Chapter 129

Xu Yunzhu remained silent. A gravelly voice laughed on the other end, "My dear Yunzhu, it’s truly difficult to get a meeting with you, isn't it?"

Xu Yunzhu frowned in disgust. Even though she was not the original owner of this body, she felt harassed just by the sound of him through the screen. What a piece of work—so greasy and repulsive.

"Zhang Weiqiang, enough with the nonsense. Is my foster mother with you?"

Zhang Weiqiang chuckled. "That's right. That old hag didn't die even after I beat her like that back then; she’s got real—"

While speculating that Hongjun might be plotting to seize the Primal Star Tree, Minghe had already summoned the three corpses he had left to meditate and cultivate beside the sun and moon. Since Hongjun desired the Primal Star Tree, Minghe would certainly not let him have his way so easily. The Primal Star Tree was a supreme treasure, and Minghe was determined to intervene.

"That’s what I thought, too, so I agreed to her request quite readily. Since we don't have to put in any effort, we can easily earn their gratitude," Dido said, blinking her bright eyes.

After Lihua and Xinghua dripped their blood onto the jade plaques given to them by Ling Duoyu, the plaques emitted a white light that enveloped them both. The light seeped into their bodies, and once it faded, Lihua and Xinghua seemed to have become even more beautiful. Indeed, they had gained an ethereal air.

However, the price paid was immense, nearly exceeding what Hongjun could bear. Just from that one instance, not only did Hongjun exhaust a vast amount of rare resources, but his very essence was damaged. Even now, he has yet to recover; it will likely take at least one or two hundred thousand years for him to fully heal.

"Could it be... that this Baili Dengfeng... is really the man destined for me?" You Ji wondered to herself.

Since Ye Tianlong had spoken, Ye Tianhu and the Four Great Guardians dared not disobey and nodded in unison, saying, "Yes."

Even so, some people, including Chen Xuantong and Baili Dengfeng, heard it clearly, though they acted as if they had heard nothing at all.

"Exactly! This way, she will truly be 'like a bird free to fly in the high sky, like a fish free to leap in the wide sea.' She can even use the connection between the essences to turn the tables, swallowing Emperor Ziwei in return to achieve supreme cultivation!" the system said.

For a cultivator, this is not a long period. Many powerful martial artists might spend several or even a dozen years in a single retreat. Take Lin Tianyu, for instance: he spent nearly a century in retreat. When he finally awoke, the world had undergone such drastic changes that many of his own clansmen did not even know if he was dead or alive.

With that, Ye Zhengfeng slowly rose into the air. Kong Ruixue knew she could not persuade him otherwise, so she could only rise slowly to follow him. Soon after, Ouyang Yan and the others also took flight, following Ye Zhengfeng’s figure as they gradually flew toward the valley exit.

"Duoduo, let’s make a deal. Look, we still have a long way to go before we reach home. How about we eat some wild fruit to tide us over? If I don't eat something soon, your sister here is going to starve to death," Qian Mimi said pitifully to Qian Duoduo.

"?! " Unexpectedly, the opponent appeared directly beneath his feet. Qikas was clearly caught off guard by the sudden attack.

"Is it like the eruption experiment of the Authority of Despair?" Lin Yuan, completely confused, had to pick a topic at random.

So this guy steals corpses by first crawling into the coffin, possessing the body, and then acting from within the coffin. That is why the grave mound was broken from the inside.

His only dissatisfaction was with those who didn't understand the craft and would arbitrarily alter his crosstalk routines, turning them into a mess. But this time he was performing on stage with Third Master Hou, so he trusted that no ignorant director would mess things up.

"Oh, it seems you really sympathize with our second uncle. Why not go back and shield him yourself?" Qian Mimi teased.

There were many people there to pay their respects. The two of them passed through the crowds as if walking through a bustling market, moving past the Great Torii, the Shrine Path, the Yingtian Gate, and the Daji Hall, finally arriving at the Divine Garden. It was only then that the people inside seemed to notice their presence.