LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 359: The Situation Looks Grim
Chapter 359: The Situation Looks Grim
Zhao Ningzhi looked at Liu Mei and still felt uneasy. After some thought, she took out a large number of disposable magic tools and talismans and handed them to Liu Mei.
“Be extra careful on this trip and put your own safety first,” she said.
Liu Mei looked at the talismans in her hand and said sweetly, “Thank you, Master.”
Zhao Ningzhi sighed and said, “Mei, don’t blame me for forcing you to go to Jade Dragon Peak. The time you have left is limited.”
Liu Mei’s eyes flashed with an unusual light upon hearing this, and she bowed her head and said, “I understand, Master.”
Zhao Ningzhi waved her hand and said, “Alright, you can get ready now. Chen Qingyan is waiting for you at Crimson Phoenix Peak.”
Liu Mei nodded and quickly flew to Crimson Phoenix Peak, a place she hadn’t returned to in a long time.
At the Star Canopy Pavilion, Lin Fengmian had a deep and thorough conversation with Liu Mei throughout the night. After their conversation, they both felt a sense of relief and gained a new perspective.
Since no one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes, Lin Fengmian thought to himself, why not adopt a carefree and detached attitude like a sage?
Whether he became a part of history or made history, as Luo Xue said, he couldn’t just sit back and do nothing.
Before, he had been cautious, afraid that his actions would drastically change the course of history.
But now that he had become a part of history, he could act without worrying about the consequences.
He decided to come to the pavilion to research and gather information, planning to use his knowledge to predict future events.
First, he found a book that seemed to have been written by someone who had drunk too much, and he read it carefully.
According to the book, on the last day of the Nine Dragons’ succession, the Heavenly Court appeared, and golden light filled the entire city. The city was filled with people wearing golden armor, as if a heavenly palace had appeared.
However, dark clouds covered the sky, thunder, lightning, and other ominous phenomena followed, as if the sky itself was collapsing.
Lin Fengmian realized that this description matched the scene of his battle with Jun Lingtian.
The last description of the sky collapsing and the Sacred Fire Imperial Court crumbling was probably a depiction of the court’s downfall.
Lin Fengmian was speechless when he realized that the author of the book had not been drunk, but had actually written an accurate account of the events.
The author’s words were not just fantasy, but a realistic depiction of the magical world.
Lin Fengmian could no longer be careless and continued to read the book seriously.
After that, Junlin City was locked down and the Junyan Empire closed its borders, with the entire nation in mourning.
During the mourning period, the three princes tried to rebel, but they were suppressed in the Sacred Emperor’s Palace.
Seven days later, Empress Fengyao ascended the throne to rule the land.
On the day of her ascension, not only was a mysterious expert killed within the Sacred Emperor’s Palace, but the Heavenly Fiend’s projection also arrived to congratulate the empress.
Amidst the dazzling lights, someone defied the heavens and pointed his sword at the Heavenly Fiend.
Lin Fengmian was stunned, feeling overwhelmed by the series of events.
First, there was the rebellion of the three princes, then the attack of the mysterious expert, and finally, the projection of the Heavenly Fiend.
But the most astonishing thing was that someone dared to defy the heavens and point his sword at the Heavenly Fiend!
Lin Fengmian couldn’t help but think, “Do they have to make such a big deal out of it?”
Based on the previous events that had become reality, even though they seemed unlikely, Lin Fengmian couldn’t afford to be careless this time.
He began to research and discovered that the Northern Abyss had one saint less than it did a thousand years ago, which was a point he had previously overlooked.
Fengyao was one of the eight saints of the Northern Abyss, but a thousand years ago, the Northern Abyss had nine saints.
Although Luo Xue and Lin Fengmian had taken one of the saint positions, Fengyao had also taken a saint position from the Divine Prefecture.
Therefore, the total number of Northern Abyss saints should not have changed, but in reality, there was one less.
He patiently investigated and found out that only one saint had fallen in the past thousand years.
The Netherworld Sword Saint, who belonged to the Heavenly Fiend faction, had gone into seclusion in the year 2400 of the Tianyuan Calendar and was never heard from again.
In the year 2500 of the Tianyuan Calendar, a mysterious Sword Saint Honored Position appeared, and the Virtuous Heaven Realm was opened.
In the year 2600 of the Tianyuan Calendar, the Netherworld Sword Saint’s family was destroyed by the Junyan Empire, and it was confirmed that the Netherworld Sword Saint had fallen.
Although the records did not explicitly state it, they all implied that the Netherworld Sword Saint had died in the year 2500 of the Tianyuan Calendar.
It seemed that the Netherworld Sword Saint was the one who caused a ruckus at Empress Fengyao’s ascension ceremony and was killed on the spot.
But for some reason, the true identity of the Netherworld Sword Saint was not revealed until much later. It wasn’t until over a hundred years later that Empress Fengyao settled old scores and massacred his family.
The year 2600 of the Tianyuan Calendar was also the time when Junyan joined the Heavenly Fiend Faction.
As Lin Fengmian looked at the book that seemed to have been written by someone who was drunk, he felt like he was facing a great enemy.
If history was unchangeable, then the legendary Heavenly Fiend would definitely come.
However, he was not sure which Heavenly Fiend would come. If it was the Qinghua Supreme, then it would mean that he and Luo Xue were no match for the Netherworld Sword Saint, and the Qinghua Supreme would intervene.
Would the Netherworld Sword Saint be ignorant of his own mortality and point his sword at the Qinghua Supreme, only to be killed by them?
But there was an even greater possibility – the one who came was the Heavenly Fiend himself!
The Netherworld Sword Saint, who belonged to the Heavenly Fiend faction, would not dare to point his sword at the Heavenly Fiend himself.
So, the person who pointed his sword at the Heavenly Fiend could only be him and Luo Xue!
Lin Fengmian felt helpless and said, “It’s all over, pointing a sword at the Heavenly Fiend is a dead end no matter how you look at it!”
Wouldn’t it be that the Qinghua Supreme fell into the Northern Abyss because she helped him and Luo Xue, and then Luo Xue returned to the Qinghua faction and took over as the faction leader?
And then, 200 years later, the Qinghua faction was destroyed and Luo Xue was forced to flee to the Heavenly Abyss, one of the Four Forbidden Areas?
The more he thought about it, the more it seemed like that’s what had happened!
It was all over, the worst outcome had still happened.
History was unchangeable, and he and Luo Xue had become a part of it, creating their own history!
Although he felt some despair, Lin Fengmian had always been someone who would face challenges head-on, rather than waiting for death to come to him.
He would face the enemy head-on and adapt to any situation.
Lin Fengmian quickly took out the jade slip that Zhao Ningzhi had given him and began to study it carefully.
To know yourself and know your enemy was to be invincible in battle.
The jade scroll contained the first three levels of the Twelve Divine Fiends True Art, along with some notes.
Lin Fengmian was now much more perceptive than before, and he quickly grasped the contents of the jade slip, even managing to deduce the subsequent changes in the Twelve Divine Fiends True Art.
The Twelve Divine Fiends True Art was a cultivation technique that could be considered the pinnacle of the Unity Realm.
This technique was created by the Twelve Ancient Wizards and could cultivate twelve different divine forms.
If one had exceptional talent and abundant resources, they could even cultivate multiple divine forms and switch between them at will.
The Heavenly Fiend was said to be able to achieve all twelve transformations, almost like a reincarnation of the Twelve Ancient Wizards.
Therefore, generally speaking, cultivators of the same realm would be at a disadvantage when facing a Heavenly Fiend disciple in the Unity Realm.
After all, the Heavenly Fiend disciples had more options and transformations.
But Lin Fengmian had not encountered many Heavenly Fiend disciples during his time in the Junyan Empire, so he had not experienced the power of this technique firsthand.
It was probably because the Junyan Empire a thousand years ago was not under the control of the Heavenly Fiend faction and was not favored by them, which is why he had not encountered many Heavenly Fiend disciples.
If he had encountered another empire in the Northern Abyss, such as the Junyan Empire a thousand years later, he would likely have encountered many more Heavenly Fiend disciples.