Chapter 1 The King's Return

Qingchuan Realm.

Amidst the cheers, the Nation-Protecting Stone Lion, carrying the Qing King, slowly descended to the ground, disdainful of the dust filling the air.

Holding the head of the Heiqing Gui in his hand, the Qing King remained calm, but in his heart, there was an inexplicable palpitation.

Earlier, he had clashed fiercely with the Heiqing Gui, engaging in a wide-open battle, almost using all his strength.

Within the Qing Kingdom, he, the Qing King, was the strongest existence. This was the power of the imperial bloodline! This was the power of faith from tens of millions of people in the Qing Kingdom!

Therefore, the Qing King believed that he would win, and he had to win!

It was just that the danger of the process made him think he was about to lose several times. But then he suddenly caught a flaw in the Heiqing Gui, easily cutting off its head and severing its vitality.

Just like that… he won?

But the Heiqing Gui's aura was truly severed, and there were no problems. Even the panic and horror of the King of the Wuyu Clan above seemed genuine. The clouds dissipated, reflecting the night sky with the broken blood moon, which seemed to foreshadow something.

"The King has returned in triumph!"

"The King has won! His Majesty has won!"

"Long live His Majesty! His Majesty is invincible!"

The crowd raised their arms and shouted, and even the elders of the four clans breathed a sigh of relief.

The King of the Wuyu Clan trembled, his face filled with disbelief, afraid to act rashly.

The Heiqing Gui… is dead?!

The clouds cleared, and the night became bright. Apart from the flawed night sky with the cracked blood moon, the changes in the Qing Kingdom tonight seemed to have come to an end.

The only flaw was that the vines, which had originally only spread within the palace, had now spread from the palace to the entire capital.

In the seemingly ruined capital, vines grew tall everywhere, bearing blood-colored fruits everywhere, with trees full of blood infant fruits, filling the entire capital. The number of these fruits was even enough to make up for the population loss in the capital tonight.

However, due to the strangeness of these blood infants, no one dared to treat them as normal humans.

If it weren't for the need to deal with the aftermath, they would probably have started the blood infant elimination plan long ago.

Fang Yue and Captain Wu scratched their heads, surrounding the Feng King. Although the person was right in front of them, they had no idea how to awaken and save An Dong'er and the others.

"Mo Qing's Mo Xian Formation? I never thought I would see the birth of this formation in my lifetime."

The Qing King, gradually descending, crushed the head of the Heiqing Gui in his hand, then looked at the chaos in the capital and landed next to Fang Yue and the others with a slightly沉 face.

The surrounding people knelt down in unison, except for Fang Yue and Captain Wu, who faced the Qing King directly.

"Please, Your Majesty, save my friend's life! Although he looks like the Feng King, his real body is a woman, it's my friend's body…" Fang Yue decisively sought help, explaining the situation.

The Qing King's knowledge and strength were far above his own. Perhaps, among those present, only the Qing King had the strength to save An Dong'er's life.

"Please… Your Majesty, save me."

Captain Wu spoke with a strange and stiff expression.

He didn't understand what was happening with his phoenix power, but it was probably somewhat related to His Majesty.

The Qing King first glanced at Captain Wu, then said with a complicated expression, "I never thought that after so many years, I would still see you reincarnated and awakened… Qinghun gege, is revenge really that important?"

Gege? (older brother)

The current Qing King is calling me older brother? Is he my younger brother?

Captain Wu was stunned, completely bewildered. The next moment, a voice that only Captain Wu could hear rang in his ear.

"It seems you haven't awakened your memories yet. Qinghun, if you want to know your past life, go to Jiuyuan, the homeland of all of us of the Phoenix Clan, and the starting point of everything."

After the voice fell, the Qing King no longer looked at Captain Wu, but came to Fang Yue, extended a finger, and tapped the Feng King's forehead.

Phoenix Clan?

Jiuyuan?

No, no, no, I am clearly a native of Mo Village, and I have complete memories from childhood to adulthood! These are definitely not false! The feelings for Mo Village are definitely not false!

Captain Wu frowned, unable to believe what the Qing King said, his thoughts plunged into chaos.

While Captain Wu was thinking about these questions, Fang Yue noticed that with the Qing King's finger, the Feng King's body began to gain weight and grow larger. After increasing to the point where it looked like two conjoined gourds stuck together, the Qing King suddenly sliced it in half.

"Her body can no longer be considered a normal body, but a mixture of various products. In a sense, apart from the soul, this thing can no longer be called human. It is some kind of stranger existence. To end this farce, either kill the main body of the Mo Xian Formation, which is this woman, or let her end this change with her own will."

One of the separated halves was still in the form of the Feng King, while the other had turned into An Dong'er.

And the Qing King's faint killing intent was concentrated on An Dong'er. Obviously, the Feng King was not his target.

Fang Yue's expression changed, and he immediately felt the change in the Qing King's attitude. He quickly stood in front of the Qing King.

"You want to kill her?"

"I want to end the farce in the capital."

"Wait! Didn't you say that you could let her end this change with her own will? When she wakes up, I'll have her stop making blood infants!"

Hearing this, the Qing King looked at Fang Yue strangely.

"Do you know what it takes to achieve that?"

Fang Yue looked puzzled. Was it that difficult? As long as he got rid of the Feng King and then awakened An Dong'er's consciousness, everything would be easy to say. But the Qing King's next words shocked Fang Yue greatly.

"You may not understand what the latter method means. The current Mo Xian Formation is actually berserk. It has no real controller, only an absolute core. The first method I mentioned is naturally to destroy the core and break the formation. The second method is actually to let this woman absorb the power of the entire formation, become the core, and also become the true controller of the formation. This means that she may become… a Transcendence-level Guiyi!"

Transcendence-level Guiyi!?

Fang Yue's eyes widened, and he froze in place.

"How, how could this be? Why would she become a Transcendence-level Guiyi after absorbing the power of the Mo Xian Formation?"

"What do you think the real purpose of the Mo Xian Formation is? Everyone becoming immortal has always been just an appearance. When Mo Qing discussed this formation with me back then, the执着 in his eyes, that madness, was aimed at the Transcendence realm! Since the Mo Xian Formation can succeed, then the hidden ultimate goal may also come true!"

Fang Yue clenched his fists and asked through gritted teeth, "If she becomes a Transcendence-level Guiyi, can she still maintain her consciousness?"

The Qing King smiled.

"How many people Mo Xian killed, she will have to bear that many memories! Such a huge number of memories will flood into her brain, fill her consciousness, and tear her soul apart. Do you think she will still be herself? Can she still maintain her ego? Only transcendence can allow her to survive, and after transcendence, she will no longer be herself."

Madness!

A mad formation! Mad people! Mad everything!

"Mo Qing!" Fang Yue silently recited these two words in his heart, his emotions complex.

"Step aside, for the sake of the people of this world, I must grant her death. Otherwise, the Mo Xian Formation will spread and strengthen. Not only the capital, but the entire Qing Kingdom, even the entire Qingchuan Realm, will suffer this disaster. Before this Transcendence-level Guiyi is truly born, killing it in the cradle is the right path for the world, is… the way of the people!"

Reason told Fang Yue that he should give up An Dong'er.

But he really couldn't bear to watch An Dong'er die in front of him like this and do nothing.

The Mo Xian Formation was spreading, and the vines were spreading towards the towns around the capital. If he didn't stop all of this quickly, more cities and more people would end up like the capital. Every second, people would die.

But…

"Isn't there… no other way to stop all of this? You are the Qing King, the supreme and omnipotent king of the Qing Kingdom!"

The Qing King looked at Fang Yue's painful hesitation and vaguely saw his former self. Unfortunately, the word "天下 (the world)" was too heavy. And he had already passed the stage of pity and hesitation.

If it hadn't been for Fairy Meiyu revealing some secrets about the vagrants before her death, he probably wouldn't have had the patience to explain so much to Fang Yue.

And now, he had to do what he had to do.

Separating An Dong'er was just to better locate the core of the Mo Xian Formation, not to save people.

He raised his hand and quickly brought it down!

"Wait!"

"Stop!"

Fang Yue and Captain Wu spoke at the same time, but it was too late. The Qing King's right hand had pierced through An Dong'er's chest.

Puchi!

Blood spurted out, splashing on Fang Yue and Captain Wu's faces.

All the efforts they had made to save An Dong'er were reduced to nothing at this moment.

The person they wanted to save died in front of them, under the Qing King's righteousness!

"How could you!" Fang Yue's eyes were bloodshot, and he rushed over, pushing the Qing King away. He quickly checked An Dong'er's condition, but An Dong'er was like a corpse, twitching twice before silently losing her movement, as if she had become forever silent.

"You dare to kill her!"

Captain Wu's dead fish eyes were filled with blood, and his pupils frantically burst out with golden light. The sound of the phoenix鸣 (song) rang out fiercely, and he roared as he punched the Qing King, who had already retreated, coldly looking at the two of them.

"You two have done Qing Kingdom a favor, I won't hold it against you this time. If you attack me again, I will not be polite. Even you, Qinghun, do you want to sleep and reincarnate for a few more centuries?"

"I don't understand what you're talking about. I only know that you killed An Dong'er! She was one of the last remaining villagers of Mo Village! You can't even protect a villager of your own Qing Kingdom, what are you talking about天下? You don't deserve to be king! I know I can't beat you, but from today onwards, as long as you are in Qing Kingdom for one day, I will not step into Qing Kingdom!"

The shattered blood moon moonlight shone on Captain Wu's bald head, adding a touch of ferocity to him. The phoenix phantom behind him seemed to be getting clearer and clearer.

"You are closer to awakening."

The Qing King shook his head slightly and stopped communicating with the two. Instead, he rose into the air and flew towards the battlefield of the four clan elders and the King of the Wuyu Clan.

The King of the Wuyu Clan was completely suppressed. The moment the Heiqing Gui was defeated, his heart was already in chaos.

In this level of battle, when the heart is in chaos, defeat is not far away.

And the Qing King's approach became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The King of the Wuyu Clan roared. As a 魔级 (demon-level) Guiyi, under that pressure, he actually turned around and tried to escape.

But he was immediately stopped by the four clan elders and fell into a tangle.

Seemingly afraid that His Majesty would blame them for not taking him down for so long and having to trouble His Majesty to take action, the four elders suddenly became anxious and stepped up their attacks.

His Majesty had already solved the Transcendence-level Guiyi for a long time, and even seemed to have solved the random thoughts of the vines under the capital, but they hadn't even solved the demon-level Guiyi yet. How could they not be anxious?

"Please, Your Majesty, hand this Guiyi over to us to deal with!"

"Your Majesty, it is already at the end of its rope, please believe in our strength!"

Hearing the voices of the four elders, the Qing King shook his head slightly. The most urgent task was not to discuss merits and demerits, but to settle all the chaos in the capital.

Increasing his speed, the Qing King was about to rush into the battlefield of the four elders and the King of the Wuyu Clan when he suddenly stopped, as if sensing something, his eyes widened, and he turned around to look behind him…

"Impossible! This aura is…"

"Jie jie jie, turning the impossible into the possible, that's what transcendence is, Qing brother."

A cloud of black smoke rose from the crushed head fragments of the Heiqing Gui and condensed into shape in front of the Qing King, turning into a human form!

"The Heiqing Gui!?"

"Oh heavens, it's the Heiqing Gui!"

"Wasn't it killed by His Majesty?!"

The people below were frightened and dared not move.

The four elders fighting with the King of the Wuyu Clan were also taken aback. Distracted by the outside, the original killer move that was supposed to kill the King of the Wuyu Clan in the end also revealed a flaw because of this hesitation.

The King of the Wuyu Clan seized the flaw, escaped death, and laughed loudly, the laughter deafening and resounding through the night sky.

"Hahahaha! Heiqing Gui, I knew you wouldn't die so easily!"

His morale was greatly boosted, and he no longer had the intention of running away, concentrating on dealing with the four people in front of him. The change in mentality allowed the King of the Wuyu Clan's strength to return to a high level, and the four elders suddenly faced increased pressure.

And the Qing King was still looking at the Heiqing Gui in disbelief.

"To be able to complete a 金蝉脱壳 (golden cicada sheds its shell - escape plan) in the Qing Kingdom, in my territory, under my nose, is this the Transcendence-level Guiyi… As expected, it cannot be judged by common sense. Even if its vitality is cut off, it can still reappear."

"Hahahaha! Qing King, it's not that easy to kill me! And… do you think I just ran away that simply?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Heiqing Gui burst into golden flames!

The appearance of this new flame power put great pressure on the Qing King!

Those flames were not simple!

"Are you ready to feel the true spirit fire of the Foundation Establishment Realm?" The Heiqing Gui laughed strangely and rushed towards the Qing King.

The Qing King's expression froze, and he immediately began to parry, gradually pulling the battlefield away to avoid the battlefield of the four elders and the King of the Wuyu Clan.

Everything seemed to have returned to the starting point, but this time the situation was different.

This time, the Qing King was suppressed by the fully powered Heiqing Gui!

"Nation-Protecting Stone Lion!"

"Roar!"

The desolate and strange stone lion soared into the air!

The three sides fought together, but the Qing King had been completely suppressed by the Heiqing Gui. In particular, the true spirit fire made the Nation-Protecting Stone Lion afraid and hesitant to take the attacks.

While there was chaos in the sky above the capital, outside the Qing Kingdom, throughout the entire Qingchuan Realm, there were rays of light rising into the sky, heading towards the cracked blood moon in the high sky!

Those rays of light were like shooting stars, decorating the night sky, seeming to want to do something about the cracked night sky.

"Shang Qingtian, Danyangzi, willing to mend the sky with stone!"

"Liaoyuzong, Ye Shangming, willing to mend the sky with stone!"

"Xieshenfu, Juyingye, willing to mend the sky with stone!"

A battle independent of the small country of Qing Kingdom, concerning the entire Qingchuan Realm, seemed to unfold in this reverse meteor shower.