Who let him join the Sword Sect?!-Chapter 835 - 419: Li Says, Add One More

Zhang Ze compared it through the barrier and found that the handprint was left-handed.

Except for the five intact fingers, the size was exactly the same as someone's right hand missing a finger.

The owner of the handprint was obvious.

The sinister Xiao Jing.

Being dismembered may be a curse to others, but to that scoundrel Xiao Jing, it indeed described reality.

He was like a smashed cockroach, scattered here and there, disgusting everyone.

Although Zhang Ze had turned into stone now, his head still buzzed.

The whole matter became sinister because of the appearance of this black handprint.

He suddenly realized that it was very likely that the method to leave the Four Continents was taught to those Firefly Spirits by this left hand of Emperor Xiaojing.

And this method was likely fake.

Even more terrifying, this scoundrel's strength varied for each body part, some weak, some strong.

Compared to the already captured right hand, eyeball, and hairy leg, this left hand was obviously the strongest.

He could even single-handedly imprison Senior Brother Shi Xiu, a Tribulation Crossing cultivator, here.

But after all this effort, what was he really trying to do?

"Could it be... Chang State!"

Zhang Ze suddenly realized that sacrificing Chang State, turning the entire state into wasteland, might really be his true purpose.

As for whether those Firefly Spirits could leave the Four Continents and return home, that scoundrel Xiao Jing wouldn't care at all.

Someone selfish to the extreme, how could they care about others' thoughts.

Zhang Ze, in stealth mode, took a step back, preparing to leave here and first meet up with Li.

He was unsure whether the left hand had left, and Senior Brother Shi Xiu's condition was also strange, making him hesitate to rashly awaken Senior Brother Shi Xiu.

Who knows what could happen.

He himself was not afraid, his physique now, even if Senior Brother Shi hammered him for a hundred years, he wouldn't frown.

But Li, those captured cultivators, and the exploited Da Tou Cai, couldn't withstand even two hits.

To ensure safety, it's wise to retreat first.

However, just as Zhang Ze was stepping away, a shadow emerged from the corner of the hall.

Zhang Ze's normally infallible black skin-tight suit seemed to have lost its effectiveness.

The shadow silently transformed into the shape of a hand, pointing directly at Zhang Ze's back.

Dongqi Royal Family Immortal Technique·Martial Emperor's Decree

Once commanded, all rebels shall perish.

...

Thousand Mechanism Pavilion.

At the back mountain, Fishing Pond.

Junior Sister was crouching on the ground turning over stones, "Dad, Dad, where are you..."

Xiangxiang, who returned from a trip to Jing State, stood with hands tucked in, staring at Junior Sister's back, unsure if she was looking for her dad or worms.

"Lu... I mean, Xiaoqin, how are you feeling now?" Xiangxiang asked softly.

She knew that Chen Qin went out to find Old Ascender and also went to Celestial Sect to retrieve her Life Lamp. Xiangxiang initially thought there would be some change in her, but now... it seemed no different from before.

"How am I supposed to feel?" Chen Qin put a worm on the fishhook.

Xiangxiang blinked, "That lamp..."

"Ascend? Isn't that what I'm looking for?" Junior Sister lifted the fishing rod, casting the bait into the water with a perfect throw. "My mom said, my dad could be anywhere, maybe he's watching me secretly as a fish in this water now."

"I'm not talking about that... I'm asking about the Life Lamp... haven't you felt anything, like memories..." Xiangxiang sat down next to Chen Qin, pondering her words.

"Nope." Junior Sister shook her head.

Xiangxiang, "Huh?"

"There was only a power in the lamp, nothing extra. As for that power... it's here now."

Junior Sister snapped her fingers, a point of Spiritual Fire igniting at her fingertips, and her aura began to rise swiftly, reaching the peak of Nascent Soul in the blink of an eye.

When she arrived at the Celestial Sect to take her Life Lamp, it turned into a mass of Spiritual Fire and entered her body.

The Spiritual Fire held no memories, no messages, only the purest power, an original power accumulated bit by bit in Celestial Sect over the years.

To put it simply, it was the principal and interest she saved in Celestial Sect back in those days.

If fully absorbed, advancing to Divinity Transformation would be easy.

Of course, the premise is the state of mind and the Tao Heart must keep up, or else falling into demonic paths is the least of the worries.

That's precisely why Chen Qin was sent back by her mom.

Mo Jingchun told her to return home and cultivate sincerely, solidifying her foundation in preparation for breaking through to Divinity Transformation. There's no need for her in the search for Old Ascender.

It definitely wasn't because she was too noisy and was chased back.

Junior Sister showed off a bit to Xiangxiang, then mimicked Zhang Ze's manner, blowing stylishly at the Spiritual Fire.

However, the lamp extinguished as she fell.

Xiangxiang, "Huh?"

Just as Xiangxiang was about to dial the emergency line dedicated to Fuji for help, the Junior Sister sat up on her own.

"I'm fine, no need to call anyone. I forgot that before I finish refining this spiritual fire, I faint as soon as it goes out."

Xiangxiang, "Are you sure you're really alright..."

Junior Sister, "I'm really fine, it's like how scratching makes one laugh, touching my earlobes makes me tremble. It's an involuntary reaction. Oh, sorry... I didn't mean to..."

Junior Sister's words were cut off as she suddenly recalled that Xiangxiang no longer had a physical body. Although unintentional, her words carried a sense of boasting.

"It's alright." Xiangxiang chuckled kindly, "By the way, did Sect Leader Lu say anything when she handed you the lamp?"

"She did. She asked if I wanted to be the Celestial Sect Leader. I said no, it's too troublesome. Then she just nodded and told me she didn't know anything either, that all records from back then turned to ashes with Dongqi's downfall. Then my mom sent me back."

After Junior Sister finished speaking, she felt the fishing rod tremble. With a slick motion, she reeled it in, but ended up catching half the engine of a Thousand Machines tractor.

Who knows who threw it in.

Junior Sister, "..."

Xiangxiang couldn't hold back and burst into laughter, while Junior Sister seeing Xiangxiang laugh, also couldn't help but chuckle.

Yet amidst the laughter, Junior Sister suddenly felt a chill in her heart. She quickly turned over, sitting up, and pulled out a jade talisman from her chest.

This was a treasure she begged from her big brother, a pair of them, not only able to withstand a tribulation crossing cultivator's full force strike, but also linked with each other — activating one would cause a reaction in the other.

Looking at the blood-red jade talisman in her hand, Junior Sister threw away the fishing rod and transformed into a streak of golden light heading south.

...

Chang State.

Old Tang stood stroking his beard alongside Qin Lang on a hilltop.

Centered around Luoyu Mountain, land within a radius of three hundred miles had already returned to stability under the casting of Qin Lang and Zhu Luo.

But the earth beneath their feet could never return to its former appearance.

Except for the areas passed by the root veins of Chang State's Mother Tree, all other land had turned to scorched earth.

Moreover, the appearance of this scorched earth was very familiar to him.

Before long, a disciple from the Celestial Sect returned on clouds, greeted the two, and spoke.

"The situation is correct. This place has indeed turned into Central Continent's wasteland."

After speaking, he opened his palm, presenting a few black stones before them.

"Snatched from the disaster's grasp."

Chang State's black stones were numerous, apart from those picked up by the Two Red Apes and the Firefly Spirit, many more black stones scattered across Chang State, mostly concentrated near Luoyu Mountain, taken by spirit beasts.

Due to the spirit beasts' escape, Luoyu Mountain turning to wasteland, these black stones unsurprisingly summoned the disaster.

And the appearance of the disaster confirmed the transformation of this area into Central Continent's wasteland.

Indicating the Celestial Sect disciple could go rest, Qin Lang asked, "What do you think?"

Old Tang ruffled his silver hair, somewhat frustrated, "I feel like we've been swindled."

Qin Lang, "Why do you say that?"

Old Tang sighed deeply, "Regarding the Hundred Demons Sect, or rather Xiao Jing... our previous assumptions might have been wrong.

"Regardless of whether Qinghe Association seized East Continent's luck, or sent people to infiltrate the Northern Territory to attack White Emperor City, although the goals seemed clear.

"Thinking back now, they all have a common issue, which is how these two events relate to the severed limb hidden in the Hundred Demons Sect Main Helm, likely inheriting all of Xiao Jing's memories and orchestrating everything."

"Qinghe Association's plot involved abandoning years of effort on all the Demon Sect's branch helms, even tricking and sacrificing all the Demon Sect's elders, investing heavily to connect East Continent's earth vein through the grand setup.

"But even if successful, the ultimate beneficiary was a naked man and a damaged Human Emperor Banner, having nothing to do with him.

"The Northern Territory's matter is similar. Even if that hairy leg and right hand succeeded, the beneficiary would be them.

"Those severed limbs guarded each other, fought internally, not much different from enemies, cooperation for mutual gain is impossible among them.

"Therefore, such an extremely selfish person, who can annihilate his own dynasty for his own goals, how could he possibly do something that benefits others?

"It seems from start to finish, whether the incomplete memory severed limbs or the Hundred Demons Sect, they were merely disposable pawns.

"We always thought Central Continent turned out this way due to Xiao Jing's plan failure, but now it seems, the wasteland might have been his true objective."

"Luoyu Mountain was a bomb, the Firefly Spirits were tricked, just like the Hundred Demons Sect and the right hand."

After saying this, Old Tang took out a six-fold walnut from his chest.

"Just as the results came out from over there, take a look."

After the incident in Chang State, he immediately realized the key and ordered the removal of the right hand missing a finger, the naked man, and the damaged Human Emperor Banner hidden in the Hundred Demons Sect.

After detailed inspections, a Celestial Master found some similar dark patterns on them, resembling arrays.

These arrays were deeply hidden, without specifically searching, they couldn't be noticed.

"I still don't understand the specific principles of these arrays; they appear to have been drawn incorrectly. Once hidden, they might be mistaken for ordinary patterns."

"But..."

Old Tang made a gesture of explosion.

Qinghe Association, East Continent's earth vein linked by the Hundred Demons Sect via a secret technique, if the naked man succeeded and immediately detonated East Continent's fortunes at the center, likely only tribulation crossing exterminators would survive across East Continent...

Northern Territory earth sea grand array centered on White Emperor City, if Zhang Ze hadn't roamed there, letting Xiao Jing leisurely lay the setup, then collapsed the Great Wall, igniting the earth sea... the repercussions would be similarly dreadful...

"Urgently, first we need to unlock Luoyu Mountain's seal and inform that kid Zhang Ze. Since he's inside, perhaps..."

However, before Old Tang finished, he suddenly froze.

He sensed that the life-saving spirit talisman he secretly tucked into Zhang Ze's Hundred Treasures Bag had shattered...