Void I

On a mountain road a hundred miles away from Wushan Prefecture.

The winding convoy slowly drove away into the distance, circling the mountain like a long gray snake.

In the convoy, Zhang Rongyu held Little Huan Qing in his arms, staring blankly at the distant mountains, remaining silent for a moment.

"Are you alright now?" Suda Heqi from the side of the carriage, bringing over a pot of freshly brewed green tea.

"Don't overthink it. We have our own path, and Rong Fang has his own path too."

He didn't even know that his brother-in-law had swept across the battlefield and rescued his wife and children.

They simply assumed that Zhang Rongfang was unwilling to go with them to his new post.

"Actually, Wu Mountain is not bad either. It's a place with outstanding people and beautiful scenery, An Ning and tranquil, without so much intrigue and backstabbing."

"It's nothing. I'm just a little unaccustomed to it," Zhang Rongyu replied softly, resting her head gently against her husband's chest.

She never imagined that her younger brother would be such a terrifyingly talented master.

I never imagined that I and Rong Fang would end up like this.

"It's all my fault," she murmured softly.

If she had told her brother the truth sooner, perhaps things wouldn't have turned out this way.

The only consolation for Rong Fang and Zhang Rongyu was that their younger brother was highly capable and might be able to find a way to survive in the face of changing circumstances.

Suda Heqi comforted her and then went to handle miscellaneous tasks in other carriages of the convoy.

Now that the momentous event is drawing ever closer, he has to constantly leverage his connections and mobilize his Lineage's resources to cooperate.

Although he himself may not have known that what he was doing was secretly and subtly cooperating with the Confucian Sect.

"Mother, will we never see Uncle again?" Little Huan Qing asked softly in her arms.

"Yes, we'll still have a chance to meet, but not as frequently as before," Zhang Rongyu replied.

"Really? That's so sad." Little Huan Qing forced out a sad expression.

Actually, he was secretly overjoyed.

He felt he would be much happier if he could just never see that uncle again for the rest of his life.

Unlike her son, Zhang Rongyu is already considering how to leverage her brother's influence and how to mitigate any negative impact.

As a mother and a shrewd woman, how could she not see through her son's thoughts?

At this moment, I had a sudden thought.

The best way to minimize the negative impact on Zhang Rongfang's side might be like this. A thought flashed through Zhang Rongyu's mind. She knew that her relationship with Rong Fang could not be kept secret from powerful forces, so... *** Wushan Prefecture.

Mountain Man Clinic.

Zhang Rongfang sat cross-legged in front of the medicine cabinet, looking at the letter that Xiao Hong had just delivered to him.

It was covered with tiny, fly-like characters. It was all about the Confucian Sect and about my older sister, Zhang Rongyu.

News has spread from the Confucian Sect Righteous Lineage: the Human Immortal Temple launched a surprise attack on the core of the formation on the battlefield, nearly killing the successor of the Righteous Lineage and destroying the nascent form of the new Gentleman's Sword.

The Human Immortal Temple Master unleashed a torrent of Blood Flame, severely injuring many masters of the Confucian Sect. From that moment on, the Righteous Lineage and the Human Immortal Temple were sworn enemies.

Following that was a long string of empty rhetoric about conquering the Human Immortal Temple and standing with the Imperial Court.

In short, the main idea is that Righteous Lineage Confucian Sect the Human Immortal Temple became enemies. It is said that Zhang Rongfang even killed his own nephew, and if someone hadn't intervened in time, the successor would have been killed on the spot.

'Aren't you angry?' White Scale asked in her mind.

"What are you angry about?" Zhang Rongfang. "What my sister did, regardless of whether it fools the higher-ups, at least most of the lower and middle classes will believe it."

'But what about your reputation?' White Scale asked.

"What use is my reputation to me?" Zhang Rongfang retorted. "Now I suddenly understand why most of those on the Crimson List are ruthless, heartless, and devoid of humanity, having killed countless people."

'Why?' White Scale must have gone mad from eating too much pig.

"What do you think?" Zhang Rongfang was too lazy to explain.

After glancing around and seeing that there were no customers outside, Xiao Dong and Xiao Xia were still tending to the herbs drying at the door.

He simply closed his eyes and examined his body.

With a whoosh, the Attribute Panel automatically opened as I closed my eyes.

Aside from the long list of various martial arts techniques, what he cared about most were life points and Trait Talent.

His life points have now reached 1030. This increase has given him the powerful Life Force to keep his blood cells and some limbs active even after being separated from the body for several hours.

In addition, there is the synthetic bloodline among the Trait Talent.

' The Blood Clan Progenitor —As life continues to multiply, you will grow from birth, constantly increasing in strength, until you become whole.'

The subsequent acquisition of abilities will be directed towards this bloodline. Once all abilities are acquired, the complete bloodline will be obtained, and the individual will become fully realized.

Abilities: Dark Light Vision, Bloody Tracking, Blood Echo, Destructive Sonic Wave, Super Speed Movement, Progenitor Bloodline Suppression, Blood Manipulation.

Zhang Rongfang carefully tested each of his abilities.

"The Blood Clan Progenitor still has six abilities left to synthesize into his complete form. Six abilities equal 600 attribute points, meaning it would take at least two years to accumulate them. Unfortunately, the Golden Toad Skill has reached its peak and cannot be improved further."

Knock knock knock.

A sudden, soft knock on the door pulled Zhang Rongfang back from his thoughts.

Is anyone there?

The speaker was a hot, beautiful woman with a cool and aloof demeanor.

The woman was dressed in a white dress with Jin Ling tied around her waist. The bell jingled as she walked. She was none other than the long-unseen Heavenly Maiden Tong Zhang.

"It's you?" Zhang Rongfang, slightly surprised.

"Now we don't need to worry about it anymore, right?" Tong Zhang walked slowly into the room.

"Indeed. There's no need to worry about it anymore." Zhang Rongfang had worried before only to prevent his identity from being exposed and causing trouble for his Elder Sister and Brother-in-law- law. But now there's no need.

"Xiao Dong, go and get a stool," Zhang Rongfang instructed.

Soon, he and the Heavenly Maiden sat down in the inner room, facing each other under the window where the sunlight streamed in.

Xiao Xia quickly brought out a pot of tea and poured a full cup for each of them.

"Please use it." Xiao Xia was very curious and secretly looked at the Heavenly Maiden's face, thinking that this sister was the most beautiful of all the women she had seen who came to see the master.

"Thank you." The Heavenly Maiden accepted the tea earnestly, her gaze fixed on Zhang Rongfang. "What are your plans now?"

Zhang Rongfang waved his hand, signaling Xia and Xiaodong to leave, and then picked up his tea and took a sip.

"Was your operation successful?"

"We're still investigating. Master Yuan has escaped. That old fellow appears violent and ruthless on the surface, but he's actually extremely afraid of death. At the slightest sign of trouble, he'll slip away like a cicada shedding its shell," the Heavenly Maiden replied softly.

"So, have you made a decision?" Zhang Rongfang asked again.

He knew the other person would understand what the decision was about.

"We've tried many methods," the Heavenly Maiden said, shaking her head slightly. "But none of them can prevent it."

"What do you mean?" Zhang Rongfang narrowed his eyes, realizing there was another meaning behind it.

"The Daoist register of Human Immortal Dao and Demon Weapon are not to be tolerated." The Heavenly Maiden's words were divided into three parts, but the meaning was instantly understood by Zhang Rongfang.

He suddenly remembered how he felt when he first came into contact with the Demon Weapon.

That feeling of mutual repulsion, of being unable to grasp anything. Now it seems, perhaps the Blood Descendant also feels the same way. "Can we do without Demon Weapon?" he asked.

"It's difficult to change in a short time." The Heavenly Maiden gently shook her head. "We need time."

Yes, although the members of the Reverse Time Society are all top- Extreme Realm Great Grandmaster, the martial arts practiced by the top experts are mostly based on Demon Weapon.

If we rashly change decades of accumulated skills and stop using Demon Weapon, many martial arts techniques will probably have to be completely transformed.

This is indeed a huge project.

"So, we need to lie low for a while," the Heavenly Maiden replied. She straightened her chest and placed the document on the table. "So, what are your plans next?"

"Now that my identity has been exposed, I thought that many forces in Wushan Prefecture would surround and kill me, but things are still calm." Zhang Rongfang sighed. "I plan to thoroughly investigate the information about Gods and Buddhas Divine General."

The saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated." Now, his opponents have gradually changed to Divine General and Gods and Buddhas.

The others were all disregarded.

So, during the time to accumulate attributes, we can't just sit idle. Taking advantage of this opportunity, we should thoroughly investigate the information about Gods and Buddhas. That's the right thing to do.

This is to facilitate planning for future encounters.

What concerned him even more was the fragment of the Statue with a special symbol on the back that he obtained during the battle with the Sea Dragon God.

Those symbols may be related to the true nature and origin of Gods and Buddhas.

"The origins of Gods and Buddhas are long lost to history, but if you need research materials, we have some here that we can give you," the Heavenly Maiden said.

"Thank you." Zhang Rongfang nodded, acknowledging the favor.

"Of course, if you can find out more, we hope you can share it with us," the Heavenly Maiden replied.

"Should."

"After a while, I will participate in the complete eradication of the remaining forces of the Western Sect. Perhaps I will not return here for a very long time," the Heavenly Maiden said softly.

"Take care," Zhang Rongfang said earnestly. "If anything happens, you can send someone to Wu Mountain to find me." He tossed out a black jade pendant.

The Heavenly Maiden caught him and gave him a deep look.

"I will."

She stood up, turned, and walked towards the door.

"By the way, if you've successfully avenged yourself and have nothing else to do, feel free to come to Wu Mountain for a visit," Zhang Rongfang as a final remark.

He knew that the Heavenly Maiden had been saved by the Imperial Tutor throughout her life, and that she had now entered the Extreme Realm in order to avenge the Western Sect and the Imperial Tutor.

If she succeeds one day, she might lose the will to live.

"Okay." The Heavenly Maiden hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she still responded in a low voice.

Time flies like an arrow.

In the blink of an eye, more than three months have passed.

For the past three months, Wushan Prefecture has remained unscathed, as if everyone has deliberately forgotten about this region.

The Great Capital remained calm and peaceful. Without the Western Sect, the Great Sect Alliance quickly reorganized its internal affairs and began to completely remove all Buddhist School positions from its branches in various regions and provinces.

The new emperor, Emperor Ling Xin, also changed his usual low-key and humble demeanor, and at the end of September, he announced a reform that shook the world.

Upon hearing this news, everyone in the Great Ling —from the Imperial Clan and Noble to commoners, from the Spirit Person and Hu Xi People to the Bei People —Man People was mobilized.