Golden light widely scattered, dragon roars echoing.

The residual Buddha's Light Spirit that had lingered for years transformed into an anchor point, blazing flames ignited to form a portal. Eight dragon horses pulled a golden chariot out of the void, transforming this desolate mountain, barren for a hundred years, from a place dark and cold to one radiant with brilliance. Jing San took the reins and guided the golden chariot to a smooth landing. The Holy Light descending from the Heavenly Peak formed a canopy, enveloping the chariot above.

Xie Xuanyi silently sheathed his long sword, focusing his spirit as he watched the myriad divine lights gather and fall above the small pavilion.

He had lived two lifetimes.

It was the first time he had seen such a grand and ostentatious display.

At the moment the dragon roar sounded…

The identity of the newcomer became evident.

"Crown Prince."

Jing San smiled and said, "The person you wish to meet is very dangerous…do you need my company?"

According to the original agreement, he was to guide Xie Zhen to a ruined Zhanjiao Mountain and complete the construction of the teleportation array. Having completed this task, he could now leave.

What happens next has nothing to do with the Paperman Sect.

However, the Lord of Tao had entrusted him with the utmost task, reminding him that this young prominent figure in the chariot is a future key "partner" of the Paperman Sect, and there will be more transactions to carry out. Jing San had to serve this Crown Prince with due diligence, making sure he was pleased, as long as it didn't violate the teachings of the Paperman Sect. Whatever the Crown Prince said would be as it is.

Golden flames enveloped the surroundings, forming a column of light reaching the heavens amidst the darkness.

This scene was extremely dazzling.

But Jing San had already set up a barrier. The [Xuanming Mirror] enveloped the entire small mountain. Tonight was an incredibly important night, and the Lord of Tao would not allow any mishap in any segment. Hence, this was an independent Grotto Heaven, several times more secure than the [Wind Cutting Realm]. No one could disrupt the meeting between the Crown Prince and Xie Zhen.

The young man on the chariot slowly stood up.

Golden light fell on him, illuminating him like a deity. The extremely vivid and intense Holy Light, falling on any person, would appear somewhat "heavy."

But, on him, it seemed just right.

The Crown Prince glanced around, seeing the scattered black snow and the broken debris.

The traces left by the fierce battle at the mountaintop were intense.

With just one glance, he understood the concept of "danger" Jing San mentioned... It likely took only twenty breaths to forge the teleportation array, and the scene before him was the result of the two fighting during this twenty breaths' waiting time. A young man who had just recently advanced to the Yin God Realm could actually match Jing San blow for blow.

The Crown Prince glanced at the hand Jing San was hiding in his sleeve.

Though he hid it on purpose.

But he saw through it... Jing San's hand was trembling slightly.

From this, it seemed that in the recent short encounter, Xie Zhen appeared to have the upper hand?

"No need."

A gust of wind lifted the gilded Xuanshan Great Cloak on the Crown Prince's shoulders. Whether it was papery snow or black snow, it was all stained with golden brilliance.

He stood on the chariot, as if becoming the master of this world, his voice calm and composed.

"..."

Jing San opened his mouth, wanting to speak but hesitated.

In the previous meeting between the Lord of Tao and the Crown Prince, he stood far outside the realm gate, watching from a distance as golden light penetrated Pure White Mountain. The Crown Prince went alone, without any Protector.

This time was the same.

This young figure, blazing with golden light like the sun, still came alone.

"Are you sure?"

Jing San pondered for a long while and couldn't help reminding, "...Xie Zhen has comprehended the 'Annihilation Dao Realm,' renowned as the strongest offensive killer."

"I know."

The Crown Prince's voice was calm.

He brushed away the paper scraps from his shoulder and said blandly, "Thanks for the concern, but I don't like having a third person around when I'm alone, so when you leave, please take those 'paper snow' with you."

In the South Border.

Where there are paper scraps, Lu Yuzhen's eyes are present.

"Understood."

This instruction was clear enough, Jing San no longer insisted on persuading. He nodded, took a step back, and the countless paper snow vibrated and roared, rushing into the wide sleeves of Jing San. In an instant, the golden light on the mountaintop was drowned by the heavy snowfall. Standing on the dragon chariot, the Crown Prince and Xie Xuanyi exchanged glances across the snow. Eventually, the snowy atmosphere cleared, Jing San retreated into the darkness, and the innumerable snowflakes transformed into a tornado and followed. The whole mountain fell into tranquility, the cold subsiding, replaced by the scorching heat, like the presence of the sun.

The mountaintop returned to silence.

Xie Xuanyi frowned, not quite adapted to the sudden deathly silence.

When cutting through the [Wind Cutting Realm], Xie Xuanyi had thought he was about to face a fierce, endless night of battle. He had already readied himself for a tough fight.

However, what happened next was different from what he had imagined.

At this moment, countless blazing lights fell on the chariot. The Crown Prince of Li Kingdom stood with his hands behind his back, bathing in the scorching sunlight, like the "sun."

The Crown Prince did not seem inclined to speak first, as if he had come here tonight, at great cost, just to meet him.

Xie Xuanyi's Divine Thought fell on the chariot.

He found nothing.

This chariot should have been refined by Nalan Xuance. "Xuanwei" was engraved on the side of the chariot, suggesting that this travel treasure possessed a similar effect to [All Living Beings]—the Crown Prince stood in the golden light, Divine Thoughts gathered, and his face was impenetrable… It is said that Xuanwei Island is a place of miscellaneous studies of various low-level arts, and Nalan Xuance could both divine the future and refine artifacts and pills. Although it is commonly said that being a jack of all trades can lead to mastery of none, seeing that he could refine such a dragon chariot, his artifact refining technique must not be underestimated.

Through the dragon chariot, Xie Xuanyi did not sense any killing intent.

But this was not necessarily good news.

The legitimate heirs of the Great Chu throne, after awakening their bloodline, cultivated at a speed second only to the Reincarnated True People.

The "Emperor Bloodline" of the Li Kingdom was equally formidable, no less than that of Great Chu.

In the Fangyuan Square document about this Crown Prince of the Li Kingdom, there was no specific realm record left… but no heir to the throne would expose themselves to danger. The Crown Prince refused Jing San's escort and chose to meet him alone, which could not be a sign of overconfidence.

Xie Xuanyi did not relax at all.

These years, Nalan Xuance had worked hard to destroy Buddha...

And the great momentum in Yuan Province had been thwarted by him.

Now, with the internal struggles in the Li Kingdom at their most intense, Nalan Xuance and the Crown Prince had become inextricably linked. Nalan Xuance's setback was the Crown Prince's setback.

Meeting tonight surely boded nothing good.

The Crown Prince couldn't possibly be here to thank him… thank him for killing many Yuanzhou Iron Cavalry?

"Master Xie."

At this moment, the silence was finally broken.

The Crown Prince's voice held a hint of amusement: "Meeting tonight… I'm here to thank you."

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