The boy had the ability to foresee the future!
It was the same ability possessed by the High Priest’s clan.
The person behind the scenes was correct; the death line on the High Priest corresponded to the life line on Rong Mian.
When Rong Mian discovered the boy’s ability, he forbade the boy from revealing this secret. The boy, as promised, never told anyone about it. But eventually, the secret was discovered.
By the invaders.
Spies from another country, hidden in Luo You City, noticed the boy following Rong Mian. They had once hunted down the boy’s parents for their precognitive ability. The boy’s resemblance to his father was striking. The spies sent the news back to their country, and the invaders came to Luo You City. At the same time, the secret of the boy’s ability was leaked.
The Rong family demanded that Rong Mian hand over the boy. Rong Mian, taking the boy with him, left the Rong family and intended to leave Luo You City but was stopped by the united citizens of Luo You City.
At that time, everyone called Rong Mian a monster.
As the son of the city lord, he was accused of not caring for the city’s citizens, called a monster, cold-blooded, unworthy of living…
Under such insults and accusations, all the cultivators of the city united, restraining Rong Mian. The boy was captured and went missing for a month. When the boy reappeared, his tendons were severed, and he was thrown into a mass grave by soldiers.
Rong Mian found the boy barely alive, and at the same time, the invaders attacked the city, demanding the boy be handed over.
Dead or alive.
Luo You City was unable to resist and wanted to hand over the boy. However, Rong Mian took the boy and hid him somewhere. During that time, Rong Mian appeared in the Rong family and told the city lord to agree to the invaders’ demands, stating he would hand over the boy, open the city gates, and let the invaders’ army into the city, then ambush them.
Initially, the city lord thought it was infeasible; if the enemy army entered the city, how could Luo You City be preserved?
In the end, Rong Mian convinced the city lord, who agreed to the invaders’ demands and opened the city gates to let their army in.
The invading army had many powerful cultivators, and their overall strength surpassed that of Luo You City. Despite this, they were initially reluctant to accept the invitation to enter the city. However, their emperor was ambitious, wanting to use the boy to conquer the world. For the sake of obtaining the boy, the army eventually entered the city, but to be cautious, they brought everyone with them.
This caution was justified. Once inside Luo You City, the gates were sealed, and the battle began.
Neither the city lord nor the invaders anticipated that Rong Mian had already prepared to take them all down with him.
On the city walls, Rong Mian looked down at the fighting armies with a cold expression. He raised his hands to form seals, activating a formation that covered the entire city. At that moment, screams of agony filled the air.
Rong Mian himself turned into a pool of blood amidst the horrific cries.
The invaders and the citizens of the city also turned into pools of blood.
There were no bodies left; everyone had turned into blood, and Luo You City became a city of blood, reeking of iron.
Countless black mists rose from the blood, converging towards the sky.
Death energy…
Huang Quan stood beside Rong Mian and saw countless spirits.
The spirits were filled with immense resentment, generating a staggering amount of death energy. Upon seeing Rong Mian, the spirits, enraged, surged towards him, intent on killing him.
Huang Quan squinted slightly as she watched this scene.
Something was off…
The rule of this world was that souls disappear upon appearing, yet the souls of Luo You City had not vanished. Why?
“Boom!”
A thunderous clap resounded.
Huang Quan looked up at the sky, and what she saw made her pupils constrict.
In her sight, a black dot appeared in the sky.
The black dot started small but grew larger as it descended.
A tower!
That tower!
“Boom!”
Another loud crash, and the tower landed in the city. The impact of the tower hitting the ground caused the earth to shake. Before Huang Quan could examine it further, everything went black, and all the scenes disappeared abruptly!
…
“Whoosh!”
A white light flashed, and Huang Quan reappeared in the departure square.
The feeling of the ground shaking and the thunderous noise seemed to linger, causing Huang Quan to wobble slightly when she reappeared.
A hand reached out to steady Huang Quan.
A clear and pleasant voice, filled with concern, spoke, “Namgung Benefactor, are you alright?”
The sound of the tower landing had left Huang Quan’s ears ringing, and she hadn’t clearly heard what the person beside her had said.
Though she couldn’t hear clearly, she could see with her eyes.
Seeing that the person supporting her was Fuxin, Huang Quan steadied herself and withdrew her hand, “Master Fuxin, thank you.”
Before Fuxin could say anything more, Huang Quan added, “I’m fine.”
Fuxin looked at her, his eyes filled with deep concern, “Are you sure you’re alright, Benefactor?”
This time, Huang Quan heard him clearly…
She nodded, “I’m really fine.”
“Master Fuxin, I need to go now.” With that, Huang Quan headed towards the area where the Great Priest and the others were.
Fuxin could only watch her leave.
Huang Quan’s delayed appearance in a flash of white light made her particularly noticeable. So, as she walked towards the Great Priest and the others, they were already heading her way, and they quickly met up.
“Huang Quan.” Jing Chen, noticing Huang Quan’s pale face, asked worriedly, “Are you okay?”
Huang Quan shook her head, “I’m fine.”
Feng Jiuyuan looked at her, “Are you sure you’re really okay?”
“Your face looks quite pale.”
After being shaken by such a loud noise, how could she be okay?
Huang Quan said, “I just need a moment to recover.”
Feng Jiuyuan and Jing Chen watched her, saying nothing more.
After a while, Huang Quan’s complexion improved significantly.
…
The Great Priest looked at her, “Did you encounter danger?”
Huang Quan, upon hearing this, looked at the Great Priest, “Rather than that, I want to know who you took the map from.”
In the tower realm, Huang Quan saw Rong Mian’s entire life. Honestly, Rong Mian didn’t have anything he cared about the most, just someone he cared about a lot, which was that young boy.
The map the Great Priest acquired showed that tower, but that tower clearly descended from the sky and wasn’t originally part of Luo You City. That map was drawn after the tower appeared.
Who could enter the city after that and come out alive?
It was still unknown if that strange person was the one Rong Mian cared about, but finding them would reveal the truth.
The Great Priest, hearing this, realized that Huang Quan’s task was different from theirs. After a moment of pondering, he said, “I discovered a ruin by accident. After entering the ruin, I encountered that person on the outskirts and took half of the map from him.”
That strange person was very familiar with the outskirts, but it was the Great Priest’s first time there. He didn’t manage to catch that person, who escaped.
“The outskirts…”
Huang Quan pondered for a moment, then looked at the Great Priest, “Did you see that person’s appearance?”
The Great Priest shook his head, “He was completely wrapped in a black robe, so I couldn’t see, but…”
