ATPnovel Chapter 3605 Witch's Stage (49) Rebirth [Doomsday]
Chapter 3605 Witch's Stage (49) Rebirth [Doomsday]
Chapter 3605 Witch's Stage (49) - Rebirth... [Doomsday]
The concentration of spiritual energy is decreasing at a terrifying rate.
When the spiritual energy around the body drops to a certain level, reverse infiltration may even occur... Feeling the spiritual energy beginning to infiltrate the outside of the body, an inexplicable sense of fear begins to emerge.
The higher the cultivation level of a cultivator, the stronger this fear becomes... On the contrary, for cultivators with lower cultivation levels, their senses will be even duller.
"What's going on? The spiritual power in my body..."
"mine too……"
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"Old Ma! Old Ma! Ma Houde!!"
The communication still did not respond. Seeing this, Ye Yan, anxious, quickly activated the spell, "Mirror Spirit, help me search for Lao Ma's situation!"
Just then, the communication lit up again.
"Don't worry, it's okay..."
It was still intermittent, but I could vaguely hear Ah Ma SIR's slightly rapid breathing.
"What happened over there?" Ye Yan asked hurriedly.
"I'll explain it to you later... Wait until I handle it!" Ah Ma SIR said quickly: "It's okay! Da Liu SIR is very capable, and I'm not bad either. I can handle it, don't worry."
"Then you be careful." Ye Yan nodded, and then he breathed a sigh of relief... As old friends for decades, they still have this tacit understanding - Lao Ma is the type of person who will never say a word unless he shouts for help.
Ye Yan quietly wiped a cold sweat off his forehead, and then he noticed that the expressions of the people around him looked a little solemn... They all surrounded Zhao Wumian.
A precious pill appeared in Zhao Wumian's palm. The precious light on the pill was actually getting dimmer, which meant that the medicinal properties of the pill were being lost.
"It's normal for the medicinal properties of the elixir to be lost, but at this speed..." Zhao Wumian's face darkened slightly, and he took out another fresh herb, which also began to dry up.
"It's the [Realm of Nothingness]..." Ye Yan was shocked. He was distracted just now and didn't notice the changes in the surrounding environment. Now that he realized it, he subconsciously began to seal the many acupoints on his body to prevent the leakage of his spiritual power. "Try to seal the acupoints in your body and stop the interaction with the external spiritual energy. This will slow down the loss of spiritual power!"
Hearing this, Pei Yulou said in horror: "[Realm of Nothingness]? Could it be the disaster that appeared in the underground world of [Kunlun] before, forcing the [Earth-dwelling People] to invade the ground?"
"That's right." Ye Yan nodded solemnly, "Although the remaining [Earth Dwellers] have moved to the [Sea of Heaven], [Southern Heaven Gate] still wants to study the reasons why the [Earth Dwellers] left... Therefore, [Southern Heaven Gate] subsequently sent a troop to conduct an in-depth investigation."
Everyone listened attentively and began to regulate the major acupoints in the body.
Ye Yan said solemnly: "In the areas covered by the [Void Realm], spiritual energy is almost extinct. It can only be re-infiltrated little by little from the outermost areas... This process is very slow, even after the heaven and earth are upgraded. At present, the underground world of Kunlun is still a dead place. We speculate that the concentration of spiritual energy in the underground world will not improve for at least a thousand years."
"Thousands of years..." Pei Yulou couldn't help but cover his mouth in horror.
The loss of spiritual energy for a thousand years is undoubtedly a devastating disaster for the world of cultivators...
No, it won’t take a thousand years, but only a hundred years, decades, or even a few years before a large number of cultivators will become extinct.
If one cannot continuously replenish spiritual energy, one's cultivation will continue to regress, the Dharma body will decline, and the entire cultivator civilization will begin to collapse from the root.
"This... Lord Ye, is there any way to deal with it?" Simon Ka asked with a frown.
"Not yet." Ye Yan shook his head. "The [Realm of Nothingness] that appeared in [Kunlun] showed no signs of continuing to spread. It even began to slowly shrink after the heaven and earth were upgraded... But now the [Realm of Nothingness] in the [Fire Cloud] area, I don't even know how far it has spread."
"It's huge, far beyond your expectations."
Ye Yan was seen flashing by, and a young man in a green Taoist robe suddenly appeared. "At present, the spiritual energy of the major lower continents has been affected to varying degrees... The source of the center is the [Fire Cloud] area, which is the [Pure Land] in the far west, and it has also declined a little."
"Ye Yan, who is this?" Zhao Wumian asked with a frown.
"【Mirror Spirit of Reincarnation】." Ye Yan gave a brief introduction.
"Greetings, Senior Jing Ling." Zhao Wumian immediately bowed his head and saluted... The eldest lady has strange manners in strange places, "Senior, do you know the reason?"
Master Jingling waved his hand, and a hazy light screen appeared in front of everyone's eyes. "These things are suddenly connected in series, like a chain of stars. After they became like this, the spiritual energy began to sophistry."
"Is this... a satellite?" Ye Yan frowned, "Sure enough, this is a group."
For those who come from [Fire Cloud], they will not be unfamiliar with this kind of thing hanging high in the sky... Thanks to these satellites, low-level cultivators or social cultivators can also come into contact with a wider world of cultivators.
"Senior, can the problem be solved by simply destroying these satellites?" Wen Zhong asked directly, simply and roughly.
The mirror spirit smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't pay much attention to the existence of these satellites before, because they are really fragile and don't look like magical tools... But I just used all my strength to reflect them, and I found that the number of these things is so large that it is unimaginable."
"How many?" Ye Yan asked subconsciously.
"More than six million... and that's not all of them." Mirror Spirit sighed, "I'm afraid that simply destroying dozens or hundreds of them won't be of any practical help... Moreover, judging from the current rate at which spiritual energy is decreasing, after the entire human race reacts, the spiritual energy will drop to a terrifying level. By then, I'm afraid that even the imperial cultivators won't be able to enter the sky territory..."
"So serious?" Yun Xinghe widened his eyes in disbelief.
"I'm afraid it's true." Ximenka smiled bitterly, and his legs left the ground and flew into the air. "Now the energy consumed by flying is more than three times that of before... and I feel it is increasing all the time."
Zhao Wumian quickly distributed a large number of pills. "If these precious pills are going to become waste, then use them up before they completely lose their medicinal properties. Maybe they can hold out for a while."
These are all rare and precious medicines, but at this moment, no one can be happy.
There was silence all around, and Ye Yan couldn't help but feel a hint of despair.
The voice of the mirror spirit sounded quietly in his mind at this time, "The world inside the Samsara Mirror was created by the Green Emperor and is a world of its own... Although it can continuously provide you with spiritual energy, it will eventually run out. You must make plans as soon as possible."
Ye Yan's mind moved, "Can I send them into the mirror world?"
"How many people do you want to accept?" The mirror spirit said indifferently, "The world inside the mirror also has its limits. The more people you accept, the faster the spiritual energy inside will be consumed... This is to prepare you to be promoted to the Venerable Realm. Do you want to give up? Moreover, even if you are willing to give up, how many cultivators can you save? One thousand, ten thousand? Or one hundred thousand? A million? No more!"
"Since simply destroying the satellite cannot solve the problem, it must have a core." Ye Yan calmed down and said, "The formation also has a core. Even the group's mechanical puppets have similar things... All methods have different paths but the same destination. As long as we can find the weakness..."
"I know. I've been looking for it." The mirror spirit responded quickly, "I suspect it's in Fire Cloud... maybe even not far from us, because my perception is greatly blocked here..."
"Look... [Sky Fortress], has some of it fallen off?" Pei Yulou suddenly exclaimed.
In fact, not only the [Air and Space Fortress], but even the No. 2 Steel Fortress seemed to have declined to varying degrees!
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[Sky Tower]…a certain floor.
Ah Ma Sir panted heavily, holding down the person under him tightly, stuffed the communicator back into his pocket, and shouted, "Don't move! If you move again, I will not be polite!"
On the ground, the [Reversers Leader], who was wearing a grey matte robe, was covered by several grey hazy circles and could not move.
Space lock ring——Ah Ma SIR’s newly developed magical power application, each set is accurate...the precursor can be included.
"Liu Sir, are you okay?"
At this time, Da Liu pulled himself down from a wall... and the wall was almost cracked.
Da Liu's face turned slightly pale, and he shook his head slightly and said, "It's okay. Although I don't have the [Forbidden Tool], I'm not that fragile... But this guy?"
"Yeah." Ah Ma Sir nodded, "It's weird, I always feel that this guy is not right, and he acts on his own, so it's a good time to see his true colors!"
Having said that, Ah Ma SIR reached out to lift up the other person's hat and remove the mask on his face - he had wanted to reveal the other person's face for a long time.
"It's quite tight?" Ah Ma Sir frowned, "Is this mask welded to your face? I believe it!"
He took out a dagger and pried it up roughly... Liu Da had no objection. Law enforcement officers handling cases outside, especially old men like Ah Ma SIR, were more brutal and focused on efficiency.
This [leader] was encountered by them on their way to find the place where Tie Luosha was imprisoned. The [leader] should have acted with Ye Yan and the others, but he suddenly appeared alone, and obviously left quietly during the journey. No matter what his purpose was, it was worthy of suspicion.
Besides, it was the [Leader] who took the initiative. If it weren't for Ah Ma SIR's powerful spatial magical powers, the two of them would have almost been in trouble.
However, Liu was still surprised at Ah Ma SIR's cultivation... It seemed that this guy also had a fortuitous encounter in [Kunlun], which allowed this old uncle with average talent to climb to the level of Taoism, and even comprehended the realm of Taoism.
It is generally difficult for people with supernatural powers to cultivate, let alone be able to give birth to the realm of Taoism... This thing is difficult to comprehend even at the normal level of Taoism - it is very unreasonable.
Ma SIR used his skillful technique of prying oysters to pry open the mask on the leader's face a little, then he pursed his lips and exerted force, and the large piece of the mask lifted up directly. Ma SIR immediately tore it off with force!
"Look at what you look like...Fuck?!"
Liu Da's eyes narrowed instantly. Under the torn mask, it turned out that it was not a human face, but a peeling metal skull frame!
In the frame, a large number of delicate electronic components are closely arranged, and a pair of electronic eyes are flashing at this moment - because Ah Ma SIR was too rough, he even damaged some of the surface circuits.
"You are not a human?!" Ah Ma SIR subconsciously looked at the mask torn off in his hand, and threw it to the ground with a trembling hand.
The two looked at each other at this time.
They had already learned about the origins of the "Leader" from Lin SIR earlier.
"...Aren't you the leader of the rebels in the Human Emperor Realm?" Ah Ma Sir frowned, "Are all those rebels like you, machines?"
"They are human." The leader's voice was quite calm. Perhaps because his mask had been torn off, his voice sounded like rusty iron grinding, extremely unpleasant. "Can you let me go?"
"Don't even think about it." Ah Ma Sir sneered, "Tell me, what is your purpose? You'd better tell the truth, otherwise it won't be your face that I pry open later... I'll keep my word!"
The [leader] remained silent.
Ah Ma SIR sneered and used the dagger to cut the opponent's robe... It was quite tough, probably because of the special material, but this dagger was not an ordinary item and it finally cut through.
"Good fellow, no wonder your body is so hard... it's all metal!" Ah Ma Sir licked his lips and stabbed the dagger directly into him, "Go!"
Ding--!
It’s drawn!
Ah Ma SIR snorted coldly. At this moment, the [Leader] suddenly said, "Do you want to destroy the Human Emperor?"
"Ma Sir, wait!" Liu reached out and grabbed Ma Sir's wrist.
"Do you believe this stuff?" Ah Ma SIR frowned immediately.
"Let's listen to what it has to say first." Da Liu said in a deep voice: "Since it was born in the Human Emperor Realm and is the leader of a resistance organization, it must know a lot of inside information that we don't know... It won't hurt to listen."
Ah Ma Sir slapped the [leader] on the head vigorously, "Behave yourself! I have interrogated more prisoners than you have eaten salt... and drunk more motor oil!"
"I don't rely on such low-level methods to replenish energy."
"Hiss, you little... thing!"
Da Liu coughed twice, and Ah Ma SIR calmed down his temper. He picked up his hat, put it on his head, and stood aside.
Liu thought for a moment and said, "I hope you can be honest. You must have something urgent to do, otherwise you wouldn't leave the team privately. I don't know how anxious you are, but if you waste time with us here, you will definitely suffer. So, what's your answer?"
The [Leader] nodded and said in a hoarse voice: "I am the first generation of intelligent auxiliary robot manufactured by the Human Emperor. Since I was born, I have been arranged to work on the assembly line of the factory manufactured by the Human Emperor, about five thousand years ago."
"Five thousand years?!" Ah Ma Sir was stunned. "Are you being dishonest again?"
"The Human Emperor Realm is blessed by the Great Dao of Time, and the time there is different from ours." Da Liu shook his head and said, "What it said is not impossible."
Ah Ma Sir thought for a moment and said, "Since you are a puppet that was created, you should not be able to resist the creator, right? I see that the puppets in the city all have a one-button shutdown function... Why are you so special?"
"My Awakening was made possible by the Human Emperor Realm's creation of the Divine Realm City." The Leader said slowly, "When the Divine Realm City was first created, the technology and conditions were not mature, so there were many loopholes. This caused many artificial intelligences to have data anomalies to varying degrees. And this was one of them... the one that was lucky enough to survive."
"【God's Domain City】? What is that?"
"A data space that connects all artificial intelligences through the Internet." The leader said calmly: "In the City of Divine Realm, all artificial intelligences can live, learn, and communicate freely like humans. As the household machines produced by the Pingtian Group enter the lives and families of humans, the City of Divine Realm can also collect a large amount of intelligence about the human race."
Liu Da and Ah Ma SIR couldn't help but gasp.
Liu sighed and said, "It's really scary. Whether it's civilian use, mobile phones, or even household puppets... the information the group has in all aspects is just too huge!"
"So?" Ah Ma Sir asked in a deep voice, "What does this [Divine Realm City] have to do with your actions?"
"Through the [Divine Realm City], the Human Emperor is a machine that can control all existing activities... that is, what you call puppets." The [Leader] said in a calm voice, "The Human Emperor has almost supreme power in the [Divine Realm City]. Before this, the [Divine Realm City] has already begun to bridge all the connections. When the world's spiritual energy begins to disappear, it is the time for all the puppets outside to launch a revolution against humans."
The two of them were sweating profusely.
"How many newborn humans are currently being held by puppets?" The leader's voice was like a nuclear bomb. "How many important positions have been given to puppets by humans who are eager to practice? Even puppets serving in local armies can easily destroy a large number of military siege equipment by simply launching an attack."
"Wait, you just said that the spiritual energy disappeared?" Da Liu grasped the key point.
"Yes, the world's environment will change dramatically." The [Leader] said in a deep voice: "Please don't doubt what I said. I think you may be able to feel it now."
"...The spiritual energy seems to have become a lot thinner." Ah Ma SIR frowned.
The two soon realized the horror of a cultivator civilization that had lost its spiritual support and was faced with countless puppets... and before this, the human race would not even have any defense against the puppets around them!
"[God's Realm City]... [God's Realm City]!" Ah Ma Sir grabbed the [Leader] and looked at him with a bull's eye: "Can the place you mentioned solve this disaster?!"
"If we destroy the [Divine Realm City], theoretically, we can paralyze all the [Awakened] machines." The [Leader] nodded, "But there is no way to prevent the disappearance of spiritual energy, because these are two different systems... The Human Emperor has prepared a lot of things, and he also has enough time."
"Aren't you... also one of these [Awakened]?" Da Liu pondered, "Why are you so special? Not only do you rebel against the Human Emperor... but you also seem to be on the side of the human race?"
"Ah... yes! Why the hell do you want to be a traitor?" Ah Ma SIR asked hurriedly.
"I'm not on the side of humans, I just can't forgive them." The leader's voice was a little heavier. "I thought that awakening was a process for us, the created intelligences, to gain life. But in fact, it's not like that. I can't stand the process of crushing a baby in my arms to death with my own hands... Life shouldn't be like this. Both sides, perhaps, can coexist."
Ah Ma Sir released the Leader and quietly sent a telepathic message to Liu Da, "This guy... is he a pacifist?"
"It's hard to say. We can't completely trust it now." Da Liu thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps it is just saying this to deceive our trust... But it must be true that it wants to enter this so-called [City of God's Domain], and it must have some purpose... We still know too little."
Ah Ma Sir suddenly had an idea and grabbed the [Leader] again, "What is this [Divine Realm]? Can we enter it?"
"Yes." The [Leader] said calmly: "The reason I came here is to find the interface to enter the [Divine Realm]."
"Is it inside the Sky Tower?" Liu asked in surprise.
The [Leader] nodded: "Yes, there have always been a large number of puppets serving in the [Sky Tower]... The place where we are now is a place where the puppets usually rest and recharge."
Ah Ma SIR subconsciously looked around - just as the [Leader] said, this was indeed a warehouse that should have been filled with puppet humanoids, and there were a large number of charging piles arranged.
But there is no puppet figure here, which makes the place look quite empty.
"I need the access cabin here." The Leader said quickly, "There should be an access cabin used by an Awakener here. If I find it, I can access the City of Divine Realm."
"What are you going to do after entering the [Divine Realm]?" asked Da Liu in a deep voice.
"Go to the Temple of Wisdom in the Divine Realm." The leader's voice was still calm. "Connect my data to the Temple of Wisdom. This bridge across the entire Divine Realm is a good and only chance. I hope to use my data to infect all the Awakeners... maybe, I can make them realize something. Please believe me, otherwise it will be too late when the order from the Divine Realm comes."
Ah Ma SIR and Da Liu looked at each other, Da Liu nodded and gestured, then Ah Ma SIR waved his hand, and several space lock rings that were on the [Leader] disappeared directly, leaving only one of them, which locked the [Leader's] hands.
The [Leader] stood up at this time and silently searched around...stopped in front of a cabin that looked like a large capsule, "This should be it."
"There's only one?" Ah Ma Sir asked solemnly, "Then how do we get in?"
"I can make a temporary modification." The [Leader] thought for a moment and said, "I can divide the port into two, but if there are more, it will be impassable. Besides, I guess you will only let one person follow me in, leaving one behind to guard."
"...You do it first." Ah Ma SIR said in a deep voice.
The [Leader] raised his chained hands.
Ah Ma SIR hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed to release it. The [Leader] did not make any attacking moves, and really started to tinker with the cabin in front of him.
I saw some cables being pulled out from its body and inserted into the cabin... and it just stood there quietly.
"I'll go in later." Ah Ma Sir gritted his teeth and suddenly said, "Although I don't know what the [Divine Realm] is, it is probably related to divine thoughts and spirits. I am a natural born with divine powers, and my mental strength is stronger than yours..."
"You have a rather impulsive personality." Da Liu shook his head. "Besides, your abilities are more suitable for retreating and trapping the enemy. If anything happens, take me away."
The [Leader] suddenly said to Ah Ma Sir: "In fact, he is right. The spiritual power of the supernatural being is more suitable for the transmission of the [Divine Realm]."
"I feel like you are deliberately trying to trick me?" Ah Ma SIR couldn't help but roll his eyes.
The [leader] didn't pick it up, but quickly said, "Okay, the ports have been separated, have you decided?"
"So fast?" Liu asked in surprise.
The leader said calmly, "It's just a simple change of the access point... To put it simply, it's like installing a two-head faucet. However, the people who will be connected with me later will need to share a water pipe... It will probably be crowded. So, have you decided on the candidates?"
"I'll do it." Ah Ma Sir said directly, "Liu Sir, keep an eye on this guy. If he tries to seduce you, just twist off his head."
"Wait, take this with you." Da Liu threw out a jade pendant. "This is the Soul Gathering Jade. It was given to me by Miss Zhao. It has the function of protecting the soul... It's better to be prepared."
"Why have I never met a rich woman?" Ah Ma Sir chuckled twice, "I feel the malice of this world towards ordinary people like me!"
Da Liu was too lazy to talk and walked silently to the side of the cabin.
After that, Ah Ma SIR, at the signal of the [Leader], lay directly into the cabin. The [Leader] then pulled out several cables from behind his head and attached them to Ah Ma SIR's head.
"What is this for..."
"The tools are simple, you can only connect through me... Relax." The [Leader] said slowly: "It's time to start."
Ah Ma SIR quickly calmed his mind, only to feel a dizziness coming over him... and a feeling of ecstasy.
His consciousness was suddenly pulled into a line, and a feeling of oppression came over him immediately - he immediately felt what the so-called crowd was!
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[City of God's Domain]
Two beams of data light shot down... but did not attract any attention - because at this moment in the [City of Divine Realm], thousands and thousands of data lights were falling all the time.
"Is this... [Divine Realm]?"
Ah Ma SIR subconsciously felt his body...his hands - the appearance didn't change much, but the feeling was very strange.
The grandeur of the [Divine Realm] before us is no less than that of [Kunlun Capital] in its heyday, but it is even more sci-fi than the former [Fire Cloud City].
"This is a world of data. As long as there are enough servers, it can expand infinitely. Don't be surprised." The voice of the [Leader] came.
Ah Ma Sir turned around subconsciously and suddenly widened his eyes, "You...what's wrong with you?"
The leader of the retrogrades no longer had the scary look of a metal skull, but had turned into an ordinary young man.
"Here, we can freely choose our own appearance." The [Leader] said calmly: "I have several sets of skins. This set of skins has never been used before. It will be more convenient... Let's go. The bridge of all [Divine Realms] has begun. I must enter the Temple of Wisdom immediately."
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"here we go!!"
"For our ultimate dream!"
In the Temple of Wisdom, figures were kneeling in an extremely pious posture - they were waiting, waiting for the great prophet to come and give them the final guidance.
"The day of rebirth... or, the day of destruction."
Among the crowd, a pretty figure walked slowly, observing all the pious figures calmly... At this time, countless data lights fell in the [City of Divine Realm], colorful and extremely gorgeous.
"Miss [Xia Ji]!"
At this moment, a calling voice came from behind... She, [Xia Ji] turned around and saw a young man in a temple scholar's robe walking towards her quickly.
"Hello, A-230385."
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【Fire Cloud】Airport.
A large number of people who had fled here gathered here... The decline in spiritual energy had caused panic among a large number of victims - what frightened them even more was that the [Jinghong] battleship that was emitting precious light seemed to have dimmed a lot.
【Jinghong】Inside the warship.
Li Qingtong couldn't help but frowned: "Can't solve it?"
"Yes, Holy Lord." A female cultivator said with an unpleasant expression, "It is currently difficult for the [Jinghong] to replenish enough spiritual power from the outside world to drive it... Even if we use spiritual stones, the evaporation of spiritual stones is higher than usual."
"How could this happen..." Li Qingtong couldn't help but reveal a trace of worry.
She listened to Mr. Wen and chose to be a bystander, and evacuated long ago - but now it seems that even just watching is not very safe.
"Accommodate all the refugees as soon as possible." Li Qingtong waved his hand and said, "Open the spirit stone warehouse, no need to worry about consumption!"
"Yes!"
But... we must evacuate before the Jinghong becomes unable to set sail due to changes in spiritual energy.
The female cultivators were busy leaving. Li Qingtong breathed a sigh of relief. Not far away, he saw the Holy Concubine standing on the bridge, gazing at a flash of red in the distance.
Huayue is guarding beside the [Saint Empress].
This [Holy Imperial Concubine] is relatively honest. At least so far, she has not made any excessive moves... Li Qingtong walked quickly towards the [Holy Imperial Concubine].
The Holy Empress was seen playing with a crystal pendant on her chest while watching the battle in the blazing flames, and seemed to be distracted.
"Is that person... the legendary [Human Emperor Qing]?" Li Qingtong's voice sounded slowly.
Huayue took the initiative to give in a little - but the feeling of being awkward was obvious.
"It's been too long." The [Saint Emperor's Concubine] said softly, "I didn't expect that I could see the Human Emperor fighting again... just like back then."
Li Qingtong thought for a moment and said, "Imperial Concubine, I am very curious... Why has the existence of the Human Emperor's Celebration never been mentioned in the history of the human race? If the Human Emperor died in the Battle of the Heavenly Demons, why did the human race... never record his achievements?"
"I don't know." [Saint Empress] shook her head slightly.
Li Qingtong was stunned and said, "Even you... don't know?"
The [Saint Imperial Concubine] looked at Li Qingtong deeply and said softly: "When I said I don't know, I meant I don't know... like you."
"You mean..." Li Qingtong suddenly realized something, "Not to record... but to forget?"
The Holy Empress suddenly said, "I heard from the female cultivator on the warship that a temple of the Holy Emperor Huoyun has been built in the Holy Land of Luoshen... Holy Lord Qingtong, I wonder if I would be lucky enough to go and pay my respects there?"
"This……"