Chapter 719: Chapter 568: Double Happiness, Great Joy...

On the Yuzhu Plain.

Two women descended slowly from mid-air. One walked ahead of the other as they approached the edge of a bottomless chasm, where they finally stopped.

"Grand Elder, this is the place," Tushan Hongxia said softly to Tushan Meng, her gaze falling to the chasm at their feet. "This fissure used to be the entrance to the Yuzhu Secret Realm."

"Mm." Tushan Meng nodded slightly, her expression calm as she looked down.

The chasm was dark and mysterious, like a slumbering eye.

Decades ago, after the Yuzhu Secret Realm was sealed for good, this plain had gradually returned to its former silence, becoming no different from any other ordinary place in the world.

However, Tushan Meng had always felt this place was worth keeping an eye on.

Thus, she had specially dispatched Cultivators to stand guard here in shifts. If any anomaly occurred, they were to immediately send a message back to Tushan via Flying Sword, without fail.

And just a short while ago, the Nascent Soul Realm Cultivator responsible for watching the Yuzhu Plain had suddenly detected an unusual fluctuation of Spiritual Power.

He dared not be negligent and immediately sent an urgent report back to Tushan via Flying Sword.

Upon receiving the message, Tushan Meng wasted no time and immediately rushed here with Tushan Hongxia.

"Hongxia, stand watch for me," Tushan Meng ordered, turning to Tushan Hongxia beside her.

"Yes, Grand Elder." Tushan Hongxia nodded solemnly. She quickly set up an Array while extending her Divine Sense outward, covering a hundred-li radius.

If any Cultivator were to suddenly approach this area, Tushan Hongxia would detect them at the first possible moment.

Tushan Meng smoothed her skirt and sat cross-legged at the chasm’s edge. Closing her eyes to focus her mind, she silently recited the incantations for her Techniques, slowly activating the Lifebound Divine Abilities of the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox clan.

A moment later, a palm-sized, flawlessly snow-white nine-tailed spirit fox leaped from the top of Tushan Meng’s head. It landed lightly in the dark chasm and vanished into the depths in an instant.

She wasn’t worried about this wisp of her Divine Soul being damaged.

Even if an accident did happen, it would only take a year or two of quiet recuperation to fully recover. It was hardly a major issue.

However, after falling for the time it takes half an incense stick to burn, this wisp of Tushan Meng’s soul was still drifting in the dark void.

It was as if the chasm had no end, that its bottom could never be reached.

"Oh... a Nine-tailed Celestial Fox. I didn’t expect your line of Divine Beasts to still be around." Suddenly, a voice entered the depths of Tushan Meng’s consciousness without warning. Its tone was lazy, yet held a hint of amusement.

Immediately after, Tushan Meng’s wisp of soul landed on solid ground.

In the darkness not far away, a faint glimmer of light emerged, exceptionally conspicuous in the endless silence.

Step by step, Tushan Meng walked toward the light.

Finally, she arrived before a statue.

It was a statue of a woman, its entire form radiating a sacred and gentle light. The carving was exquisite, its lines fluid and delicate.

Even though it was just a colorless stone statue, Tushan Meng could clearly sense that in life, this woman must have been breathtakingly beautiful.

Here, in the deepest part of the abyss, there was nothing as far as the eye could see but this faintly glowing statue and an endless, empty, desolate darkness.

"Who are you?" Tushan Meng’s focus sharpened. She stared warily at the statue, her tone cold and direct.

"Who I am is not important."

The voice echoed slowly through Tushan Meng’s consciousness once more, unhurried, as if speaking through a thin veil of mist.

"What’s important is that I can sense your old, unhealable injury. It has left you with very little of your lifespan remaining and has made it impossible for you to advance your Realm another step."

The voice paused for a moment, then took on an unreadable, amused tone. "And yet, you radiate a potent, almost fanatical ambition."

"You... are very interesting."

Tushan Meng’s brow furrowed, her expression grave.

The fact that this being could see through her old injury at a glance was proof that it was no ordinary figure.

’I should take this chance, while it’s weak, and destroy this statue,’ a thought formed in her mind. ’That way, I can prevent any uncontrollable complications from arising in the future.’

"I know what you’re thinking."

The statue’s voice echoed in her consciousness again, its tone laced with a hint of mockery and a touch of nonchalance.

"But I’d advise you not to waste your energy. A little fox like you could never destroy me."

"However... if you are willing, you and I could make a deal. I can grant you power to help you achieve your ambitions. How about it?"

...

In Yellowleaf City, within the Demon Race’s World, the Demon Alliance army led by Tushan Jing Ci had already made camp.

When Tushan Jing Ci first took command of the army, many of the generals were unconvinced of her military capabilities. They remained skeptical, adopting a wait-and-see attitude.

Gradually, however, they discovered that the Saintess possessed an exceptionally keen intuition for the battlefield, often allowing her to seize the initiative and anticipate the enemy’s moves.

Furthermore, over the years, Tushan Jing Ci had been extensively reading the records of major battles and various strategy manuals written by the Military School of the World of Ten Thousand Laws.

Moreover, Tushan Jing Ci was exceptionally skilled at learning from her experiences in actual combat.

After every major battle, her comprehension of military campaigns would improve so much it was almost tangible, leaving everyone in awe.

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