NFBE Chapter 240: It's not just me who's anxious.
Chapter 240: It's not just me who's anxious.
The day after Lian Chuan met Jin Guang, a major event occurred in the Northern Region, causing the dormant human and demon races in the Upper Realm to become restless.
The wolf clan leader, who had been peacefully in seclusion in the Ice Flower Pool for a thousand years, suddenly bypassed his lord and ordered the activation of the great formation, sealing off the entire Northern Region River and ordering the human and demon disciples still within the Northern Region River to leave within three days.
What exactly does Xue Lan want to do?
Dark clouds gather above Leipeng City year-round, and the lightning contained within them serves not only as a training ground for the younger generation of the clan but also as a protective force for the entire city.
At this moment, in the city lord's mansion of Leipeng City, Lei Yuncheng looked at the talisman in his hand and couldn't help but speak.
It wasn't just him who couldn't understand it; all the powerful beings in the Yuanming Upper Realm were in an uproar after receiving this message.
A fifteenth-realm demon is terrifying. It has been inactive for a thousand years, yet it has suddenly sealed off the Northern Region River. What has happened inside, or is there some undetected danger from other forces outside that is silently approaching...?
If they don't get accurate information for a day, they can't sleep at night and can't eat or sleep properly!
In a towering city thousands of miles away from Leipeng City, a young woman dressed in a light green gown, her skirt swaying like layers of lotus leaves in a lotus pond, gracefully crossed the winding stream before her and arrived at an octagonal pavilion made of white jade.
"Great-grandfather".
The woman bowed slightly to the old man, her posture elegant and composed. Her beautiful face was framed by smiling peach blossom eyes, though the smile did not reach her eyes.
"Shuang'er is here!"
The old man in the pavilion saw the woman approaching and handed her the talisman he was holding.
"The wolf family found the person and brought them back."
"I should have known long ago that those useless demons from the lower realms could never do anything to the Silver Moon Wolf."
Lin Shuang held the talisman she had just finished reading between her fingers. A light green breeze flowed gently over it, seemingly tender and gentle, but after a moment it turned the talisman into ashes.
"Grandfather, don't worry. Given the nature of wolves, if they knew about the Lin family's plan, even if it was just a rumor, they would have already come to kill us."
The old man listened to her words and nodded with approval in his eyes.
"That is indeed the case, but the Yuanming Upper Realm has been silent for a thousand years. This sudden change must be guarded against. Shuang'er..."
With a wave of his hand, the old man presented Lin Shuang with a token engraved with the character "substitute".
"Xun Fan failed at the Wan Gong Workshop and did not get the chance to inherit the legacy. This is a talisman made by a great fox demon a thousand years ago. It can alter fate and take its place, with a time limit of one month."
The old man wore an arrogant smile and said in a calm voice, "Go to the lower realm and find one of the inheritors there."
"He's nothing more than a lower realm being, an ant."
Lin Shuang lowered her head slightly: "This disciple understands." Then she withdrew.
After Lin Shuang left, the old man looked at the lotus pond outside the pavilion and suddenly said, "You've come."
A green lotus pond began to ripple, and the lotus flowers that were originally standing tall and graceful in the middle began to wither in large numbers, and a patch of dark, stagnant water appeared beneath the lotus leaves.
A hideous face emerged from the black water, facing upwards at the old man.
"Lin Qi, it's time." Its voice was hoarse, as if it had rusted.
The old man spoke softly, "I really don't understand. There are many demons in the Yuanming Upper Realm, and Xue Lan hasn't been the one guarding the Lei Kui Formation for the past thousand years. Why are you fixated on her?"
The ferocious face in the water chuckled: "She's now a fifteenth-realm great demon, that's why you dare to be so nonchalant."
"Lin Qi, what if she succeeds in breaking through?"
Lin Qi fell silent.
"A demon lord of the sixteenth realm possesses power comparable to that of an ancient divine beast. Lin Qi, think about it yourself."
After saying this, the black water gradually receded, as if it had never existed.
If we ignore the large empty space in the lotus pond...
"Ancient power... if Xue Lan truly possessed that kind of power..."
The old man slowly raised his hand, and spiritual energy from his fingertips filled the entire lotus pond. The lotus flowers that had been destroyed by the black water sprouted new branches and bloomed through the mud.
Another pool of shimmering emerald green, as if nothing had happened.
"It's not just me who's worried..."
The faint sound drifted into the wind.
This is a rule from the upper realm; Xue Lan couldn't possibly be unaware of it...
Today, a rare guest has arrived at Bingdeng Academy in the Great Qian Dynasty of the Yuanming era.
The gatekeeper looked at the woman dressed as a scholar and asked with some curiosity, "Miss, are you truly a demon?"
The woman in the green robe, with a few strands of silver in her black hair, bowed and said, "Replying to this immortal, Liu Shu is indeed a willow tree spirit. The library of Suwen Bingdeng Academy collects ancient books from all ages and welcomes borrowing, so I have traveled thousands of miles to visit you."
The gatekeeper looked at Liu Shu, puzzled.
Although the demon race and the human race get along well, there are still some frictions in some aspects, and they usually keep a clear distinction between themselves.
I never expected that someone like Liu Shu would be willing to come to Bingdeng Academy to borrow books.
Despite his doubts, he still bowed to the woman before him and said, "Miss Liu, enter from here and walk straight to the back of the academy. When you see a building with an air of literary elegance, that is the library. Once you arrive, explain your purpose, and a disciple will naturally lead you inside."
Liu Shu was overjoyed. He bowed to the disciple in front of him again and then stepped into Bingdeng Academy.
The gatekeeper disciple watched Liu Shu's figure disappear, still marveling at the fact that he had never seen such a demon race before, when he found that someone had appeared in front of him at some point.
"Dean!"
The disciple hurriedly bowed to the newcomer.
Ji Fangya sighed.
While I was telling stories in Guangye City, I suddenly sensed an aura emanating from Bingdeng Academy that shared the same origin as Ling Yuanzi's...
He thought he would be able to witness a battle between master and disciple when he rushed over, but it turned out to be a false alarm.
Seeing that the dean didn't say anything about letting Liu Shu in earlier, and adhering to the principle of asking questions of the dean whenever he saw him at Bingdeng Academy, the disciple spoke tremblingly:
"Dean, there's something I don't understand..."
Ji Fangya glanced at him: "Go ahead and ask."
The disciple beamed with delight: "That young lady just now said that she was a willow tree spirit who traveled thousands of miles to Bingdeng Academy. But as far as I know, with her cultivation level, she shouldn't be able to leave her original body for too long."
Ji Fangya looked at the restrictions on the library on the back mountain, and slowly spoke, recalling the situation of Liu Shu that he had just seen in the shadows:
"In order to seek the realm of sainthood, one must sever one's own foundation for cultivation."
"I will not be a tree bound to the ground, but will diligently seek books from afar!"
"Admirable, admirable!"
Ji Fangya turned and descended the mountain, his voice aged and peaceful:
"Go tell Master Shangguan in the library to open the first to fifth floors to her."
This fulfilled the willow demon's desire to learn!