Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

The moment Li Yelai passed through the barrier and entered the valley battlefield.

Both the authorities and the church were deeply concerned.

The authorities are putting in tremendous effort to accelerate the breaching of the barrier, aiming to maintain the rift as much as possible to channel combat power from the outside.

"The Night General Captain... is a member of the Jing family?" someone asked incredulously.

The Jing family comes from the distant Yaoqing Giant City, while the Night General is a resident of Border City No. 3.

The two are separated by thousands of kilometers and several restricted and dangerous areas.

Furthermore, given the importance that psychic families place on bloodlines, even members without psychic talent are assigned to manage the family business within the giant city.

Why would a champion agent be lost? Could it be a bloodline accidentally left behind by the Jing family caravan when they passed through Border City No. 3?
Captain Huo was also shocked; he had never received this information before.

However, a powerful member of the Jing family who was familiar with the family said, "I remember more than 20 years ago, a young lady from the third branch of the Jing family was kidnapped by scavengers who took down several groups of Jing family experts. The Jing family conducted a large-scale search for several years, but in the end, they only announced that the young lady had been murdered."

"Scavengers? Kidnapped? The Jing family is so powerful, how could any of their members be kidnapped?" someone asked, frowning.

In this era, powerful families wielded immense influence.

If a scavenger were to actually do such a thing, he, along with all his relatives and even his dog, would suffer the consequences.

"That might just be what they say to the outside world; they might have eloped."

"I just want to know, what kind of scavenger could take down several waves of psionicists? Tsk, could it be a wilderness ranger?"

"Is Ye Jiang actually a descendant of that noble lady from the Jing family?"

"More importantly, could his father be a wilderness wanderer?" Someone's expression changed drastically. Wouldn't that mean he was a descendant of the Chaos Believers?

Even if the Wilderness Ranger appears harmless and impartial, they are still a follower of that Fifth God. Isn't that a follower of Chaos?

An official team leader's father is a Chaos cultist? This caused many people's expressions to change. Before the Calamity, wouldn't he have failed even a political background check?

"Back then, the Ranger shouldn't have been a follower of the Fifth God, right?" Captain Huo said. "Besides, Night General has already proven his stance and beliefs through his actions. Even if his father is a follower of Chaos, or even a Chosen One of Chaos! He is fighting for humanity now, he is our captain, and he is our champion's representative! Anyone who tries to evade the issue here will not be let off lightly by the Huo family!"

The church members, on the other hand, awaited the prayers of the chosen one of Chaos.

As the chosen one of the Chaos Gods, he resides in the Celestial Palace, a special space situated between the physical world and the illusory realm.

It is possible to summon the Chaos Army directly in the virtual realm through the Chaos Ritual!
In the physical world, summoning a demon army would probably require sacrificing half the humans of a giant city, but now, within the Celestial Palace, eighty-eight altars are sufficient!
Eighty-eight altars, each containing eighty-eight heads. These were fallen psionic or supernatural beings from Asgard, as well as offerings prepared in advance by the Church.

The number 'eight' is the sacred number of the Blood God, which allows for a better connection with the power of the Chaos Gods.

For the Church, Asgard is the perfect place to descend.

Here, the minimum requirements for sacrifice and demonic ascension are greatly lowered. If one can completely control this world, their power will be even greater. Of course, the probability of distortion will also be greater.

This is also why they are worried about the Wilderness Ranger.

The benefits that apply to them also apply to the rangers. They are all followers of the Chaos Gods.

Therefore, the church suspects that the rangers here might summon the Azure Flame Demon Army, or perhaps perform some kind of demonic ascension.

"As long as the Chaos Demon Army launches its attack, everything will be alright!" Bai Ya thought to herself. As for the bloodline of Lord Emperor's Fall, she didn't care at all. What did it matter if he was a wandering knight, or the Jing family? He was now the great chosen one of the two gods!
Meanwhile, the Wilderness Ranger also learned of this information.

One of the wandering knights exclaimed in surprise, "Elopement? Impressive! Which senior has abducted the noble lady of the Jing family?"

"The Night Commander's father was a Ranger. Did he also inherit the coin?"

"I knew it, Captain Night was suited to be a wandering knight."

"If Champion Yang Chen runs away with the champion's agent, won't he beat us to a pulp?"

Yun Yue, however, was not surprised. She had already learned about Ye Jiang's situation from the scenes she had seen earlier, and even knew more and deeper about it.
Then, Yunyue spoke to the coin: "Everyone, stop chatting and head to the Jing family palace immediately! I sense the presence of my companions!"

On the other side, after Li Yelai and Jing Lin's group entered the barrier, they rushed into the valley.

Even now, Li Yelai has not hidden his identity from Jing Lin.

If we let this guy keep thinking nonsense, he might even think that Li Yelai is his father and grandfather's illegitimate son or something.

“Brother, my mother, Jin Cuihua, actually had another name.” Li Yelai continued walking, his voice coming from beneath his mask: “Jinglian.”

This caused Jing Lin's expression to change, and the other Jing family experts were also shaken.

They knew this name all too well: the woman in the Jing family's history with the highest affinity for divine blood. The noblewoman of the Jing family who should have become the mother of a divine child more than twenty years ago.

But in an accident, she was kidnapped by scavengers. Her family spread rumors that she had been murdered, but there were also voices saying that she escaped on her own.

She didn't want to become the mother of the divine child, nor did she want to give birth to a monstrous divine child. But her father and brothers and sisters were unable to help her.

Under the pressure from the Jing family, they could only remain silent. They didn't even have the courage to resist; at that time, none of the three lineages had a Sixth Sense member in charge.

However, in her despair, a young scavenger answered her cry for help!
Wielding a ring-pommel sword, he charged into the Jing family's ranks, defeated more than a dozen skilled fighters, and then escaped with her from the Jing family.

And she also belongs to Jing Lin.
This caused Jing Lin's expression to change, and he then said with a wry smile, "My aunt's child? I thought you were my father's illegitimate son."

So that's how it is. No wonder he and his sister Jingnuo felt an inexplicable closeness after meeting Li Yelai. Was it a connection of blood?
Thinking of Jing Nuo, Jing Lin felt somewhat relieved. Thankfully, he hadn't let Jing Nuo use his charms; otherwise, wouldn't that have been incestuous?
Did his father and grandfather already know his identity?
Jing Lin suddenly understood why Jing Jing and the others valued Li Yelai so much, and even wanted to get in touch with Li Yelai's sister.

Divine blood? Damn it!

No wonder Li Yelai was willing to help Jing Lin and Jing Nuo. Because his mother was also a victim.
"When did you find out?" Jing Lin asked.

“When I asked you to take my father back,” Li Yelai replied.

"Oh, I see. Then I've lost a brother and gained a relative." Jing Lin joked, "No wonder we get along so well. Turns out you're my cousin!"

“I don’t plan to acknowledge any relatives. Of course, you can call me when it’s time to divide the inheritance,” Li Yelai said with a smile.

"Hahaha, alright, now let's use our combined strength to break gold!"

Deep in the valley, the battle was exceptionally fierce.

One after another, jade-like humanoid skeletons rose from the ground and surrounded the Jing family's experts.

Several powerful members of the Jing family had already been killed; their corpses were torn apart by the skeleton warriors, and large amounts of blood gushed onto the ground. The blood was absorbed before it could form a pool.

This land is like a thirsty sponge, constantly absorbing blood.

These skeletons appear to be the ghostly soldiers of the returning souls.

But the ghost soldiers that humans have encountered have never been this ferocious.

A psionicist at the first or second level of awakening can protect themselves against ghost soldiers.

A psionicist with the third awakening can single-handedly kill many ghost soldiers.

At this moment, several members of the Jing family with the sixth sense were here, but they were being relentlessly pursued by the Yin soldiers and suffered heavy losses.

These humanoid skeletons are incredibly tough; even if they are blasted apart, they will immediately regenerate and reassemble to fight again.

The skull can only be destroyed by completely destroying its head. Some special skulls are inscribed with intricate patterns, possess formidable combat power, and even have powerful psionic barriers. Only those with the sixth level of perception can break through their defenses.

This formidable defensive power caused many Jing family experts to fall victim to it, having their spiritual energy completely depleted and being torn apart.

Upon entering the Celestial Palace, they were similarly separated and scattered throughout its various locations. However, being quite familiar with the Celestial Palace, they quickly broke away from human settlements and regrouped, eventually arriving near this palace.

They will receive more inheritances in the palace, which is also their main goal in entering the celestial palace this time.

But now, the palace that should have been their opportunity has become a meat grinder. The family's elite are dying one by one.

"No!" Jing Jing roared madly as she watched one Jing family member after another perish.

Although she has a stubborn personality, what she cares about most is the development of her family. The deaths and injuries of so many of her family's elites have driven her to madness.

A gigantic lava dragon roared out.

The scorching heat howled, destroying a large number of Yin soldiers, but new Yin soldiers quickly emerged. One inscribed Yin soldier shattered the lava dragon's arm with a single punch. The remaining Yin soldiers swarmed forward, tearing the lava dragon to pieces.

"The Yin Soldiers. The Returnees: Why are there returnees within the Celestial Palace?"

Jing Jing was knocked back by a punch, spitting out blood and turning pale.

An old man caught her and left her behind.

Immediately, he raised a battle axe and shattered the approaching inscribed ghost soldiers, then quickly smashed their heads.

The old man was none other than Jing Ji.

Jing Lin's grandfather was also Li Yelai's maternal grandfather.

At this moment, his hair and beard stood on end, and he wielded his battle axe, unleashing a series of axe shadows that suppressed the Yin soldiers for a time.

"Don't you understand yet? Returnees. After the immortals die, returnees will also be born! Or, they should be called ghost immortals!" Jing Ji said in a cold voice with a somber expression.

Upon hearing this, the powerful members of the Jing family felt fear.

The character 归 (guī) literally means "one who returns," but its true meaning is "one who returns after death."

In certain rare circumstances, the immense obsession of the deceased during their lifetime can give rise to new life under the radiation of the power of the illusory realm.

This kind of existence does not remain in the physical world for long, but each time it appears, it will have a good or bad impact on humanity.

Some of the returnees prefer to trade with humans and then come back to collect their payment after a period of time.

Some of the returnees follow certain rules, and if other creatures trigger these rules, they will attract their malice.

This place is the remains of the Heavenly Palace civilization, and the returnees who reside here are naturally the manifestations of the immortals' obsessions in their previous lives.

In other words, the so-called ghost immortals!

The returnee, a manifestation of the immortal's obsession, sent chills down the spines of the Jing family's powerful members.

"Why? This is the palace of our ancestors, and the barrier personally erected by the second generation of the divine son. Why would they come to harm us?" Jing Jing struggled to her feet; the successive blows had aged her considerably. Fine wrinkles had appeared on her once well-maintained skin.

"Too many years have passed. How could we possibly know what changes the Ghost Immortal has made within the Immortal Palace?" Jing Ji shook his head. "Long ago, after the assassination of the second generation of the Divine Child, we should have stopped interfering in the Immortal Palace. Indeed, we should have heeded the warnings of those survivors and never set foot in the palace again."

As a powerful being with six senses, he was also required to enter the Celestial Palace despite his advanced age.

It seems he's going to die here. What a pity for his family.
"It's all your fault! It's all your fault for letting your daughter run away! If the third generation of the divine child had been born, would we have ended up like this?" Jing Jing roared, "If a divine child had been born, this situation would never have happened!"

Yes. If the divine child were born, and the divine child, as the master, were to arrive in person, how could such an accident have occurred in the palace?

However, she was met with Jing Ji's indifferent gaze.

That useless older brother who always kept silent, dared not disobey his father's opinions, and could only resort to underhanded tricks.

At this moment, an extremely terrifying aura of ferocity erupted.

"Shut up!" Jing Ji said coldly, his face contorted with rage. "She was killed by you! By you, by the Jing family!"

The terrifying malevolent aura shook Jing Jing to her core, and she dared not speak for a moment.

Jing Ji took a deep breath and said, "No, we killed her. My silence at the time killed her. She hated me until the very end."

"Alright. Third brother, now is not the time for infighting." Jing Jia Liu Jue sighed, "We should first consider how to destroy the barrier. At least we shouldn't be trapped here to die."

"Jingliang and the others went into the pagoda but couldn't come out. I wonder how he is doing?"

"He took several powerful individuals and survivors with him to fight. Otherwise, we wouldn't be struggling so much." Another of the Six Awakenings sighed, his gaze fixed on the depths of the valley, in the direction surrounded by a large number of Yin soldiers.

That is where the barrier's array is located. It was personally inscribed by the second-generation divine son, and the Jing family specially reinforced and sealed it with sturdy, extraordinary materials.

From this point on, only those of the Jing family bloodline could enter the Immortal Palace.

Now, the area is blocked by a massive number of ghostly soldiers. They attempted to break through and forcibly destroy the formation.

However, they reinforced it too extremely back then, so even after paying a huge price to get close to the seal, they failed to open it and lost some manpower.

"Damn it, he's going to be killed by his own seal, becoming a huge joke." Someone sighed.

As the approaching ghostly soldiers drew near, the remaining strong members of the Jing family used the palace buildings as cover, preparing for a final stand.

However, at a certain moment.

The approaching ghostly soldiers suddenly turned their heads and changed direction.

The purple flames in their eye sockets burned brighter than ever before. They raised their bone shields and picked up their bone spears.

At the same time, several inscribed ghost soldiers rose, raising their bone weapons. They seemed to be on guard.

In the distant valley, dust billowed into the air.

The Jing family was shocked: "What are they doing?"

"Are there reinforcements?"

"But reinforcements can't get in; only members of the Jing family can. Otherwise, I would have already clung to the official captain's leg and called him 'daddy.'"

"Damn it, your dad isn't dead yet!"

"Is that Jing Lin and the others? How reckless! They shouldn't have come in!"

"Wait, where would they get so many people?"

Jing Ji's eyes lit up, and he laughed loudly as he raised his battle axe: "I am a master of the Three Meridians! Hahaha!"

The next second, the plume of dust rapidly approached, and the thunderous sound of horses' hooves echoed through the valley.

At the same time, a fierce fighting spirit also resounded!

"Charge!" (End of Chapter)