Worthy of Being the Man Whose Body I Touched but Couldn't Bear to Kill

Fifteen minutes ago.

Deep within the labyrinth.

After being separated from Xiao Ran, Liu Mingyang endured over two hundred years of hardship. Just as his will was about to give out—

A hand supported him.

Liu Mingyang strained to look up.

He discovered that the person in front of him was actually the leader of this Extermination Mission, the one with whom he had previously lost contact.

Cao Yun.

Cao Yun was a short young man with overly mature features; at first glance, he looked like an old man.

Despite his young age and limited Foundation Establishment Cultivation Level), he is a rare expert within the Dao Alliance when it comes to exploring the Netherworld.

Liu Mingyang saw that he looked quite energetic. Based on the time when the two of them got lost, he couldn't believe that he had actually survived for two thousand years in the maze!

Cao Yun noticed Liu Mingyang's confusion and quickly took out a slightly bluish pill.

"Eat this."

"What's this?"

"Mind Stabilizing Pill."

Liu Mingyang quickly swallowed the pill, and only then did he regain some of his composure.

"If you had this medicine, why didn't you bring it out sooner?"

"I spent hundreds of points to buy these medicines, and there were only a few left. Who knew there was a maze here?"

Cao Yun, unaware that Liu Mingyang had gone out to fetch reinforcements, exclaimed in shock:

"I never imagined you could endure this for two thousand years without taking any medication. You've been hiding it quite well all along!"

Liu Mingyang shook his head weakly.

"I just entered with Xiao Ran, Lingzhou Yue's Direct Disciple. The maze has only been open for about two hundred years."

"Xiao Ran?"

Cao Yun was slightly startled.

"You mean, Chief Li instructed us to take care of Xiao Ran for a while?"

"Exactly."

Liu Mingyang nodded.

"But this time, he took care of me."

"What happened?"

"We'll discuss the specifics once we get out. He's already a member of the Dao Alliance after taking the Oath Spirit Poison Pill."

"Then you've done a great job! But in my opinion, we should also be careful. Lingzhou Yue is no ordinary person, and the disciples she chooses should not be underestimated."

Liu Mingyang understood the logic.

But seeing what Xiao Ran did in Flamefree City, based on his many years of experience in judging people, he realized that Xiao Ran was a young man who still had a passion for life in the Dharma Ending Era.

Such people are rare even within the Dao Alliance.

Time was of the essence, and he didn't defend Xiao Ran, only asking, "How did you find me?"

Cao Yun said, "Some Wraith Fog just came in. I guessed that someone might have found the center of the maze. I followed the Wraith Fog and sensed a familiar aura halfway through. I took a long detour to come and see, and I didn't expect it to be you."

Liu Mingyang was somewhat suspicious of this familiar aura.

"Could the Dao Alliance have really assigned us a position?"

Cao Yun didn't have time to explain much.

"Stop overthinking, this is just my gut feeling. Hurry up and follow the Wraith Fog."

"Good."

The two quickly caught up with the Wraith Fog.

Following the Wraith Fog, we soon found the center of the maze.

Shh... someone's there.

The two immediately swallowed the Breath Concealing Pill and hid in the Wraith Fog, slowly approaching the center.

The center is a large, open, circular area suspended in the air.

In the middle of the open space was a small stone platform, and next to it stood a person who seemed to be the National Teacher the Blazing Fire Kingdom, the True Person Baoguo.

There was a ring of sword energy surrounding the National Teacher, seemingly trapping someone.

Not far behind, there was a thick cloud of Wraith Fog, which seemed to be trapping someone as well.

Beyond the thick fog obscuring our view, we saw the Heishi lying silently on the ground...

"It's a stone tablet!"

"There really is a stone tablet in Flamefree City!"

"I heard this National Teacher is from a branch of the Dao Alliance. Has he indeed betrayed the Dao Alliance?"

Cao Yun looked around and said, "While both sides are at a stalemate, let's quickly take the stone tablet!"

Liu Mingyang hesitated slightly.

"Xiao Ran is definitely trapped. He's a member of the Dao Alliance now, so he must have found the maze. We must save him."

Cao Yun shook his head.

"What are you thinking? Since Xiao Ran is trapped inside, the other one must be Lingzhou Yue. With that crazy woman around, you should be worried about the safety of the National Teacher."

That's true, but Liu Mingyang still felt it was inappropriate.

"It's not a good idea to just take the stone tablet like that. It's easy for Lingzhou Yue to use it against the Dao Alliance later."

"Whether you take it or not, she will turn around and bite the Dao Alliance. She still owes the Academy Crystal Vault money."

"This..."

"Furthermore, I must tell you the truth—this mission was actually not Class C, but Class A. The Dao Alliance spared no expense to obtain the stone tablet, and we were just the first batch. The plan was to have even higher-level hunter teams come in later. Who would have thought that we would be trapped in the first batch, so naturally the later teams could not come in rashly."

"Rank A Mission?"

"My orders are to obtain the stele at all costs. If we are unable to do so due to our limited strength, we must at least destroy it after making a copy. The stele must not fall into enemy hands. If Lingzhou Yue obtains the stele, will she, representing Zongzhi Mountain, hand it over to the Dao Alliance?"

"But..."

"There are no buts. In this Dharma Ending Era, on your first day of joining the Wraith Punishment Bureau, you should have already anticipated a situation a hundred times worse than what is now. I thought you were prepared."

Liu Mingyang sighed, never expecting that he was more naive than a younger junior.

"Let's go."

And so, the two of them quietly carried away the stone tablet while maintaining their composure.

Actually, there's no need to be secretive. After all, the Concealing Breath Technique can't hide their presence. In any case, while the situation is at a stalemate, they can simply carry away the stone tablet openly.

In the Wraith Fog.

The mist seemed to be moving strangely.

Lingzhou Yue quickly stopped her, saying, "Hey, we agreed to let the young people handle this!"

The mist then stopped.

The gentle female voice simply said, "It's alright. Right now, everyone in the maze combined is no match for the National Teacher."

Lingzhou Yue thought about it and realized that the logic was correct, but Xiao Ran was never reasonable.

Just wait and see.

Beside the stone platform.

"If you join me as Apostle and save this corrupt world, the three million citizens will be safe—"

The National Teacher was speaking when he suddenly noticed something unusual about the stone tablet behind him.

Just as he was about to turn his head, a bloody hand, emanating from the Hunyuan Sword Wind, pressed down on his forehead.

"Shock!"

In an instant, a profound enlightenment washed over him, as if Golden Soup had been poured over his head.

Bang! A powerful, savage palm strike, devoid of any Spiritual Power, instantly shattered the top of his head.

Xiao Ran endured excruciating pain and waited for a long time before the National Teacher had the opportunity to approach the sword energy hurricane.

This palm strike was a first-level Resonance palm technique activated by his entire body's Spiritual Power.

Since the palm technique itself does not carry Spiritual Power, the Wraith Fog within the National Teacher's body cannot draw upon his palm power.

The violent tremor, like the tolling of a death knell, shattered the National Teacher's skull in an instant, and then broke all the bones in his body.

The aftershocks did not weaken; instead, the Resonance intensified, quickly spreading throughout the body and causing a secondary Resonance.

Bang! The National Teacher was about to muster his strength to resist.

As a result, his blood was shaken to the point of boiling, and his hot blood rushed back to his Dantian Wraith Fog, where it Resonance with the Wraith Fog.

Bang!

Three resonances, layer upon layer.

In an instant, the National Teacher's entire body was dismembered into a large, fleshy mass, which collapsed to the ground.

It was as if the bones had been digested by bone-dissolving liquid.

All bones and internal organs were shattered.

The Primal Chaos Sword Qi then dissipated.

Xiao Ran walked out gracefully.

He took some pills, shattered the bloodstains, changed his clothes, and walked out looking dashing.

The National Teacher before me had become a mixture of clothes and flesh.

Looking up at the fog, I saw that Master was safe and sound.

Looking into the distance through the mist, the stone tablet was gone.

Xiao Ran was utterly astonished!

Where is my tombstone?

The National Teacher just pushed it over with sword energy. What about my huge stone tablet?

He rushed to the edge of the fog and shouted into it.

"Master, where is my memorial tablet?"

Lingzhou Yue held the teapot in her mouth, her eyebrows twitching slightly.

"It was just taken by the Dao Alliance. Don't worry, I'll definitely go back to the Dao Alliance and get back 100,000 or 200,000. It's not a big problem."

Xiao Ran breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Suddenly, a soft female voice came from the Wraith Fog.

"If you have this much energy, you should worry about yourself."

Is that the voice of young palace maid?

Xiao Ran was not surprised at all; it was indeed Primate! But it could make the voice of young palace maid without the body of young palace maid. Could it be that the Primate itself was a woman? Xiao Ran hesitated for a moment, and then he was entangled by a lump of flesh!

The National Teacher, a mass of skin covered in broken bones and blood, extended five tentacles under the influence of the Spirit Runes within his body, resembling a wriggling, strange creature, and silently approached Xiao Ran.

The instant Xiao Ran Wraith Fog's attention was drawn to the woman's voice, she quickly wrapped her arms around his legs and waist.

A bolt of lightning struck down from the Wraith Fog, causing the National Teacher to gather the Wraith Fog back together.

The National Teacher's binding force suddenly intensified, and the five tentacles extended infinitely, like five whips.

It tightly bound all of Xiao Ran's strength points, tied his lower abdomen, and tried to squeeze out his Spiritual Power! Xiao Ran almost vomited blood from being strangled. The softly binding limb whip couldn't even shake off his Resonance Power.

The Resonance Power has met its nemesis! Fortunately, when he was trapped in the sword energy hurricane, Xiao Ran deliberately dropped his sword, perfectly replicating Chuyan's tactic of Absolute Kill the Magma Swallowing Beast in the Sword Mound Mountain Lava Cave.

His sword fell beside the stone platform.

Xiao Ran immediately channeled his energy from his Dantian and used the Resonance Power to control his sword remotely.

With a whoosh, the Spirit Sword flew back and chopped the strange race's National Teacher into eight pieces, turning him into mincemeat.

Using the Resonance Sword Art, even the Spirit Runes engraved in its bones were shattered.

Dead beyond dead!

Xiao Ran crawled out of the pool of blood and flesh, feeling utterly disgusted.

He quickly shook open the flesh and changed his clothes.

It seems that I'll need Chuyan to knit several hundred sets of clothes for me when I go out on missions in the future.

The center of the maze was completely silent.

After a long while, a delicate female voice came from the Wraith Fog: "A mere Qi Refining Cultivation Level can kill a Golden Core cultivator... Brilliant! No wonder you are the man who touched my body but I couldn't bear to kill you. You are a remarkable young man and deserve to live."

After saying that, the Wraith Fog dissipated.

What does it mean to be reluctant to kill?

Your true form isn't even in the Netherworld, and I've already killed the National Teacher. Do you think you can kill me?

Even outside, unless you are stronger than Master, you can't touch me in the slightest!

Wait a minute, Xiao Ran suddenly felt a wave of exasperation wash over him.

What do you mean by "touched your body"?

When did I touch her? This woman is so cunning! Just now, one sentence distracted him, and he got entangled with the National Teacher.

Now that they've lost, they've even given him a fatal challenge! Just as expected...

Lingzhou Yue slowly rose and walked towards Xiao Ran.

He unusually put away the wine jug, stood tall and aloof, hands behind his back, speaking in a tone that sounded like a parent giving a lecture.

How did you touch her body?

Xiao Ran sensed something was wrong and quickly explained, "That palace maid tried to harm me, but I drained her Spiritual Power and made her faint. I was busy all day and was too tired, so I fell asleep leaning against the headboard and did nothing."

Lingzhou Yue gazed at him with her bright, clear eyes.

"Nothing was done?"

There was no other way; to prove his innocence, Xiao Ran had to take the plunge.

"It is shameful to say, but I have not yet experienced the ways of men."

"Cough cough."

Lingzhou Yue quickly turned to the side and pulled out the wine pot.

"Why are you so nervous? I'm your Master, not your wife. I can't interfere in such private matters. It's quite shameful for a grown man to be inexperienced in such matters. If you're filial enough, I'll become your master in the future..."

That's really quite shameful!

Xiao Ran's mind was filled with that sentence, and he was so consumed by self-doubt that he didn't hear what his Master said afterward.

"Then I'll go back and have a chat with the young palace maid."

Lingzhou Yue suddenly stopped, raising a brow.

"Um?"

Xiao Ran then realized what was happening.

"Just kidding."

Lingzhou Yue still trusted Xiao Ran to some extent, so she didn't press him further and patted him on the shoulder.

"Not bad, Qi Refining can even fight a Golden Core cultivator while Wraith Extermination War."

Xiao Ran had just killed the National Teacher with his bare hands, and his confidence was soaring. In addition, he was too familiar with his Master, and he became complacent for a moment.

"Master, you keep bragging about this one shining moment, and the rest of the time you're just drinking and fishing?"

Lingzhou Yue vaguely thought about it. The Wraith Extermination War was just her first battle that made her famous and spread widely in the Cultivation World. It wouldn't even rank in the top ten in her career.

It's just that many of the impressive battles that followed are unknown to the world because they didn't represent the Dao Alliance.

Recalling the past, she tilted her head back and drank the wine, her face full of pride, her beautiful face glowing with a rosy light, like a painting.

"Don't underestimate your Master. Not everyone can see my glory."

Does your highlight refer to holy light?

Xiao Ran dared not respond.

Lingzhou Yue looked around and found the empty maze completely deserted, which made her somewhat displeased.

"The Dao Alliance people took the stone tablet and ran away without uttering a sound. If I don't expose all of the Eastern Floating Dao Alliance's secrets this time, I'm not Lingzhou Yue."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Ran suddenly frowned.

"Not good!"

Now.

Above Flamefree City.

The Wraith Fog spiraled and gathered, emitting a sharp whistling sound like an air raid siren.

Cao Yun and Liu Mingyang carried the stone tablet, riding their swords through the sky, and toured the heavens.

Upon closer inspection, the two were already enveloped in Wraith Fog, their four eyes filled with black fog.

The inscription on the stele faced downwards, radiating light, and hung above the main street of Flamefree City.

More than 1.5 million citizens who practiced the Everlasting Spring Art came out of their homes and onto the streets.

Looking up at the glowing inscription in the sky, millions of eyes froze for a moment, as if they were seeing...

The road to heaven.

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