The protagonist committed numerous evil deeds.

Wen Li grabbed the back of the person's collar and threw them forcefully.

She really couldn't understand how the Northern Desert Cavalry could have such fat soldiers.

"Alas! Miss Wen..."

The soldier screamed, about to hit the ground, he tightly closed his eyes, bracing for the impending pain. However, the expected pain did not come.

He cautiously opened his eyes, but before he could even see what was in front of him, he was suddenly thrown to the ground.

"what!"

Pei Kuang withdrew his hand and his gaze fell on Wen Li on the roof.

"Miss Wen, what are you doing here? Where is His Highness?"

At this moment, flames were burning everywhere in the city, and the fire in Wen Li's house was getting bigger and bigger, and it looked like it was about to spread to her.

"General Pei, His Highness has ordered the city abandoned. The formation has been stopped, and His Highness has been captured by Jiuying. You must quickly rescue the surviving soldiers in the city, as well as some of the few survivors of Yueban and some civilians they have captured, who are hidden in the city's dungeon."

Before Pei Kuang could react, Wen Li picked up her knife and walked away.

"Miss Wen! Where are you going?"

"Rescue!"

Pei Kuang watched Wen Li's departing figure and immediately made a plan in his mind.

"Those with spiritual roots, stay and come with me to rescue the people. The rest of you, get out of the city quickly!"

"Yes!"

*

one day ago.

In the pitch-black underground palace, Xi Yu sat atop the skeletons, looking at the ancient book in his hands.

His slender fingers slowly traced each word in the book.

He muttered those obscure and difficult ancient poems and verses, while his skull swayed from time to time.

A little demon cautiously stepped into the underground palace, almost floating in, afraid of disturbing the Ghost King.

"My lord? These people outside have already broken into our Moon Palace. Do you think we should..."

"Ignore them. Let me know when most of them are dead."

Almost all dead? Which side are you referring to?

Despite her doubts, the little demon decided that preserving her life was the most important thing, so she floated away again.

Lord Ghost King seems to be in a good mood today; it appears he will be one of the few who enter and leave alive.

Just as he was about to reach the exit, he was suddenly struck by a tremendous demonic force, which sent him flying backward, about to crash into the Ghost King.

Xi Yu lazily changed her reading posture, and in an instant, the little demon in front of her was terrified.

Xi Yu: "What, did you come here to die?"

Jiuying found a spot and climbed down, flicking her forked tongue, and said smugly, "I've come here, naturally to retrieve our Venerable One's demonic bones."

"You've lived for hundreds of years for nothing, you're really lucky."

Xi Yu glanced at her, then looked at the book in her hand.

"By you?"

Jiuying was so angry that she tried to pull him down, but suddenly found herself unable to move.

Her limbs were pinned down by several skeletons that appeared out of nowhere.

Don't you want to know who's coming to kill you today?

Xi Yu was engrossed in her book and unconsciously murmured aloud: "When the Great Way prevails, the world is a commonwealth; the virtuous and capable are chosen; and trustworthiness and harmony are valued. Therefore, people do not only love their own parents and children, but ensure that the elderly are cared for until their end, the able-bodied are employed, and the young are nurtured..."

Seeing that Xi Yu still ignored him, Jiu Ying rarely looked like he was watching a good show.

"That's the Crown Prince of the Great Jin Dynasty, named Shen Yingsi. He's rumored to be an invincible and omnipotent savior. There are quite a few powerful monsters outside who have died at his hands."

"You're hiding here, so you must not have seen him, right? I've seen him many times."

"He's a really strange person. At such a young age, all he thinks about is the well-being of the people. His every word, action, and even his joys and sorrows are almost entirely about the world. He seems to have no selfish motives whatsoever."

"Didn't you almost become a god back then? Tell me, besides gods, is there anyone in this world who is truly without any selfish motives?"

Xi Yu finally looked up at her, but he had simply lifted her into the air. Jiu Ying sensed that her body was about to disappear, and she screamed in fright.

"That person is the reincarnation of Qingdeng!"

A green lamp?

Xi Yu turned his skull left and right, then slammed the person heavily to the ground.

Jiuying immediately flew to a distance, cursing inwardly, "What is that thing! If it weren't for the Venerable One's demonic bones, a mere fallen immortal would be no match for her."

Xi Yu put away the scroll in his hand and asked, "Wasn't his soul scattered? How could he be reincarnated? Besides, the fate of the Green Lamp has run out, and it's impossible for him to linger in the Three Realms any longer."

Jiuying couldn't help but feel a little proud. Over the past tens of thousands of years, she had gone to heaven and earth, inquired everywhere, and read countless books in order to revive the Venerable One.

If His Majesty were here, he would surely praise her for being clever.

"The spiritual energy of the Three Realms has weakened, and the demons of Ghost Valley have escaped. The people of this world still need gods. Rather than having another immortal appear in the Heavenly Realm and ascend to godhood, finding the soul of a god that has not completely dissipated in the mortal world, even if it is only a single soul or spirit, can revive a person."

She rarely gets angry when she talks about this; where exactly has the Venerable One's soul and spirit gone?

I'm afraid it might end up on an unintelligent animal.

Jiuying continued, "It is said that there is a method of soul swapping. Those people in the Heavenly Realm only need to find a soul with the best fortune and a predestined connection to the Immortal Realm in the Underworld, and swap one of its souls and spirits into it. Once the divine soul is possessed, the other souls and spirits will also change accordingly, and eventually, the person will be reincarnated as a human. Isn't that what Qingdeng is all about?"

The image of Qingdeng flashed through Xi Yu's mind. He had indeed not paid attention to the outside world for the past few hundred years. He never expected that the people in the heavens would do such a heaven-defying thing.

He thought about it and then laughed out loud, "Hahaha... Going against the heavens is the first rule of heaven! If it were back then, they should have been banished to the mortal realm! But forcibly resurrecting dead gods must have caused them a lot of suffering, right?"

Thinking of this, Jiuying couldn't help but laugh. "On the day of his reincarnation, a hundred celestial beings perished in the Heavenly Realm. I tried to kill him several times, but those people from the Heavenly Realm kept descending to the mortal world to protect him."

Xi Yu also laughed, a very manic laugh. At that time, his entire family had been slaughtered, and his former friends all advised him to submit to fate and not to interfere in the affairs of the mortal realm.

He secretly descended to the mortal realm, only wanting to find out the cause of his father's death, but his master threw him into the Fallen Immortal Platform, directly destroying his immortal bones.

Everyone criticized him then, saying he shouldn't have descended to the mortal realm, that he was too selfish...

Now, not only are they descending to the mortal realm at will, but they've even started using the techniques of the Martial Heaven-Defying Path!

I am unworthy to be an immortal! Do you think they are?!

Seeing Xi Yu laughing so wildly, Jiu Ying laughed even louder.

Shen Yannan's idea is good! First, provoke Xi Yu to kill Shen Yingsi. Then, those fools from the Heavenly Realm will come down and fight Xi Yu. Xi Yu will be half dead, if not dead. Then she can take the opportunity to take out the Demon Bone!

Hahahahaha...

Why didn't Shen Yannan mention such a great plan sooner!

Xi Yu suddenly stopped laughing, teleported to the side of Jiu Ying who was laughing heartily, and then punched her squarely in the face with a fist imbued with demonic energy.

Bang!

"Ah ah ah ah..."

The underground palace seemed to be shaking. Jiuying suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and then turned back into its original form, wriggling on the ground.

Xi Yu rubbed her aching skull and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Sorry, I was just too excited."

He turned back to his throne, pointed with his finger, and ordered, "Go, go and bring that child over. After all, they were master and disciple for hundreds of years. Now that he has been reincarnated, he should get to know him."

Jiuying was still writhing on the ground in pain, and seeing Xi Yu ordering her around like a servant, she was filled with resentment.

Only His Majesty could treat her like this! Xi Yu, you ugly skeleton, just you wait!