"Complete the Five Elements first, then seek Immortal Shedding. When you meet black, do not trust it. When you encounter the Dao, walk alone."
Chen Cuo turned the words over in his mind.
The first line was easy enough to understand. It referred to the Five Qi within his chest. But the rest was shrouded in mystery.
"Forget it. I'll think about it later. But that unfathomable senior left me these four lines on purpose. Was it part of a scheme, or a charge entrusted to me?"
Just then, the ground trembled. Blood qi surged through Green Willow Garden, staining a swath of the night sky red!
Time was pressing. He had no chance to ponder it further.
"I'd better go and see for myself..."
With that thought, Chen Cuo blurred and vanished.
"My lady, this way!"
Amid the chaos, the Shen Clan's Lady's Maid pulled her young lady into a run. They soon reached the shelter of an artificial hill, where the maid hurried to straighten her lady's clothes.
"Oh, where have all those masters and Immortal Adepts gone?"
Still shaken, the Shen Family's Young Lady glanced around. Quite a few people had already taken refuge there, mostly women, along with several Guards from the garden. She relaxed a little.
The Lady's Maid pointed out several of the women. "...And this is the Marquis of Linru County's Third Sister."
The Shen Family's Young Lady was about to take a closer look when the ground suddenly shook. Water came splashing down, soaking everyone.
Then a voice boomed like thunder: "Stop your futile resistance! How could you withstand the might of Longevity?"
The voice crashed through their ears like a thunderclap from the heavens. It disturbed their thoughts and sent them into a panic.
But Chen Jiao soon calmed down. Gathering