Early in the morning, at the foot of Mount Green Hills.

Su Shenyun clung to Luo Xiu's hand, reluctant to let go. She felt helpless. She understood that since she had come to Mount Green Hills, it wouldn't be easy to leave. Not unless she became strong enough—strong enough to truly have the final say on Mount Green Hills and subdue the Elders of the Elder Hall.

What she understood, Luo Xiu naturally understood as well.

Luo Xiu looked at her gently and said, "Su Fox, train well here. I'll come for you."

"Mhm, I'll wait for you."

Su Shenyun suddenly threw herself into his arms, burying her face in his chest.

"Little Mule, you must cure your illness. You have to survive."

Luo Xiu gently stroked her hair. "Speaking of which, ever since I was cursed with the Blood Ban Technique and lost my cultivation, the illness hasn't flared up again. I feel much lighter."

Su Shenyun said, "But that doesn't mean it's gone!"

Luo Xiu smiled. "Don't worry, I'll find a way to survive. I'm still looking forward to sleeping with this new body of yours. How could I be willing to die just like this?"

Su Shenyun hummed softly. "Then you'd better come find me quickly. Who knows, some young lad from the Fox Clan might beat you to it."

Luo Xiu smiled faintly. "If that really happens, it's fine by me, as long as you're happy. I might be someone who can't give you a future."

At his words, Su Shenyun's eyes welled with tears, and she kicked him in the buttocks.

"Enough talk, you're always whining! Just go, and come back soon!"

Luo Xiu mounted a Three-tailed Fox and gradually disappeared into the morning mist.

Su Shenyun watched his receding figure, tears in her beautiful eyes, as she waved goodbye.

Neither of them knew that the next time they met would be a very, very long time later.

「Zhangwei Mountain.」

Inside the Fire Dragon Hall.

Dou Dou sat on a large chair, swinging her little legs. The table in front of her was piled with all sorts of delicacies.

"Winter melon, watermelon, cantaloupe, if you don't love me, you're a big fool."

She hummed a tune while enjoying the food. Two powerful Demon Race experts from Zhangwei Mountain were serving her, both grinding their teeth with hatred.

「Elsewhere.」

The Kunlun Four Tiger Generals, led by Yao Ritian, were feasting and having a grand old time.

After they parted ways at Thunder Swamp, Yao Ritian followed Luo Xiu's instructions. He went to Zhangwei Mountain, found Dou Dou, and then they stayed at Zhangwei Mountain as guests to wait for Luo Xiu's return.

As for Chi Sha and Mu Xueyan, the whereabouts of the two women were unknown.

「Meanwhile.」

In a secret room.

Zhu Hui trembled all over, nearly grinding his teeth to dust. Looking at Xia Chan, who was sitting cross-legged in quiet cultivation, he gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, that Dou Dou is so damn detestable! She's a thief! Yesterday, I heard she went into the medicine field again and dug up the Spiritual Medicines I planted!"

"Damn it, if it weren't for the Four Tiger Generals backing her, I would have pinched her to death!"

Xia Chan opened her eyes and said indifferently, "Did you come to me just to complain?"

"Not really." Zhu Hui grinned, moving closer as he brought out a jade token. "Your Majesty, I've turned the place upside down these past few days and finally found the Inter-realm Seal left by the ancestor!"

Xia Chan's brow furrowed slightly as she looked at the token inscribed with profound runes. "What is this Inter-realm Seal for?"

Zhu Hui explained, "Only those with the pure Fire Dragon Bloodline can activate it, and it also requires the spatial power of the Wicked Tenderness Technique to connect to the Starry Sky Ancient Path. Once this seal is used, it can connect to the Upper Realm and summon Heavenly Gods to descend."

Xia Chan asked, "Do the so-called Upper Realm and Heavenly Gods really exist?"

Zhu Hui laughed heartily. "Of course! Those Heavenly Gods have even visited the Shanhai Territory. Your Majesty, you've lived in the backward human world since you were a child, so you're unaware. Beyond our world, there are outer realms where the beings are incredibly powerful. They are known as Heavenly Gods! And our world is known to those Heavenly Gods as the Lower Realm."

Hearing this, Xia Chan was silent for a moment. She fixed her gaze on the Inter-realm Seal and asked, "What do you plan to do?"

A sly glint appeared in Zhu Hui's eyes. "I want to summon the Heavenly Gods and ask for their help in killing the Four Tiger Generals!"

Xia Chan was skeptical. "Will that really work?"

"Rest assured, Your Majesty. The old ancestor knew quite a few Heavenly Gods back in the day and had excellent relations with them. They'll definitely help us. Otherwise, they wouldn't have left the Inter-realm Seal for him."

As Xia Chan's blood activated the Inter-realm Seal…

In another world…

Within an ancient and solemn palace, two middle-aged men wearing identical outfits sensed an aura from the Lower Realm.

The two men were named Zhu Hong and Tang Ao. They were fellow disciples, members of the Heavenly Moon Cult.

Zhu Hong closed his eyes, receiving the aura from the Lower Realm. "A fissure has appeared in the Starry Sky Ancient Path that connects to the Lower Realm. It seems that Xiao Long from back then has business with us in the Lower Realm."

Tang Ao chuckled. "We're free these days anyway, and Master is in seclusion. Why don't we go down and check it out?"

"But…" Zhu Hong hesitated, a look of worry on his face.

"But what?"

Zhu Hong said, "What if that terrifying fellow with the Azure Spiritual Power is still there?"

As soon as he said this, both men fell silent. They couldn't help but recall that incredibly dreadful being, and their bodies trembled.

After a moment, Tang Ao said, "I seem to have heard that the Azure Emperor has already fallen. The Celestial Realm dispatched so many Heavenly Soldiers and Generals back then; they must have eliminated him."

Zhu Hong nodded. "That's true. Otherwise, the Pink Emperor wouldn't have gone on a mad, bloody rampage across the Lingtian Plateau all these years to avenge the Azure Emperor, killing every last member of the Luo Family."

Tang Ao continued, "In any case, that Fire Dragon from the Lower Realm has a deep connection with our Heavenly Moon Cult. Master once planned to bring him up and cultivate him properly so he could one day become the leader of our Cult. Since he's activated Master's Inter-realm Seal, he must be asking for something. We should go down and take a look."

「Shanhai Territory, Zhangwei Mountain.」

"Hey, Yao Ritian, aren't you being a bit too outrageous?!"

Zhu Hui suddenly appeared in the great hall, bellowing loudly. He looked at Yao Ritian, who was feasting away, with an arrogant expression, as if he were staring at a dead tiger.

Yao Ritian snapped his head around and fixed a sharp gaze on Zhu Hui. A chilling murderous intent instantly filled the hall!

"Zhu Hui, you've got quite some nerve, speaking to me like that. Believe it or not, I can obliterate your Zhangwei Mountain!"

Hearing this, Zhu Hui threw his head back and laughed raucously.

"Yao Ritian, you've been lording it over my Zhangwei Mountain these past few days. I've been wanting to slaughter you for a long time. Hmm… a tiger from Kunlun Mountain ought to taste quite good."

BOOM—!

As his words fell, a loud explosion suddenly echoed from outside the hall.

The crowd looked toward the sound, only to see Xia Chan approaching slowly, holding the Inter-realm Seal. Behind her, a white pillar of light descended from the sky, as if from the Nine Heavens. It landed outside the hall, forming a mysterious runic array on the ground.

A moment later, when the light receded, two men stood within the array.

An overwhelmingly powerful and despair-inducing pressure instantly swept over them!

Under this pressure, even a being as strong as Yao Ritian felt his body become incredibly heavy, and he was pinned to the ground, unable to move.

Two middle-aged men dressed in Daoist robes slowly emerged from the runic array and entered the great hall.

"Who has summoned us?"

Zhu Hui hurriedly knelt. "I welcome the descent of the Heavenly Gods! I beseech the Heavenly Gods to aid me in slaying these villains!"

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