After being exiled for eighteen years, the prince returned to the capital as a veritable immortal.

The ministers also offered their advice.

Zhou Yi smiled calmly: "I had already planned that there would be no Zhu family funeral when I went to the Martial Arts Alliance today."

Is this... a trip to the Martial Arts Alliance to kill Zhu Anshi?

Once Zhu Anshi is killed, there will naturally be no more funerals.

That's... way too arrogant!

Zhou Yi bowed to the group, thanking them for their kindness.

He turned around gracefully and drifted away.

Did you really go?

Are we really going to storm the Martial Arts Alliance and kill its leader, Zhu Anshi?

As the tall, slender figure gradually disappeared into the distance, everyone remained speechless for a long time.

The Great Hero of Yangling is no ordinary half-immortal of the Celestial Realm.

Even a royal grandmaster would find it difficult to defeat him despite being of a higher level.

and.

At the headquarters of the Martial Arts Alliance, there are several other celestial beings and semi-immortals.

Regardless of whether the kill was successful or not.

The grandson of the emperor possesses a spirit that is absolutely unmatched.

The ministers were still in shock and had not yet recovered.

More bad news has arrived:

"Your Majesty, all the villagers of Lijiazhuang on the outskirts of the city have died, which is suspected to be related to the black fog in the sky."

Xu Chen lowered his head, a barely perceptible smile playing on his lips.

Suspicious glances were cast at Zhou Yi.

His Highness had just said that the dead fog was harmless, and now news has spread that the entire village has died.

Imperial Censor Ou was pale and desperately tried to exhale.

He had just inhaled a large amount of death energy, and now he felt a tightness in his chest.

The Second Prince and the Sixth Prince exchanged a glance with the Empress, their eyes filled with doubt.

They were convinced that the fog was not poisonous.

How could it possibly cause death?

"Hey, don't talk nonsense."

The fourth prince rebuked, "How do you know it's related to the dead fog in the sky?"

"Because Lijiazhuang is also shrouded in such fog," the visitor replied.

Outside the city, a death fog has also appeared?

The ministers were filled with fear and trepidation.

Empress Wu's gaze fell upon the Second Prince and the Sixth Prince:

"My two sons, are you willing to make this trip?"

"Your subject is willing!" The two princes accepted the order and left.

……

At the gate of the palace.

Zhou Yi stepped onto the carriage using the bench.

Hu Die followed closely behind, her bound feet gently stepping onto the stool.

"puff!"

Lightning struck the jujube wood bench, shattering it into a lotus-shaped hole.

"..."

Hu Die, looking annoyed, tiptoed into the carriage:

"I... seem to have... increased in strength again."

She had just gotten used to her increased strength last night.

After just one night's sleep, his sense of propriety vanished once again.

Zhou Yi held up two fingers: "Sixth level of Qi Refining."

"how is this possible?"

Hu Die was almost in tears. "I never read that evil book again."

Zhou Yi gently stroked the top of her head and smiled.

This girl doesn't know.

Last night, she unconsciously got out of bed and read through the entire Bible.

For her.

Once you read it through, every single word is etched into your mind.

From that moment on.

The sutra then operates automatically and continuously.

……

The convoy set off.

The sound of reciting the Daoist scriptures then rang out:

"Human nature is perilous."

"The heart that seeks the Way is perilous."

……

Golden Throne Hall.

The civil and military officials stood with their heads bowed, and not one dared to speak.

The Second Prince and the Sixth Prince looked embarrassed.

"Father, the deathly aura of Li Family Village is extremely strong."

"Humans and animals will die if they touch it."

"After being burned to death by the divine dragon's flames, it will rise again."

"It seems to be endless."

undoubtedly.

The two princes' attempt to save the day failed.

The ministers wore expressions of mixed emotions, one of sorrow and joy.

Tragically, the death fog cannot be dispelled, and it is unknown how many more people will die.

The good thing is that at least this huge mass of dead fog overhead isn't poisonous.

"My lords, what is the solution?" the Martial Emperor asked.

The ministers looked at each other, speechless.

Even the grandmasters were helpless; what could they do?

"The Imperial Observatory," the Emperor addressed, "do you have a plan?"

"Your subject is guilty." Xu Chen knelt on the ground.

Apologizing is naturally out of the question.

however,

His hesitant expression displeased the Empress.

"Speak your mind!"

"Your Majesty, I believe that the death fog descending from the sky is a warning from Heaven."

Xu Chen said cautiously, "Our dynasty has been at war for years, which is against the harmony of heaven and earth..."

"..."

The Emperor's face was grim, and all the ministers trembled inwardly.

Since Emperor Wu ascended the throne, he has waged wars in the east and west, expanding the territory.

While it greatly enhanced the dynasty's prestige, it truly was a road paved with bones.

There was silence for a long time.

The Emperor said in a deep voice, "Do you have a way to make Heaven retract its warning?"

Seeing that the Martial Emperor did not fly into a rage, Xu Chen breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Your Majesty should issue an edict of self-reproach and offer sacrifices to Heaven to express your repentance."

"Snapped!"

Slamming his hand on the table, the Empress roared, "What crime have I committed!"

Xu Chen shuddered and almost collapsed to the ground.

A terrifying silence fell once again inside the main hall.

"Ah, why don't we try summoning Prince Yi again?" the Fourth Prince suggested.

"They are both Grandmasters. The two princes are helpless, so what can His Highness the Imperial Grandson do?"

Some people objected quietly.

The second prince and the sixth prince nodded helplessly.

They didn't believe Zhou Yi could come up with any solutions.

"What if."

"We'll try anything, even if it's a dead end."

Some ministers also supported it.

The Empress nodded helplessly:

"Quickly, ride fast and bring back Prince Yi!"

……

Lijiazhuang.

The village, consisting of several hundred households, was shrouded in a black fog.

From a distance, it looks like a moldy steamed bun.

The carriage approached from afar.

Si Xuan stared at the village shrouded in black mist, his face filled with disbelief:

"There's a huge mass of dead fog over the imperial city, and nothing happened; so why are people dying here?"

“Because someone is courting death,” Zhou Yi replied through the car window.

"That's really courting death."

“What I mean is, someone is creating ‘death’,” Zhou Yi corrected.

"Death, can it be artificially created?"

Wu Meng and Si Xuan asked in unison in surprise.

"of course."

Zhou Yi said, "If someone can commit 'sins,' then someone can 'die.'"

Is death really something that can be faked?

The others looked on incredulously.

……

The village has been surrounded by the army, and approaching is strictly prohibited.

Several princes and relevant ministers stood far outside the village.

As the carriage approached, Zhou Yi and Hu Die alighted.

"Hey, nephew, it's Miss Butterfly!"

The fourth prince greeted him warmly.

The Second Prince and the Sixth Prince had previously entered the village and explained:

"This deathly aura is extremely potent; touching it will result in death."

"No one below the Grandmaster level should enter."

"Even if a Grandmaster absorbs too much, it will damage their foundation."

The two of them didn't think Zhou Yi could do anything.

Zhou Yi nodded, thanked the two for their kindness, and said to Hu Die:

"Go in and have a look."

To everyone's astonishment.

The two walked into the village side by side.

It was as if the dead fog didn't exist, and it was just an ordinary village.

Although she only had the Qi Refining Realm cultivation, Hu Die had no worries at all.

Her intuition told her that this dead fog was harmless to her.

in contrast.

There seemed to be something in the village that gave her a sense of familiarity.

The village was littered with corpses lying haphazardly—men, women, the elderly, children…

No one in the entire village survived.

The horrific scene sent chills down her spine:

"These things, and I..."

"Of course it has nothing to do with you."

Zhou Yi said definitively, "On the contrary, you have come to eliminate 'death'."

Take a walk around the village.

Hu Die stopped in a courtyard: "Right here."

She could sense powerful energy fluctuations here.

Zhou Yi encouraged her, saying:

"Begin, summon it."

Hu Die parted her red lips slightly and muttered something to herself.

With delicate, slender hands, she formed a delicate orchid-like finger gesture and made a hand seal.

"suddenly!"

The deathly aura in the courtyard suddenly converged, forming a thick black fog as tall as a person.

Black mist churned.

A white skull protrudes from the middle.

He is 'death'.