of approval: “Okay.”
One word, concise and powerful, both agreeing to Chen Wanqing’s request and trusting her.
Just then…
Ming Li, who had been silent and standing not far behind Kai, suddenly changed his expression drastically. His originally dark face instantly turned deathly pale, and the ghostly aura around him became restless, as if he had encountered something extremely terrifying.
He suddenly raised his head, his eyes wide open, staring intently into the distance, a trace of extreme shock and solemnity flashing in his eyes, even with a hint of barely perceptible fear.
Ming Li was born a ghost cultivator, and had an innate sensitivity to the aura of the ghost race. Even the faintest ghostly aura could not escape his perception.
“Mr. Chen!”
He could no longer hold back, his voice trembling slightly as he exclaimed, “I sensed… a strong aura of the Ghost Clan! It’s incredibly dense and extremely malevolent, definitely not from an ordinary Ghost Clan cultivator; it must be at least at the Saint Venerable level!”
“The sudden appearance of such a Ghost Clan aura in the Fourteenth Heaven—could it be another trick by the Divine Temple?”
Kai raised an eyebrow, his gaze instantly falling on Ming Li, a barely perceptible hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes.
He knew Ming Li’s abilities and how acutely he sensed the aura of the Ghost Clan. If Ming Li said he sensed a Ghost Clan aura, and such a dense one at that, then it couldn’t be wrong.
“What direction?”
Kai’s voice remained calm, yet carried an undeniable authority, as if he could handle any danger with ease.
Ming Li closed his eyes, took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the agitation and fear within him, and focused intently on sensing.
The ghostly energy around him slowly emanated, connecting with the faint Ghost Clan aura in the air, carefully pinpointing the direction from which the aura was emanating.
A moment later, he suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze fixed firmly on the northeast direction, and said with certainty, “Over there, about eight thousand miles away, the aura is extremely strong, and it is still growing stronger!”
Kai’s gaze sharpened, and he looked in the direction Ming Li was pointing. Eight thousand miles away lies the edge of the temple’s sphere of influence, a desolate and uninhabited mountain range, ancient trees reaching for the sky, perpetually shrouded in mist—a wild and untamed region rarely visited by humans.
How could the aura of the Ghost Clan appear there?
A thought flashed through his mind, a thought that made his heart sink slightly… the Sacred Mountain.
When he first arrived in the Fourteenth Heaven, he had wreaked havoc on the temple’s Sacred Mountain, destroying the altar the temple used to resurrect powerful Ghost Clan members and thwarting the temple’s conspiracy.
But he knew in his heart that the temple’s influence was vast, spanning the Fourteenth Heaven; it couldn’t possibly have only one Sacred Mountain, nor only one altar.
Could it be… that the temple had also built Sacred Mountains in other parts of the Fourteenth Heaven, secretly resurrecting powerful Ghost Clan members and refining ghost corpses?
If so, then things were troublesome.
The Ghost Clan is inherently ferocious and bloodthirsty. If the Temple were to resurrect a large number of powerful Ghost Clan members and refine them into ghost corpses that obey their commands, then the entire Fourteenth Heaven would be plunged into misery, and countless cultivators and mortals would become food for the ghost corpses.
“Mr. Chen, could it be that the Holy Mountain repaired it?”
Ming Li asked cautiously, his tone tinged with uncertainty. “Although the Holy Mountain had several altars destroyed back then, the Temple is incredibly powerful. Perhaps they have some heaven-defying methods that can quickly repair it… If that’s the case, we’ll be in trouble. I’ve witnessed the strength of the Ghost Crying Saint Venerable!”
Kai slowly shook his head, his tone absolutely certain, without the slightest hesitation: “It’s not the Holy Mountain. Although I only destroyed three altars, even if the Temple has heaven-defying methods, it’s impossible for them to repair it in such a short time.”
He paused, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, and his aura became sharp, as if he wanted to completely freeze all the evil in the world.
“The temple certainly has more than one sacred mountain, and they definitely won’t let this go. They must have other sacred mountains elsewhere, using formations to revive powerful ghost clan members, refine them into ghost corpses, strengthen their own power, and plot wickedly.”
Ming Li’s expression changed again, his eyes filled with worry: “Then… what do we do now? If we let them revive powerful ghost clan members, the consequences will be unimaginable!”
Kai slowly turned around, his gaze falling on Chen Wanqing, his tone becoming more serious: “Miss Chen, the plan has changed.”
Chen Wanqing was slightly taken aback, then nodded, her eyes showing no hesitation, and said firmly: “Tell me, what do you need me to do? Whatever it is, I will do my best and will never hold you back.” Kai looked at her and said solemnly, “I’m going to that mountainous area eight thousand miles away to investigate the source of the ghost clan’s aura. If it truly is the sacred mountain of the temple, I will destroy it to stop them from resurrecting the ghost clan’s powerful figures and thwart their conspiracy.
During this time, you stay in Yunxian City. Use the remaining influence of the Chen family to gather those forces that are dependent on the Chen family, take control of the city, stabilize the order of Yunxian City, and prevent Yunxian City from falling into chaos.”
He paused and continued, “Also, keep an eye on the teleportation array for me. Contact the guardian of the teleportation array and make preparations. When I return, we will immediately set off for the Holy Domain of Light.”
Chen Wanqing looked at him, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes—reluctance, worry, and a trace of gratitude.
She knew that Kai was giving her a chance and trusting her.
What did it mean to control Yunxian City?
It meant she would become the master of this city, it meant she would have her own power and influence.
It meant she was no longer that orphan girl who could only rely on others and be bullied by others; it meant she could stand up again and protect everything she wanted to protect.
This was Kai’s gift to her, a weighty trust, a gift that helped her find her direction again.
“Kai…”
she murmured, her voice choked with emotion, a thousand words unspoken.
Kai waved his hand, interrupting her, his tone calm yet firm: “No need to say more. I believe in you, you can do it.”
He then turned to Ming Li and Liu Qianqian.
Liu Qianqian had been standing quietly to the side, dressed in green, her face beautiful, her eyes filled with determination. Whatever decision Kai made, she would obey unconditionally.
“You two, come with me,” Kai said calmly.
Ming Li nodded immediately, his worry instantly replaced by excitement, a glint of fanaticism in his eyes. He hurriedly said, “Alright! Mr. Chen, let’s smash up the temple’s territory, kill those resurrected ghost scum, and let them know how powerful we are!”
“And let our ghost clan’s strongmen rest in peace. We can’t let them die and still be tormented by these temple beasts.”
Ming Li now hated these guys from the temple to the core. Back then, the gods nearly wiped out the ghost race by hunting them down. Now, they’re even going so far as to use the corpses of powerful ghosts to create ghost corpses.
It’s utterly inhuman!
Liu Qianqian nodded gently, her voice soft yet resolute: “I’ll go with you.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the three figures moved simultaneously.
Kai’s body flashed with golden light, his gilded robe fluttering in the wind. His figure seemed to teleport, instantly transforming into a golden streak of light, speeding towards the northeast. His speed was so great that it almost broke the limitations of space, leaving only a faint golden afterimage.
Ming Li and Liu Qianqian followed closely behind. Ming Li was surrounded by ghostly energy, transforming into a black streak of light.
Liu Qianqian used her lightness technique, her figure as lithe as a swallow, transforming into a streak of azure light. The three figures moved like three bolts of lightning between heaven and earth, swiftly flying towards the desolate mountainous region eight thousand miles away, disappearing into the horizon of Yunxian City in an instant.
Chen Wanqing stood there, watching their departing figures, her gaze lingering for a long time.
The gale still howled, the ashes still danced, the ruins still stood silent, but the previous confusion and emptiness in her heart were gone, replaced by determination and courage.
After a long while, she took a deep breath, slowly turned around, and her gaze fell on the ruined branch of the temple, a resolute glint in her eyes.
She raised her hand, gently wiping away the tears and dust from her face, her aura becoming firm.
From this day forward, Yunxian City would belong to the Chen family.
She would reclaim the glory of the Chen family;
she had avenged the Chen family;
she would walk the path ahead with unwavering resolve, never betraying Kai’s trust, never betraying herself, and never betraying her fallen clansmen.