Master of Strange Dao

Moreover, the main target to gain power could only be one.

This time, the main target was Little Fox, so as soon as Ji Bochang had died, his power dissipated while Little Fox was still able to maintain its power for a while.

And now, Little Fox had also fallen into a deep sleep, not knowing when it would awaken.

Power that isn't one's own always comes at a price.

However, this price, for Yu Ziqing, was trivial.

According to Yu Ziqing's understanding, collecting intelligence and gathering information in advance was the price he had to pay.

Pay the price first, then borrow the power.

Yu Ziqing, seeing Han Dong from a distance, who stood like a javelin planted in the ground with the Black Sword stuck in front of him, immediately expressed his gratitude.

"Thank you, Brother Dong, for your help this time. If it weren't for you, I would surely be dead."

"I didn't do much. I wanted to help you, but you all wouldn't let me go..." As soon as Han Dong spoke, his master's lonely demeanor instantly crumbled, making him seem somewhat awkward.

"If Brother Dong had come, the situation would have been different. It's fine, Brother Dong. Your remote guidance alone helped me make that most crucial strike, Brother Dong, your role was critical."

Han Dong felt somewhat embarrassed, as he indeed felt that he hadn't done much.

But he also probably understood that he had once been a prince of Daqian, like it or not; his mere presence could change the nature of things.

Yu Ziqing talked with Han Dong briefly, then pointed to the little furry bundle in his arms.

"I still have some urgent matters, I'll treat you to a drink later, Brother Dong."

"Business comes first; go ahead and take care of it."

After passing the locust forest, Yang and the village chief were already waiting inside the locust forest.

Seeing Yu Ziqing return safely, the village chief breathed a sigh of relief, and Yang, who had always acted like he had everything under control, also relaxed slightly.

"Yang, come help first and see what's exactly happening with this little guy."

Yang leaned in for a closer look, his pupils suddenly turning into dragon eyes. He stared at the furry bundle for a long while.

"Is this the Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox?"

"No, remember what I told you before? The big fox had offered me something which I had not taken.

Who knew that object would bring with it a fragment of the big fox's consciousness or maybe its memories, which appeared directly at the old site of Dingmao City, unexpectedly forming a little fox.

In the midst of crisis, I gave it the borrowed power. Since it recovered its strength, it has been in a deep sleep."

Yang looked at the Little Fox intently, stretched out a hoof, and gently touched it.

"It's just not able to withstand the sudden increase and decrease in strength. It has fallen into a deep sleep to slowly recuperate and adapt.

After digesting that bit of power, as an innate being, its start far exceeds almost everyone else, leaving no sequelae.

Let it sleep; it will wake up on its own in the future."

Yang set up a small formation, placed the Little White Fox inside it, continuously absorbing spirit energy and the essence of the sun and moon to replenish its depletion and nurture its physical body.

"Aren't you planning to interfere with the Jade Seal in the southern Wilderness?" Yang asked, somewhat puzzled.

"I was only trying to lure someone there in the first place; I never said I absolutely had to obtain the Jade Seal of Dadui."

"Hahaha..." Yang burst into laughter and said, "Are you that kind-hearted? Tell me, what's really going on?"

Yu Ziqing chuckled.

"When the Sealed Land was opened, a deep blue archway with nine tiers and eighteen pillars appeared, bearing only the symbol 'Dui'.

Moreover, during the battles among Ninth Tier masters, the archway wasn't even slightly damaged, not even a wobble."

"Nine tiers, eighteen pillars, deep blue..." Yang faltered, then sharply inhaled a breath of cold air.

"Those people don't realize what these two symbols represent, do they?"

"Have you forgotten? Direct records about Dadui had all disappeared, and only recently some snippets started surfacing.

They know shit. They only know that place as the Sealed Land of the Jade Seal of Dadui, sealed by the Yin Family.

Even then, they thought it matched the facade of the Sealed Land's archway."

"How many people did you bait into going?"

"What do you mean I baited people? What does that have to do with me?"

"Alright, how many people entered?"

"About a dozen."

"That's not too bad..."

"A dozen Ninth Tiers."

Yang's eyes trembled, and his body shuddered, taking a long moment before he could speak.

"You aren't afraid at all, are you?"

"What does that have to do with me? I was helping throughout, didn't miss out on any benefits, and I made it clear right from the start.

Those people gathered together to chase some Tenth Tier pipe dream.

Are you saying, aside from the chief director, they are all good birds?

If they are trapped inside and can't get out, it's not my problem.

Wanting something and taking a risk for it, that's how it should be, right?"

Yu Ziqing had indeed told them in advance, maintained throughout, he was just assisting.

We of Jinlan Mountain don't give a damn about the trifling matter of Dadui's return.

We of Jinlan Mountain are only here for revenge, nothing else matters to us.

When Yu Ziqing saw the archway of nine tiers and eighteen pillars, he had a rough idea.

According to Dadui's protocol, an archway of nine tiers and eighteen pillars, even the Capital City wouldn't be allowed such grand architecture.

Only in front of the Divine Dynasty's national temple, the symbol of Dadui's national fortunes and where the power of the Divine Dynasty congregates, could there be an archway of such supreme standards.

And deep blue, that's the most revered color by Dadui.

In the time since Dadui had vanished, a seal without words, resembling the Dadui Jade Seal, had transformed into a deep blue archway with nine tiers and eighteen pillars.