Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

In fact, Li Yelai misjudged a fact.

He was indeed exhausted. He had been working long hours and was woken up by a sudden shock, resulting in sleep deprivation. He even went to the upper city area late at night and wandered around for several hours.

If he weren't physically strong, he probably wouldn't even be awake yet, let alone have gone out.

The doll, however, had already had enough sleep.

As the doll under the covers propped itself up and moved closer to Li Yelai, the warm blankets were quietly opened, revealing the girl's beautiful body beneath the covers to Li Yelai.
The doll, with its adorable expression, asked Li Ye for a kiss.

She herself didn't realize that this was a huge test for Li Yelai.

She was hesitant and nervous during their first kiss.

The second time, I was filled with reminiscence and fascination.

Then, there were those subsequent times.
She may not have had any other intentions, but the repeated kisses led them both to fall into a state of decadence.

Ultimately, the two naturally came together.
It's unclear how much time passed before the noise in the room gradually subsided.

"Are you alright?" Li Yelai asked softly, wiping away the tears from the girl's eyes.

The girl in his arms was breathing softly, her chest rising and falling slightly, as if she hadn't yet recovered from the impact. Her face was flushed, her eyes were teary and unfocused, making her look extremely alluring.

As Li Yelai inquired, the doll gradually came to its senses.

She subconsciously wrapped her arms around Li Yelai's neck, slowly shook her head, and then nodded.

Compared to the last night when she was in charge, there was naturally no tearing pain, but...
"It's too deep inside," she whispered, her face flushed. "It's a little uncomfortable."

Li Yelai exhaled a breath of stale air and whispered, "Let's go to sleep?"

He was afraid that if things continued like this, he would really be targeted by Bliss. The doll was simple-minded, but it would always inadvertently arouse his desires.

"Ah."

With the girl's sweet response, Li Yelai quickly drifted off to sleep.

Meanwhile, in the wilderness surrounding the border city, several teams were heading towards the Lava Mine City.

If you raise your perspective, you'll see hundreds of teams approaching the lava mining city at night.

They came from different backgrounds—some were scavengers, some were wild psionicists, and some were even wanted criminals in the megacity—but their goals were surprisingly unified.

On a dimly lit mountain path, a motorcycle bursts out of the forest.

The man on the bicycle shouted, "Did you give me the wrong directions? It's all mountains!"

The little girl sitting behind him had tied herself to the man with a rope and was holding a map, saying, "That's right, isn't it? This is the way we go. Teacher, could there be something wrong with our map?"

"Impossible! I spent several hundred dollars on it!" The man gritted his teeth, stopped his motorcycle, and snatched the map from the little girl behind him. He examined it carefully.

This man was Zhang Zhong, the wilderness wanderer whom Li Ye had contacted before!

Immediately, Zhang Zhong gritted his teeth and said, "Don't call me teacher! Please don't! I don't have a disciple as stupid as you! This is clearly telling us to walk along the river at the foot of the mountain, not to climb over mountains and valleys!"

"You idiot! Even the great Lord of Azure Flames doesn't have a follower as stupid as you!"

"Stop eating! Stop eating! You've gained seven pounds!" Zhang Zhong sighed in despair as he saw the girl eating pancakes again. "Fine, eat up, eat up. You'll throw up later!"

This little girl is also a pitiful person.

She is a resident of a desolate village, and her father was a worker in a giant city who died in an accident.

The compensation that should have been received was embezzled.

The mother and brother, who went to demand an explanation, were severely injured in a beating on the way.

Not long after returning home, my mother fell ill and died.

The elder brother wanted revenge, but was found by scavengers who were acting on his orders, and the consequences were naturally unimaginable.

This is the wilderness; human life is so cheap here.

After killing the brother, the scavengers planned to sell the girl to other settlements. This was common in the wilderness; population was a form of wealth.

In despair, the girl, not yet ten years old, picked up a kitchen knife and bravely lunged at the scavenger.

She was easily kicked away, but she refused to give up and continued to raise the kitchen knife, trying to tear apart the darkness before her.

This flame of rebellion attracted the wilderness wanderer, and Zhang Zhong!
This led to the assassinations of officials and judges, and the arrest of Zhang Zhong.

Now, the little girl has become Zhang Zhong's disciple.

While teaching her to read and write, Zhang Chonghui also taught her the ideals and beliefs of chivalry.

If she has psychic talent, she will become a psychic after reaching adulthood and continue to practice the way of the wandering knight.

If she doesn't have psychic talent, he will decide according to her wishes: either send her to the giant city to obtain a city residency, or continue to stay by her side.

This is also one of the ways in which wandering knights pass on their skills.

Zhang Zhong sighed inwardly, but this girl ate too much, her mind was full of food, and her IQ didn't seem to be very high.

"Great Lord of Azure Flame, please don't blame me if you don't like it." Zhang Chong muttered to himself, parked the motorcycle under a tree, lit a fire to boil water, and told the little girl to eat properly and be careful not to choke.

He himself relied on the faint light of the fire to look at the map in his hand.

He also received the news just as he was about to leave the border city area. So, he immediately turned back.

"If nothing unexpected happens, the other rangers should be on their way as well," Zhang Chong muttered to himself. "It's going to be a big operation. I wonder if that ranger from the second border city will also come? If he really is a ranger and truly practicing the way of the ranger."

At that moment, Zhang Zhong noticed the little girl's hesitant expression. He couldn't help but chuckle: "What's wrong? Did you choke?"

"Teacher, do we all have to go to that place?" the little girl asked.

“Of course I’ll go, and you’re not a wandering knight yet. I’ll make arrangements for you. Even if I don’t come back, you can still live quite well,” Zhang Zhong said.

"But teacher, you don't have any arrows left," the little girl said.

The arrows she spoke of were certainly not ordinary arrows. Zhang Zhong had prepared many ordinary arrows, and they were even made of extraordinary materials.

This is also why Zhang Zhong is so poor; if the Divine Path were to use bows and arrows, it would be extremely resource-intensive.

But the arrows the girl spoke of were a blessing from that deity. Those three bronze arrows were Zhang Zhong's strongest trump card, and also gifts from the gods.

It was a gift from a deceased wandering knight-errant.

Normally, it was just an ordinary bronze arrow, without any power, only difficult to destroy.

But at the right time, the terrifying power within the bronze arrow will be unleashed!
Zhang Zhong did not disappoint the senior's entrustment. He successfully activated the bronze arrow and shot down the human traitor Qin Zhi, the Blood God's Chosen One Fen Xiao, and the human traitor Overlord Tian Fen!

It prevented an even more desperate night from falling!

But this also completely exhausted his trump cards.

“Even without the blessing of arrows, I will still rush to the battlefield,” Zhang Chong said with a smile, looking at the distant night sky. “All the wandering knights heading there share this thought and this most steadfast ideal.”

The little girl didn't understand much, but she still said worriedly, "But the teacher has no arrows left."

"It's alright, you're still too young. You'll understand later. I hope you'll be able to see that wisp of green flame then," Zhang Chong smiled and said nothing more.

The actions of these rangers were more or less noticed by the Church of the Embers.

Inside the headquarters, Jiang Yong looked at the latest report and couldn't help but laugh, "They really were planning to enter the Immortal Palace! Lord Zhu Tu was right after all!"

Some of the rangers had started their operation long ago, but the church at the time was unaware that they were already followers of the Fifth God and did not care.

All that is known is that some wandering knights are approaching a certain place, some even traveling all the way from Europe.

It wasn't until they received the divine oracle that they learned the wanderer was a follower of the Fifth God, and also learned that the Jing family's Immortal Palace had opened.

Only then did all these clues connect.

So these followers of the Fifth God were planning to go to the Celestial Palace!
"What exactly are these wandering knights planning to do?" Jiang Yong pondered. "Are they planning to use the special space of the Celestial Palace to summon the Fifth Demon Army?"

“That shouldn’t be the case. The Fifth God is too far from this world, and it would take us through a vast cosmic realm of gods.” A demon general said, “Even summoning the demon army within the Celestial Palace would be extremely difficult.”

"I don't know what they're thinking, but Lord Blood God is extremely hostile to the Fifth God. Whatever they want to do, we won't let them get it." Jiang Yong sneered, "Just as Lord Zhu Tu said, what we can't have, they can't have either!"

The Church of Embers knows there are good things in the Celestial Palace, but they will not let the Chosen Ones of the Fallen Emperor risk their lives to infiltrate the Great City for the sake of so-called good things.

What truly attracts them is the wilderness adventurer!
Specifically, it is what wilderness rangers crave.

"What did the immortality faction say? Have they made contact?"

"Yes, their manpower is all arranged, and they will enter the Asgard Palace as planned. They will be led by the Chosen One of Rhodo, but the Chosen One of Rhodo does not intend to enter the Asgard Palace," the demon general said.

"What about the other factions? Can't we contact them yet?" Jiang Yong asked.

“We can’t contact the Devious Path faction at all; we still don’t know the location of their branch.” The Demon General shook his head and continued, “As for the Blissful Path faction, they seem to have encountered some trouble, but they have also sent some elites to assist us. Those guys have already entered the Lava Mine City.”

"No chosen ones were sent? Not a single one?" Jiang Yong frowned.

“No. They seem to be in big trouble. It might be related to the eighth champion,” the Demon General replied.

“Bliss? The eighth-generation champion? Haha,” Jiang Yong chuckled. “Then let’s ignore them. I won’t force the Demonic Path. I get annoyed just looking at them. As for those Bliss factions, let them keep a low profile.”

"Yes!"

"By the way, regardless of whether this operation succeeds or not, we must ensure Di Yun's safety and not expose his identity. This is Lord Zhu Tu's order." Jiang Yong said, "Di Yun is already the champion's agent, which is a higher position than any of our previous agents. Protect his safety while concealing his identity."

"Yes!"

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Yong smiled and said, "If Jile and his group can truly eliminate or corrupt the eighth champion, then Diyun will be the new champion! Our lord will be very pleased."

Meanwhile, in the branch of the Bliss faction on the other side, the Chosen Ones and a large number of high-ranking members gathered.

"Is it really the champion team?" The Chosen One of Elysium, whose entire body was hidden under a black robe, spoke in a voice that sent shivers down one's spine.

"It's confirmed to be them. They seem to be investigating some kind of entity and accidentally discovered Wanlong Lake," a senior official responded.

"They've even trespassed into our backyard." The Chosen One of Bliss sneered, yet his voice remained alluring: "Which floor have they entered?"

"We're still on the first floor."

"Hmm, not bad." The Chosen One of Bliss responded after a moment's thought: "How far have the Heartless Fruits at the bottom level grown?"

"It has already parasitized a massive number of creatures and is continuing to spread. According to the plan, it will take another nine months to grow to its complete form. Now, it will probably be difficult to work on a special overlord-level powerhouse like Yang Chen. It may not even be able to parasitize the Destiny Threads on the champion's body because they are too strong."

"Nine months? We don't have nine months to wait for it to grow. However, the Heartless Fruit is, after all, a life created by our Lord, a life created by the gods. Even if it's not in its complete form and has no effect on Yang Chen, it will still have an effect on others." The Chosen One sneered.

The Heartless Fruit has destroyed countless civilizations; its destructive power is manifested in the various desires and dark sides of intelligent beings.

Thus, the order of the entire civilization is destroyed. Even if there are monarch-level powerhouses or even higher emperors in the civilization, they cannot prevent the collapse of the entire civilization.

"You mean, let the Heartless Fruits that haven't reached their full potential parasitize them?" the higher-up asked.

“Naturally, the champion team is the elite of the elite, which might allow the Heartless Fruit to grow even faster,” said the Chosen One. “If they don’t discover it and return to the Giant City, the Heartless Fruit will continue to spread. Eventually, it will reach its complete form. I want to see if the Old Mad King is willing to give up everything for the complete Heartless Fruit in the Giant City.”

"If they discover it before they go back, the incomplete Heartless Fruit is easily detected," a Blissful Demon General warned.

"Hahaha, let's see if they're willing to die inside to stop the spread!" Elysium Chosen laughed. "This time, we'll make the champion fall!"

The next day, Li Ye arrived at the branch.

After inspecting the equipment, three elite night watchmen—Tiger Warriors, White Robes, and Iron Eagles—were brought in.

At the same time, seven night patrol teams were also dispatched.

They were a team of combatants dispatched into the Asgard Palace.

Li Yelai, the champion's agent, was also a direct subordinate of this operation.

"Everyone, are you ready?" Li Yelai looked at the Night Scouts in front of him and smiled. "Let's go to the Celestial Palace."

“We have no problem with the agent,” Long Lie laughed. “But the Yellow Springs Train probably isn’t too keen on letting you on board.”

The Night Scouts all laughed; the Yellow Springs Train's loathing for the Night General was common knowledge. In their presence, not even the name "Night General" could be uttered.

Otherwise, it will really get anxious.

Li Yelai laughed, "It's alright, it'll behave itself once I go up." (End of Chapter)