Upon hearing Yang Zhen's words, the entire Demon Wind Cliff fell silent.
Xin Hai laughed heartily, looking at Yang Zhen and saying, "Interesting little fellow, I'm growing to like your personality more and more. Someone like you is well-suited to join the Holy Sect. How about it, want to consider it?"
Yang Zhen exclaimed "Oh dear!" Before he could even say anything, this old geezer had already started poaching people.
Although this Sage of Saunter and unreasonable man is not someone you can sway with just a few words, can you?
Yang Zhen felt contempt and was about to speak when Xin Hai suddenly revealed a half-smile, looking at Feng Wuya and the others, and said, "This is the behavior of people like you. You keep talking about the well-being of the people, but you do hypocritical things. Do you know how much I paid to refine this World-Ending Heavenly Lotus? You just want to steal it? Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by the world?"
At this point, Xin Hai laughed heartily, staring at Feng Wuya and the others, and said, word by word, "Today, even if all the powerful figures of the entire Western Region gather together, they will not be able to stop me from refining the World-Ending Heavenly Lotus!"
Buzz--!
A deafening roar resounded around Xin Hai, and six array plates radiating terrifying auras descended from the sky. Upon landing, they swelled in the wind, their violent auras soaring into the sky and converging in mid-air to form a celestial curtain that enveloped Xin Hai and the World-Ending Heavenly Lotus.
Feng Wuya's expression changed, and he exclaimed in surprise, " The Heavenly Robe of World Avoidance, Xin Hai, it seems you were right. Your Demon Sect is truly willing to spare no expense to refine the World-Ending Heavenly Lotus!"
The Heavenly Robe of World Avoidance —this was the second time Yang Zhen had seen the Heavenly Robe of World Avoidance. Compared to the Heavenly Robe of World Avoidance that Hua Youyue had used, this one, which was set up using an array plate, was clearly much more powerful.
With the Heavenly Robe of World Avoidance, Xin Hai could do almost anything under its Heavenly Robe of World Avoidance; even the might of Heaven could not detect his actions.
Xin Hai laughed heartily, staring at Feng Wuya and saying, " Feng Wuya, I'd like to see how you'll save the world today!"
Feng Wuya's face turned ashen, but he was at a loss for what to do and could only turn his gaze to Yang Zhen.
Seeing Feng Wuya's gaze fixed on him, Xin Hai was taken aback. He looked at Yang Zhen curiously, as if he had just realized that there was another Yang Zhen in front of him. He smiled and said, "Boy, I'm about to finish refining it. Now I'll give you a chance: join my Holy Sect and become one of my disciples, or... I'll personally use you to refine the World-Ending Heavenly Lotus?"
Yang Zhen curled his lip and said, "Forget it. I'm used to being free and independent. So many sects have wanted to take me as a disciple, but I've refused them all. So you're not the first, and you certainly won't be the last. There's no need to get angry. I'll say it again: I want this World-Ending Heavenly Lotus. Will you give it to me or not?"
A burst of hearty laughter rang out, and Xin Hai's eyes suddenly turned sinister as he stared at Yang Zhen and said, "You ungrateful brat, you still have the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. If you don't agree to my demands, I have plenty of ways to turn you into a puppet."
Yang Zhen nodded and said, "The time it takes to drink a cup of tea is more than enough."
After saying that, he began to walk around the Heavenly Robe of World Avoidance, holding a weapon-forging hammer in his hand, driving metal-like objects into the ground one after another. His nonchalant attitude left the surrounding group of people speechless.
The Demon Guard guards exchanged glances and charged towards Yang Zhen, but Xin Hai snorted coldly and said with a smile, "Stop! I'm curious what this little guy is capable of."
With the existence of the Heavenly Robe of World Avoidance, it's clear that Xin Hai isn't worried at all about Yang Zhen being able to stop him from refining the World-Ending Heavenly Lotus.
For these powerful individuals, the time it takes to drink a cup of tea is but a fleeting moment, and it passes quickly.
Yang Zhen nailed the last crooked wooden stick into the ground, casually tossed aside the forging hammer in his hand, glanced at the sun in the sky, and said, "Oh dear, we still have a little time. Shall we discuss this some more?"
Feng Wuya and the others all looked at Yang Zhen with puzzled expressions, clearly unable to figure out what Yang Zhen was up to.
Xin Hai looked at the crooked, twisted object on the ground with a hesitant expression, then chuckled and said, "Boy, can you tell me what this is?"
"Something that can save the world!" Yang Zhen clapped his hands, looked up at Xin Hai, then at the Demon Guard who had clearly lost their minds, and shook his head, saying, "Why do you have to do this against the heavens? The heavens haven't eaten your rice, why are you all going against them?"
Xin Hai shook his head, gave Yang Zhen a meaningful look, and said, "Boy, you don't understand. When you reach my level, you'll understand. You keep talking about saving the world, but the world... it doesn't deserve it!"
Yang Zhen's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands, saying, "What a coincidence! I thought so too, so I modified the arrangement. Now it's not just about saving the world, it's about changing the world."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Zhen stomped his foot heavily on the ground, and there was no sound from around him.
Xin Hai's expression hardened, then he burst into laughter, looking at Yang Zhen with a mocking expression, and said, "Clearly, your method of changing the world doesn't seem to work."
Yang Zhen didn't speak, but quietly looked at the sun in the sky, muttering to himself, "That's enough!"
Rumble--!
Deep, muffled sounds came from underground, rapidly expanding to the entire Demon Wind Cliff. In an instant, the whole earth seemed to become heavy and oppressive, with rumbling sounds echoing endlessly. Even in mid-air, a fierce wind arose, and terrifying fluctuations of heaven and earth energy surged and churned, turning the world upside down in the blink of an eye.
"Boy, what have you done?" Xin Hai's expression changed drastically. In just a moment, the entire world of Demon Wind Cliff seemed to have been transformed.
boom!
A deafening roar resounded, Demon Wind Cliff suddenly howled. A violent hurricane appeared out of nowhere, causing everyone to sway unsteadily.
The group of people before them, whose cultivation level was at least at the Nascent Spirit Transformation Realm, were surprisingly unable to resist this demonic wind despite their powerful cultivation.
The winds rose and the clouds surged, the sky and earth changed color, and the entire Demon Wind Cliff was violently shaken, with the earth cracking and mountains collapsing.
Yang Zhen's voice came from within the hurricane, calm as if he were murmuring to himself, "I did nothing, I simply restored the true nature of Demon Wind Cliff."
Xin Hai's expression changed drastically. Although he was inside the Heavenly Robe of World Avoidance, he was not greatly affected. On the contrary, he was the one who knew the changes in Demon Wind Cliff the most.
Upon hearing Yang Zhen's words, Xin Hai snorted coldly and was about to speak when Yang Zhen's voice came again.
Yang Zhen took a deep breath, looked up at the pitch-black World-Ending Heavenly Lotus, with only a trace of white remaining within it, and slowly said, "You're wrong about one thing. It's not that the common people are unworthy of being saved, but that no one can save them. The common people are just the common people, barely surviving in this world. But if anyone wants to destroy them, even the heavens will one day be pierced by the common people!"
"What!"
Xin Hai's expression changed, and he looked at the World-Ending Heavenly Lotus with some anxiety.
boom!
Suddenly, a burst of dazzling holy light erupted from the World-Ending Heavenly Lotus, shooting straight into the sky.
Amidst the surging air currents, it was as if Heavenly Sound Grand Chant, and the whispers of heaven and earth echoed through the clouds.
The World-Ending Heavenly Lotus gradually regained its sanctity, and rays of light rained down on the earth, gradually calming down the entire Demon Wind Cliff.
Yang Zhen said to the dumbfounded and horrified Shameless Cat, "Although the World-Ending Heavenly Lotus is not the supreme treasure of heaven and earth used to resurrect the Great Saint Sage, it is the protective object of this place. If I'm not mistaken, this person from the Holy Tomb... has even greater ambitions!"