Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

The curse of inevitably encountering a powerful enemy was finally triggered; Li Yelai had thought it would be that Bashe.

Then I'll fight and retreat, stalling until I inevitably encounter a powerful enemy. Compared to psionicists with their diverse abilities, supernatural beings are relatively easier to deal with.

But unexpectedly, fate dealt him a huge blow.

The newcomer was a wilderness wanderer named Yunyue!

On the way to meet up with Li Yelai's team, she successfully led a group of over a hundred people to reunite with Li Yelai through the communication of the wandering knights.

As they were wilderness wanderers, Li Yelai was not familiar with them and could only be considered nodding acquaintances.

All that is known is that Yunyue is a psionicist who has just entered the sixth level of awakening. Reaching the sixth level of awakening at this age is already quite rare among the giant city and the wilderness rangers.

That's about all they know, since the lone rangers aren't familiar with each other. They're all lone wolves.

What's surprising is her terrifying output ability!

Inside the divine treasure vault, she calmly swung her sword, unleashing a streak of cyan light that cleanly and decisively dealt the red bonus damage. Not a single charade!
Outsiders might think she's quite capable, but the official high-ranking officials who know Wilderness Ranger's background are trembling with fear.

All the wilderness wanderers who manage to reach the Celestial Palace are followers of that being. And those followers of that being become stronger when facing stronger opponents, and they have a huge advantage against non-human species.

So, this is not her limit!

Now, Li Yelai finally knows Yun Yue's identity.

Looking into those bright eyes, reflecting the brilliant blue flames, Li Yelai's heart sank.

She is the Chosen One of the Azure Flames!
Damn it, did they notice when I used the mask of the Chosen One of Chaos?

In this situation, if you encounter a chosen one, could you be any more unlucky?

Even if Li Yelai was a part-time chosen one of Chaos who was essentially getting free access, and even a dual-chosen one, this still couldn't be explained to the outside world.

If we get exposed, it will be a real problem.

"Lord Night General, what are your thoughts on the fleeting chaotic aura that just passed over you?"

Yun Yue, wielding her broadsword, drew closer, the blade sparking as it scraped across the rocks. The azure flames reflected in her eyes grew ever brighter. Clearly, she had confirmed that the chaotic aura emanated from Li Yelai.

Her delicate face was unusually calm, but her gaze toward Li Yelai was somewhat complicated.

She probably never expected that a champion's agent would possess a chaotic aura.

“There are some things I can’t explain. There’s no need for us to fight right now. Cloud Moon Wanderer.” Li Yelai became wary, his left hand holding a ring-pommel sword that swallowed blood, poised to strike. His right hand held a black and gold dragon-patterned halberd, which he leaned against the ground, the sound of a dragon’s roar echoing softly.

If a fight were to break out, Li Yelai's current condition would be quite poor.

My psionic energy is running low. I can only use the Face Mask twice at most before I run out of psionic energy.

If we were to use masks like those of Li Yuanba and Bai Qi, which consume a huge amount of spiritual energy, we could probably only use them once.

In this situation, the consequences of facing a powerful chosen one with six senses would not be good.

"They really picked a formidable opponent for me," Li Yelai cursed inwardly. Even at his peak, Li Yelai couldn't say for sure that he could defeat a Sixth Awakening God.

Now, needless to say.

"What is the secret that is so hard to explain?" Yun Yue stared at Li Yelai's face, her eyes flashing.

"There are certain things I can't explain to outsiders." Li Yelai cautiously retreated, his ring-pommel sword drawn but not yet drawn.

"I see. I'm really curious. Why would a Chosen One of Chaos become the Champion's Agent?" Yun Yue asked. "At the same time, I'd also like to know when you replaced the Bronze Mask?"

Yunyue had long suspected Li Yelai, even before this encounter.

Several months ago, she learned from Chu He that the Bronze Mask was suspected to be a Chosen One of Chaos, but it was unknown which god he was the Chosen One of.

Just a few days ago, Copperface gave Chuhe a map of the Immortal Palace and asked Chuhe to pass it on to the Wanderer.

Thus, Chuhe found himself inside the ark.

Something sent by the Chosen Ones of Chaos? Can this be trusted?

Yunyue was skeptical, but after careful examination, she discovered that the map was actually correct!

The Chosen One of Chaos actually produced the correct map? Could it be a Chosen One of Deceit? Is there some undetected conspiracy at play?
Despite her worries, she used a map to determine her location and gradually rejoined the human group along the way.

Until he met Li Yelai, who was carrying the same map.

The same map. At that time, Yunyue began to suspect Li Ye.

Then, this suspicion grew stronger and stronger, until just now.

Inside the ark, upon witnessing the Heavenly Palace fall, she immediately detached herself from the ark and followed the direction in which the Heavenly Palace had fallen.

That celestial palace was an anchor point for a branch of the Tree of Time. Now that the celestial palace has fallen, the branches of the Tree of Time may be destroyed, but it is still best to be careful.

She successfully found the white branch that was rapidly dissipating.

And from it, I saw countless scenes.

The content of the video shocked, angered, and saddened her.

At the same time, she also sensed a fleeting aura of chaos in the distance, which seemed to be a sacrifice.

So she calmed herself down and rushed over.

Just then, they witnessed Li Yelai taking out the blood from his storage space.

Those unique golden spatial fluctuation patterns clearly indicate the authority of a seat in the fourth ring of the Ark.

That is, the Ark storage space!

Based on the previous intelligence and the changes in the psionic energy intensity of Copper Mask and Night General, she confirmed that Li Yelai was Copper Mask, the Chosen One of Chaos!
The champion agent, the voter with a bronze mask, and the chosen one of chaos—are they all the same person?

This made her both angry and helpless.

A wilderness ranger, a follower of the Lord of Azure Flames.

The moment she discovered the Chosen One of Chaos, she should have drawn her sword and shattered it. Or been killed by the Chosen One herself. Even if the opponent was the Champion's Agent!

But the actions of this Chosen One of Chaos made her hesitate.

Why would a Chosen One of Chaos assist humanity? Well, that's a bit of an oversimplification; we should exclude the Chosen One of Azure Flame.

To be precise, it should be that the evil god is chosen by God. Why would he help humanity?
Especially after seeing the images on the branches of the Tree of Time.

The image of the Tree of Time does not originate from this time and space.

In the image, Yunyue saw herself.

She was still born in that barbaric and ignorant mountain village, and still became a sacrifice to the so-called 'mountain god'. She was thrown into the deep mountains.

She was then rescued by a kind-hearted knight-errant and became a new knight-errant herself.

After burying her predecessor, the wandering knight, she embarked on a solo journey to continue practicing the way of the knight. Just like her in this timeline, lacking experience, she almost fell victim to a group of scavengers.

The difference is that this happened before he managed to escape.

A handsome young man then stumbled into the scavengers' camp.

The young man brandished his three-pointed, double-edged knife, shouting, "I knew you weren't good people! Die!"

Despite being merely a level-one psychic, he relied on his exceptional tactical thinking to slaughter over a dozen fully armed scavengers. His methods were somewhat underhanded; he frequently sprinkled lime powder.

After slaughtering all the scavengers, the young man unlocked the chains on her arms and asked, "Excuse me, have you seen the Wilderness Ranger?"

This made her somewhat embarrassed, as she herself was a wilderness adventurer.

The young man was also a lone traveler, who supposedly embarked on a journey to find his missing father and seek out other wilderness wanderers in order to locate him.

Unfortunately, at that time she was just a newcomer and had never met any other wandering knights.

So the two hit it off and formed a team.

Although, due to the other party's lack of emotional intelligence, some minor troubles occasionally occurred during the journey.
They have entered restricted areas, climbed snow-capped mountains, and crossed deserts.

During that time, they supported each other, relied on each other, and watched over each other.

Along the way, the young man who followed in his father's footsteps gradually transformed into a true knight-errant!
Finally, during an encounter with other wandering knights, he received news of his father and his father's belongings.

He was depressed for a while, but she comforted him and helped him get back on his feet.

She said she wanted to go home to see her mother and sister. Her eyes crinkled with joy, and she readily agreed.

So the two embarked on their journey home. Along the way, they banished the creatures of the forbidden zone, killed some corrupt officials, and even participated in a siege against the Chosen Ones of Chaos.

Their strength grew ever greater, the dazzling azure flames reflected in their pupils. They even achieved the feat of single-handedly defeating the Chosen One of Chaos!

Finally, they returned to Border City No. 3, only to find the giant city under attack by the forbidden zone.

The great king eventually died of old age, and the desolate city was invaded by the forbidden zone.

On that bloody battlefield, dazzling blue flames ignited!

Rangers from all over the world rushed to the battlefield to help the human legions break through the defenses, sacrificing a great deal of effort.

Finally, they reached the king of the forbidden zone.

In the final scene, the blue flames on the young man's body are ignited, and he turns back to give her an apologetic smile.

Immediately, he took up his three-pointed double-edged sword and faced the king of the penalty area!
She could no longer see what happened next; the branches of the Tree of Time had completely vanished.

At this moment, Li Yelai's face gradually overlapped with that of the young man.

What exactly is that?
Are they two people from another time and space?
Why did that young man, who should have become a comrade-in-arms and a friend, become the chosen one of the Chaos Gods?
What exactly changed that altered his fate?
Is he really the enemy?
These questions made Yunyue hesitate. She didn't draw her sword.

Of course, she also suspected that this was a conspiracy by an evil god.

Could it be a trick? A fabricated scenario to deceive oneself?

Or perhaps, Yunyue recalled some ambiguous scenes or ecstasy?

Great Lord of Azure Flames, please give me a hint. Is he truly my enemy?
Immediately, Yun Yue looked at the long snake-bone staircase in the distance, her expression changing slightly.

This puzzled Li Yelai, but he didn't have time to think about it and slowly retreated.

Fireworks lit up the distant sky, indicating that an official team was approaching. Indeed, given the obvious collapse of the palace, the authorities should have dispatched powerful individuals to investigate and provide support.

At least, if I can stall them until they get close, I should be safe.

Yun Yue's eyes flickered, and she suddenly whispered, "They're here. Block them!"

"What?" Li Yelai was taken aback. Had he been informed in advance?
Then, Yunyue's sword flashed out, and a streak of azure light illuminated the sky.

Li Yelai gritted his teeth and slashed out with his Blood Cloud Blade. The Blood Cloud Blade, which had absorbed a large amount of blood, immediately unleashed a huge blood-red blade.

The cyan blade light collided with the blood-red blade, shattering it instantly, and a whirlwind of blood rained down.

Amidst the wind and rain, Yunyue swiftly advanced to Li Yelai's vicinity, unleashing a series of slashes with her horse-slaying saber.

Li Yelai decisively released the Blood Cloud Blade and swung his Black Gold Dragon Pattern Halberd. He noticed that Yun Yue's horse-slaying blade, though seemingly fierce, hadn't exerted much force.

Seeing this, Li Yelai withdrew his strength, and the two quickly clashed swords, sparks flying everywhere. To outsiders, the fight appeared exceptionally fierce.

“Copper Mask. I remember you also investigated Night General? Did you investigate yourself?” Yunyue asked.

"So you believe me now?" Li Yelai asked.

“No, but you can’t silence me. I can kill you at any time, or I can reveal your identity.” Yun Yue’s saber became even more ferocious, but she calmly replied, “Chu He believes you might be saved, so I’m going to take a gamble.”

"When you went to hunt down Ye Han, the Ark Gathering began. The calamity of the fifth mural also appeared, right here! Three branches of the Tree of Time will invade spacetime."

"Here?" Li Yelai's expression changed drastically. Right inside the Immortal Palace? Three branches of the Tree of Time? Does that mean there are three waves of enemies?

Damn, missing the rally really did mean losing some intelligence.

"One of them was in your former palace. I don't know what you did, but you destroyed the palace and the anchor point. You destroyed a source of danger ahead of time."

"That's why I'm willing to take the gamble and destroy the other anchors first."

Li Yelai brandished his halberd, and a series of dragon roars echoed as he responded, "Good! Is this why you ignited the Azure Flame?"

"Hmph, no need to probe my depths," Yun Yue said softly. "You shouldn't have been chosen by other evil gods."

"Are all you Qingyan believers so good at poaching people?" Li Yelai thrust his halberd, passing Yun Yue as he remarked, "Of course, I wouldn't mind becoming a Qingyan God's Chosen one."

After another exchange of blows, the two men each retreated several steps.

Just then, figures moved about in the distance, and a series of people in black trench coats moved through the mountains and forests.

Clearly, the official team is approaching.

Seeing this, Yunyue retreated again and disappeared into the broken valley. She quickly vanished from sight.

Soon, several scout teams rushed out of the mountains. Upon seeing Li Yelai, covered in blood, their faces showed terror: "Captain Night General!"

"Quickly, medical team!"

"I'm fine, these are all effects of my abilities," Li Yelai replied. "You arrived just in time; I was just attacked by Chaos Cultists."

"That's good." The night scouts breathed a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, atop a distant mountain, a young man wearing black-rimmed glasses slapped his thigh in regret.

"The clash between the Chosen of the Azure Flame and the Chosen of the Two Gods—what an interesting performance! It's such a pity it was so ruthlessly interrupted." (End of Chapter)