Master of Strange Dao

"Brother Qing, did you also meet King Xiang?"

"I did, why? Did King Xiang come to you too?"

Lei Yu sighed deeply, his face full of helplessness.

"I was still working on the homework my master left me when King Xiang suddenly appeared before me. That was a Ninth Tier Strong, what could I do? I couldn't even move my little finger, I could only watch as he took away all those sealed items."

"Oh, didn't King Xiang say anything to you?"

Lei Yu opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, then sighed again, his face full of resignation.

"He just said one thing, he called me a fool who only follows others blindly, and if I don't change my arrogance, he might live to see the Lei Clan's downfall."

"…"

King Xiang sure was straightforward.

For a moment, Yu Ziqing didn't know how to comfort Lei Yu.

Lei Yu gave a bitter smile and shook his head.

"Actually, King Xiang was right. I used to be quite arrogant and foolish. For someone of his status to give me such a piece of advice was already very rare."

"If Ancestor Li could see Brother Yu's transformation, he would surely be greatly comforted."

Yu Ziqing sincerely praised. Being insulted yet not angered, and considering it as advice, was not something just anyone could do.

Of course, maybe it was also because King Xiang's fists were big enough that his words seemed reasonable.

"Since we have nothing more to do with this and Brother Yu is fine, I will be on my way. I have some matters to attend to."

"Brother Qing, won't you stay for a rest? Why the rush?"

"Yes, my family is waiting for me to cook. If I delay any longer, the ingredients won't be fresh."

Lei Yu looked at Yu Ziqing's back, astonished.

Was this a tradition of Jinlan Mountain?

The young master actually had to cook by himself?

Yu Ziqing took the Flying Boat and headed straight for Sorrow Cave Heaven.

He had to get in before it was sealed off.

Of course, not to court death but to gather ingredients.

Earlier, he had worried that if things exploded at home, he might unintentionally cause the village chief and the villagers to fall, and ruin Jinlan Mountain. Yu Ziqing really wasn't afraid of the sealed items.

The Devil, no matter how strong, was just a Devil after all.

…

Inside Sorrow Cave Heaven, it was already desolate, apart from the pervasive alien power. Not even a single blade of grass remained.

It was now just an empty shell, everything inside had been sealed into the metal book.

After entering, King Xiang threw out the metal book pages. Their power was activated, automatically arranged in sequence, forming a metal book that was golden in the front and pure black at the back.

The metal book floated quietly there, and one could vaguely see black energy surging in the latter half, constantly contending with the golden light in the front half.

King Xiang's face was as still as water, the aura on his body rapidly climbing, his strength pushed to the extreme, left-hand forming the Seal, with his right hand forming a sword with two fingers. A sharp golden light appeared at his fingertip.

That point of golden light, like a sword glow, emitted a hissing sound as it sliced through the air, everything around seemed to be cut apart.

He shouted deeply and pointed at the book.

On the metal book, countless runes and Daoist Patterns emerged, constructing layer upon layer of protection, until all the protections transformed into a mass of Divine Light, encasing the entire book.

However, at this moment, the sharp edge at King Xiang's fingertip pierced through, breaking the Divine Light bit by bit.

Moments later, a sharp edge shot out from the back of the book, shattering the Divine Light that wrapped the book into a myriad of glowing fragments. A crack appeared on the book's surface, suddenly splitting it in two.

Countless twisted scenes, erupting demonic Qi, unfolded rapidly like folded paper.

The surging power spread around, causing the robes of King Xiang to flutter loudly.

He could guess a little about what the people behind wanted to do.

By letting the sealed items explode outside, whatever they wanted to do would become particularly convenient.

King Xiang disliked Emperor Zhen, but it did not mean he was insane enough to let the sealed items explode outside.

Yet he also wanted to rescue his father.

Rather than be constantly worried about it, it was better to take action himself and break the sealed items in Sorrow Cave Heaven.

King Xiang entered Sorrow Cave Heaven, at a distant mountain peak that appeared just as a snow-covered ordinary peak, but through concealment and disguise, Emperor Zhen was already inside, watching from afar at Sorrow Mountain.

"Did you find anything?" Emperor Zhen asked.

Behind Emperor Zhen, the leader of the Faceless Men, Li Xingchen, stood with a solemn face, his expression unchanged.

"Your Majesty, I have already conferred with the Lei Clan. The Lei Clan has discovered several rats and is waiting to close the net. I have also found several in other places. Even…"

Li Xingchen paused slightly, continuing with his expression unchanged.

"Even within the Faceless Men, I have found someone who might be a rat, and am currently observing."

"There was just a little surprise, Lei Li had a clash with Ding Mushan, and now Ding Mushan can't even leave if he wanted to..."

Emperor Zhen shook his head, saying,

"Leave it be; Lei Li has been holding back for a long time and just wants to find someone to spar with. He wouldn't overreach himself, delaying the important matters."

"I understand, Your Majesty, King Xiang has already gone in. Shall we now seal Sorrow Mountain?"

"Let's wait a bit more, see who else enters."

As the two of them watched, they saw a White Jade Flying Boat approaching from afar.

They watched as Yu Ziqing jumped off the flying boat, leaving the boat in place, and walked step by step into the cave.