Those [Big-Eyed Ghouls] seemed to realize something, their appearances suddenly increasing in frequency, frantically closing the distance.

In that overwhelming moment when the Big-Eyed Ghouls almost simultaneously appeared behind Fang Yue, he had already charged towards the faint light barrier. Without even a half-second of hesitation, Fang Yue directly crashed into the faint light fragment.

"Break... for me!!"

[Charge!!]

In the simultaneous roar of Fang Yue and the parchment, Fang Yue slammed headfirst into the faint light barrier.

There was only a momentary pause.

Buzz!!!

A blinding light exploded, and an almost unstoppable, terrifying suction force directly dragged Fang Yue into the faint light fragment!

The world instantly transformed into an endless expanse of white. Fang Yue felt as if the heavens and earth were spinning. His body felt like it was being twisted and torn apart by some force. His entire body ached to the point where he was about to lose consciousness, until…

[Fang Yue!!]

[Gu Yan: Zenith Origin Art!!]

[It will be effective soon, Fang Yue, don't die! Hold on for me!!]

The voice resounding from the depths of his soul jolted Fang Yue back to his senses.

Awakening, he didn't know how long he had been in that state.

But in that instant of clarity, his eyes widened, and his mind went blank with a buzz.

He found himself standing in an extremely vast area, before a huge stream flowing from top to bottom, its end out of sight. He himself was right beside the stream.

The stream was as clear as a mirror, yet it gave off a feeling of unfathomable depth.

Above the stream was a massive, ancient wooden bridge of nearly a thousand meters wide, stretching out of sight. At the head of the bridge stood a stone tablet with three words carved on it... Youquan Bridge!

Youquan Bridge?!

Then wasn't this the legendary land… Youquan!

Coming back to his senses, Fang Yue's breathing became rapid.

Then, Fang Yue saw the stones beside Youquan in front of him, collectively trembling, releasing a terrifying murderous intent.

Before Fang Yue could react, one of the stones suddenly began to ooze blood. Abruptly, with a thud, it bulged like a human flexing a muscle, protruding high up. In just a few moments, it condensed into a blood-colored stone shape, a girl with long pointed ears and a crescent mark on her forehead.

With the appearance of the crescent moon girl, the surrounding stones returned to calm.

While Fang Yue stared in astonishment at the crescent moon girl, the girl was also observing Fang Yue, murmuring, "Strange… are you really a descendant of my Night Moon Clan?"

Night Moon Clan?!

Fang Yue was stunned on the spot. He had heard of the Night Moon Clan a long time ago, from Lord Han's words.

He was just about to say something when he immediately noticed that his right hand was disintegrating, turning into small fragments.

His pupils constricted, and panic seized Fang Yue's heart.

"What's going on?! What did you do to me?"

The crescent moon girl tilted her head.

"I don't know. It looks like you're being 'transferred'."

"Transferred?"

"Well… to be precise, it should be '[fragmenting]'."

The crescent moon girl watched Fang Yue's right hand completely disintegrate and disappear, drawing her conclusion. Then, she looked at Fang Yue with annoyance.

"It seems like a joyful anticipation gone to waste. Never mind, my clan's descendant, I'll keep it short. Listen carefully. My name is Ye Ya, the last clan leader of the Night Moon Clan. However, the Night Moon Clan has basically died out. After so many years, only being able to drag you, one descendant, from the space-time tunnel to appear before me already says a lot."

Fang Yue looked in horror as the disintegration spread from his right hand to his right chest, rapidly expanding. He had no mind to listen to what she was saying.

"Although your bloodline power isn't pure, being able to appear here already proves your identity. You may be the last hope of our Night Moon Clan. Accept the inheritance of our clan, then cultivate to the extreme, surpassing me, surpassing any Night Moon Clan member in history. Finally, return here, return to Youquan, and save our Night Moon Clan! Save these clansmen of ours!"

As the crescent moon girl's voice fell, the stones beside the Youquan stream all trembled in unison as if in resonance, blood directly oozing from these pebbles.

By now, both of Fang Yue's feet had been completely disintegrated. With only his head left, falling onto the blood-colored pebbles, he felt like he was about to die and couldn't hear the crescent moon girl's words at all.

But the crescent moon girl didn't seem to care about Fang Yue's reaction. She simply squatted down, extended a finger, and touched Fang Yue's forehead.

Drip.

Despite being the shape of a blood-colored stone, the finger touching his forehead gave a soft touch unique to a girl.

Almost at the instant the girl touched his forehead, Fang Yue felt a buzz in his brain. Some kind of power within him seemed to resonate with her, planting a seed called power, and a flower mark slowly emerged on his forehead.

"This is the last power of the Night Moon Clan. All your predecessors have failed. You are our last hope… Live on, then become stronger, return here, and save us!"

As the crescent moon girl said this, she suddenly noticed that Fang Yue, with only half a head left, was trembling his lips, saying something. She lowered her head to listen…

"Higan… Higanbana…" (pinyin for Red Spider Lily, often associated with death and rebirth)

"I've already given it to you."

The crescent moon girl blinked playfully, which was the last image Fang Yue saw. His head was completely disintegrated and disappeared without a trace.

After Fang Yue disappeared, the blood-colored stones beside Youquan suddenly shattered into dust, swept away by the stream and merged into the water.

Only the crescent moon girl's blood-colored stone could remain in place, washed by the stream, but her surroundings had become empty.

"It's really… lonely… Come back soon, little one."

The crescent moon girl shrank back into the bloodstone. At the same time, shadowy figures slowly emerged from Youquan, which were… Yin Messengers!

These Yin Messengers didn't seem to have gained the ability to become invisible yet. Like newborns, they could be seen by the naked eye.

As these newborn Yin Messengers were being born, in the distance, stones were ‘floating’ from afar.

And carrying these ‘new stones’ were none other than the Yin Messengers!

…

Qing Country, Capital City.

Rumble!!

Thunder roared and heavy rain poured down.

The entire capital city was almost completely shrouded in the gloom of dark clouds, about to complete its final closure.

"Giddy up!!"

In this continuous torrential rain, in this raging storm, a team of people, splashing muddy water, spurred their horses forward.

"Sect Leader! We can't go any further! The capital city is in great danger. We're just courting death!!"

"Sect Leader, turn back! The Extreme Ice Sect cannot be without a Sect Leader!!"

The elders following behind the girl shouted one after another.

However, there was no way to stop Wei Ba, who was sprinting forward with all her might.

"I told you before, don't follow me! This is my personal decision!"

Wei Ba shouted back while feeding medicine pills to the horse and herself.