Chapter 155
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Chapter 155: Reacquiring the Nether Fire
In the Chao family estate, the Hall of Life Tokens fell into profound silence.
The three guards stared at the life token placed in the highest position, their eyes flashing with confusion, disbelief, and fear in turn.
"Chao Zichong has… perished?!"
"Could there be a mistake…?"
"How could it be a mistake? Notify the family head!"
The news took some time to reach the current head of the Chao family.
Upon hearing this news, Chao Zizhong’s first reaction was also disbelief.
While Chao Zichong might not be as strong as him, he still held Major Achievement in the spiritual realm and possessed some strange Poison Techniques; his strength was definitely not weak. Even if he couldn’t defeat a strong enemy, did he not have a chance to escape?
Unless he encountered the Great Disaster monster and was swiftly killed, he should have been able to flee.
Given the current situation, it was still a distant possibility for a Great Disaster monster to be born; Chao Zichong could not possibly encounter one!
For a moment, Chao Zizhong even doubted whether the life token had malfunctioned.
"Family head, Chao Zichong went to adjust the forbidden area formations today; could someone have attacked from the forbidden area?"
"What? Do you know what you’re saying…? Chao Zichong is in the forbidden area?"
Chao Zizhong’s face changed dramatically, and he became so frightened that his heart almost stopped.
He grabbed his subordinate and shouted, "Why didn’t you say this earlier? This is a forbidden area! Do you want all of us to die? Ahhhh!"
Boom!
He threw the subordinate away, crashing into the wall and flying who-knows-how-far away. The person lay prostrate amid the rubble, unable to stand for a long time, uncertain if he was alive or dead.
But Chao Zizhong had no time to worry about that; he charged out of the Chao family estate and headed for the city gate, sending multiple messages to quickly gain exit permissions.
Yet, even as the Chao family head, he still waited for dozens of minutes before attempting to leave the city, feeling too fearful to just rush out.
This was the time of the great disaster…
Why did no prominent families dare to leave?
Going to Luoyun Town would allow them to escape the calamity, wouldn’t it?
Could it be that they were so noble, willing to stay and fight to the death?
Of course not!
They had no way to leave!
The Dao tool of Baishi Town was not to be taken lightly!
The revered bronze Dao cauldron…
Such coercion was not meant to restrain mere mortals!
Certainly not!
A Spiritual Law master alone could suppress everything!
All Dao tools are meant to restrain powerful cultivators; only by restraining cultivators can their own rule remain stable!
At least in Baishi Town, the Dao tools are used for governance.
During the time of the great disaster, if any law realm cultivator dared to abandon the city and flee, it would mean certain death. They have enjoyed the benefits of the Ji family’s rule over Baishi Town; do they think they can just leave without paying any price?
That is a dream!
Similarly, if a spiritual realm cultivator leaves the city without permission, they might be suspected of trying to escape.
The moment they cross the barrier, the judges within the city have the right to kill that person!
Therefore, no matter how anxious he was, Chao Zizhong had to wait. He must wait for permission before making a move; otherwise, he would face death!
Finally, Chao Zizhong received permission and left Baishi Town to investigate the matter personally.
He had to take this seriously!
This was not a joke!
The elderly head of the Chao family was nearing the end of his life, and he did not want to die. He wanted to extend his life and continue to struggle to live… At this moment, he had become the greatest darkness of the Chao family!
If he lost the longevity pill, he truly might die!
A mad old man could do anything; it was entirely possible that he would consume the pill meant for extending his own life!
To prevent such a thing, Chao Zizhong had to investigate personally!
"No matter who you are, you’d better not do this; this is something that cannot be tolerated by heaven’s principle…"
Chao Zizhong’s eyes hardened, bloodshot.
Chao Zichong might die, but the longevity pill absolutely must not be destroyed!
…
Inside the Illusion Array, calamity energy birthed monsters.
This was also Yun Ye’s first time witnessing the process of calamity energy giving birth to monsters.
It was entirely formed from emptiness; vast amounts of negative emotions coalesced and eventually transformed into a physical form, gaining life.
Yun Ye could sense the profound principles of yin and yang within; it was not like the rules of Dao tools but truly something created from nothing.
It could be understood that calamity energy represents a form of ultimate yin principle.
"Kill…"
Ultimately, appearing before Yun Ye was an expressionless spiritual zombie, emitting a chaotic aura.
The eyes of this spiritual zombie ignited with pale blue flames as it charged at Yun Ye, its power about to explode.
With a stroke of fortune, Yun Ye ignited the Azure Flame in his hands; "Heart Fire" and "Flow Adjustment" activated simultaneously, instantly maximizing his speed. He delivered a punch that exploded the spiritual zombie’s head, completely covering it with the Azure Flame.
In the end, a life crystal appeared, within which burned a wisp of Nether Fire.
"It must be struck with the Azure Flame before the Nether Fire is fully consumed and while it’s still in its eyes, otherwise, the Nether Fire cannot be preserved…"
Yun Ye understood in his heart, crushed the crystal, and absorbed the vast life energy directly, along with a barely visible wisp of Nether Fire.
Nether Fire, return to position!
…
Having exited the Illusion Array, Yun Ye fled towards the border.
Knowing that there were pursuers, he could not return to Tomorrow Village.
Moreover, the pursuers could be powerful figures within the law realms, which he had no hope of defeating now.
Even with Nether Fire, it would be the same.
The gap in speed and power was too vast.
In his second life, Yun Ye managed to defeat the judge by using the Essence of Chaos, catching them off guard.
However, when facing a prepared Ji Yan, using both Chaos and the celestial phenomena simultaneously proved ineffective. Ultimately, sacrificing his life to activate the Dual Slice Strike only shattered his opponent’s Dao tool but did not kill them.
Now, even with All Things Silent, he could not hit anyone; hitting someone was all that mattered.
Moreover, even if he did hit, it would likely have no effect. Chao Zichong could disperse All Things Silent, indicating that this technique could only bridge two realms (from Mortal Realm → Major Achievement in the spiritual realm), and it could not bridge three realms.
In terms of cultivation level, Yun Ye was far too behind.
The level of the Mortal Realm is measured by the progress of the Walking Law.
There are five stages: Entry, Foundation, Minor Achievement, Major Achievement, and Perfection.
Yun Ye had not cultivated the Three Mystical True Fire Method, meaning he was not even at the entry level.
To challenge a law realm cultivator across such a vast gap in cultivation level was truly absurd.
Once he had mastered the wind, water, and fire of the Earth, then he could talk about it…
“Burial for these poor souls; I probably gained another twenty echoes to increase the power of the Dao tool’s restraint. This marks the beginning of training members for the Tomorrow Society.”
“And then, for revenge against the Chao family, I temporarily have over a hundred echoes tied up; I won’t use these for now to avoid incurring ‘debt’.”
“It’s just a noble family…"
Besides the Chao family, two other noble families have done a good deal, and even they believe it could increase the great disaster’s power.
What about the other four families that exist alongside the judges?
Did they really not do anything?
Yun Ye knew nothing of this, and it was better that he did not; he would just go and sweep everything away…
Even without knowing, there was no reason to spare them!
