Chapter 2549: One Move, the Whole Body Moves
Beneath the Ghostwood Pavilion.
Zhang Ruochen sent Lianxi into the stone gate of the seven-story ancient tower.
The tower gate was a Space Teleportation Array that could reach a cosmic space hundreds of billions of miles away from the Hundred Clans Royal City. The ocean of Source Qi there had already been collected by Ji Fanxin into the Purple Gold Gourd, but the concealment formation once arranged by the Mandala Flower God still remained.
This place was a secret passage connecting the inside and outside of the Hundred Clans Royal City. Only a deity of the Mandala Flower God's level possessed the ability to arrange such a powerful Space Teleportation Array.
Leaving from here would be quite safe.
Returning from the stone gate of the ancient tower, Zhang Ruochen saw Ji Fanxin still sitting beneath the ancient tree covered in crimson leaves.
"By letting her go back, you've actually harmed her," Ji Fanxin said.
"I'm even with her now. Let her be."
Zhang Ruochen stood with his sword in hand, his gaze indifferent, his demeanor as cold and aloof as an iceberg that had not melted for ten thousand years. "We need to set out."
"Follow me, or follow you?" Ji Fanxin naturally knew where they were heading.
Zhang Ruochen said, "Follow me."
"So you really do know the exact location of the Origin Divine Temple."
"I only know a possible location. The exact one still depends on you."
Ji Fanxin felt that the Zhang Ruochen she saw this time was completely different from the one she had met before. If it weren't for the fact that he had come with Lianxi and was holding the Abyssal Ancient Sword, she would have thought the Zhang Ruochen before her was a fake transformed by another cultivator.
"Alright, I'll follow you. Do I need to hide inside your great world?" she asked.
Zhang Ruochen shook his head. "You need to transform into someone else and travel with me under her identity."
"Who?"
"Bai Qinger."
Ji Fanxin was puzzled. "Why?"
"Two reasons."
"First, even if you hide in my great world now, you'll still have to reveal yourself when we reach the Origin Divine Temple. By then, you'll still need an identity usable in the Hell Realm."
"Second, I won't deceive you. My main goal in this operation is not the Origin Divine Temple but another major matter. If you transform into Bai Qinger and travel with me, I'll owe you a huge favor. In the future, whenever you say the word—whether through a mountain of blades or a sea of flames, or through a hundred thousand demons and gods—I, Zhang Ruochen, will cross thousands of mountains and rivers to come to you."
Ji Fanxin gently shook her head and sighed softly. "Only now do I realize that the biggest change in you, Zhang Ruochen, is not your temperament but how much better you've become at winning girls' hearts. No wonder you've captured the hearts of both the princess of the Tianluo Divine Kingdom and the young lady of the Yama Clan."
"So, Fairy, have you agreed?" Zhang Ruochen asked.
Ji Fanxin smiled radiantly. "You'll have to take responsibility for what you said today. I accept this huge favor of yours!"
"Hua!"
Zhang Ruochen lightly tapped the air with his finger.
Streams of air converged, forming a lifelike image of Bai Qinger, indistinguishable from the real thing. Then, this Bai Qinger formed from air spoke, her voice extremely pleasant.
This false form was not sophisticated, only capable of fooling cultivators at the Saint King realm.
To deceive Great Saints, or even deities, Ji Fanxin would need to transform herself. With her exceptional spiritual power, ordinary deities would find it difficult to discern the truth without close inspection.
Ji Fanxin had a strong learning ability. Soon, she transformed into Bai Qinger according to the false form, mimicking Bai Qinger's various tones and habits.
...
At noon, Zhang Ruochen and the veiled Bai Qinger appeared together in the Hundred Clans Royal City, heading toward the Yasha Clan.
The cultivators who had been monitoring Zhang Ruochen immediately transmitted this shocking news, reporting it to the leaders of various major forces in the Hundred Clans Royal City.
At the Earth Demon Clan's sacred land.
Xuan Qingying relayed this news to the clan emperor.
The Earth Demon Clan emperor knew this matter was extraordinary and immediately went to meet Yan Yu.
Upon hearing this, Yan Yu was slightly surprised. "When did Bai Qinger enter the city? Why is there no news at all?"
"Unclear. After the Divine Maiden Tower on Ice King Star was destroyed, that woman vanished without a trace. All major forces thought she had been killed by the Divine Punishment Heavenly Gang Talisman. No one expected her to suddenly reappear and join forces with Zhang Ruochen. Logically, the two should be irreconcilable," the Earth Demon Clan emperor said.
Yan Yu clasped his hands behind his back and paced slowly. "At that time, when the Divine Punishment Heavenly Gang Talisman descended, Zhang Ruochen and Bai Qinger both disappeared. Now they appear together. What does that imply?"
"Could it be that they have been together all along? Or perhaps the disappearance of the five top-grade Origin Divine Crystals from the Divine Maiden Tower in the Fate Divine Domain, and the deaths of Xing Qian and Tan Fei, were actually a joint scheme by them? They kept accusing each other to confuse the public?"
Yan Yu smiled. "Regardless of the truth, one thing is certain: the five top-grade Origin Divine Crystals must be with one of them. The fact that they appeared together and went to the Yasha Clan's sacred land makes the answer obvious."
"I will immediately gather cultivators and head to the Yasha Clan's sacred land."
Before the Earth Demon Clan emperor could finish his last word, he found that Yan Yu had already vanished before his eyes.
...
At the Rot Clan's sacred land.
Upon hearing the news, Yuan Benji laughed heartily. "So this pair of adulterous dogs has long been together. Excellent, excellent. They can't hold back any longer. Let's go! To the Yasha Clan's sacred land."
"They want to monopolize the Origin Divine Temple. Let's see if they have the ability," Nan Shengdao said.
The reason he had agreed to Yuan Qianmo and rushed to the Hundred Clans Royal City was ultimately for the Origin Divine Temple.
...
At the sacred land of a minor clan in the Hundred Clans Royal City, Luo Sheng Tian said in surprise, "Zhang Ruochen and Bai Qinger appeared together and went to the Yasha Clan's sacred land? When did this happen?"
"Just a short while ago."
Feng Qingli said coldly, "Zhang Ruochen and Bai Qinger have truly led all the major forces around by the nose. I wonder when they got together. I really feel sorry for my junior sister. Zhang Ruochen leaves a trail of romantic entanglements everywhere, never considering her feelings."
Luo Sheng Tian recalled the figure of Shang Xia in his mind, felt a twinge of guilt, and dared not respond. He quickly said, "Let's go. First, head to the Yasha Clan's sacred land."
...
Zhang Ruochen and Bai Qinger deliberately concealed their traces, allowing only a few monitoring cultivators to discover them, but the news still spread quickly.
The more than ten forces that knew about the emergence of the top-grade Origin Divine Crystals successively received the information and rushed to the Yasha Clan's sacred land.
Subsequently, the major forces that did not know about the top-grade Origin Divine Crystals but had been drawn by the Origin Light also sensed the unusual atmosphere and headed to the vicinity of the Yasha Clan's sacred land.
The news was also transmitted through space wormholes to the Aoyun Asteroid Belt in the first moment, alarming the Supreme Realm Great Saints stationed there from various major forces.
Xing Luo, Yuan Qianmo, Ni Xuanshi, Gu Shejing, as well as top-tier experts from the Earth Fiend Ghost City, the Hidden Bone Sea, the Empty Realm City, the Green Deer Divine Temple... and other major powers, urgently gathered together.
Yuan Qianmo, who was usually calm and composed, broke his routine this time and spoke first, quite aggressively. "I want to go to the Hundred Clans Royal City immediately. But the Death God Temple will leave ten Supreme Realm Great Saints to help the Destiny Temple deal with Ji Fanxin."
"Dealing with Ji Fanxin—you are the main force. If you leave, morale will scatter," Ni Xuanshi said.
A Supreme Realm powerhouse from the Green Deer Divine Temple sneered, "Of course, you, Ni Xuanshi, are not in a hurry. I suspect you have long known that the top-grade Origin Divine Crystals are with Zhang Ruochen. Is your Blood Absolute Family planning to join forces with the Goddess Twelve Pavilions to monopolize the Origin Divine Temple?"
Ni Xuanshi said coldly, "Even if the top-grade Origin Divine Crystals are in Zhang Ruochen's hands, that is his skill. If the War God learns of this, he might even praise him."
"Actually, I think there's no need to be so impatient. We don't know what exactly happened. If the top-grade Origin Divine Crystals were with Zhang Ruochen, he would have gone looking for the Origin Divine Temple long ago. Why go to Ice King Star?"
"I think Bai Qinger might have taken Zhang Ruochen hostage. Or perhaps cultivators from the Heavenly Court have transformed into Zhang Ruochen and Bai Qinger to create a diversion and rescue Ji Fanxin, who is trapped in this starry sky. There are many possibilities. Everyone must not panic."
Ni Xuanshi ultimately could not convince the others. Cultivators from various major forces left, and the Destiny Temple was no exception.
In the end, the Origin Divine Temple was too important.
Its importance even surpassed the Celestial Pivot Needle and the Eon-level genius Ji Fanxin.
...
Bai Qinger, in the form of Ji Fanxin, stood in the vast, dark, cold universe, gazing toward the direction of the Aoyun Asteroid Belt with her Origin Divine Eye.
Beside her stood Turtle King, Pillar General, Wu Ma Jiuxing, and the World Hand Duan Lingfeng. Each exuded vigorous energy, formidable auras, and power fluctuations like rivers and seas.
"The experts suddenly decreased by nearly half. It seems something major has happened," Duan Lingfeng said.
"What major event could be more important than besieging an Eon-level genius from the Heavenly Court?" Duan Lingfeng asked.
Bai Qinger said, "The Origin Divine Temple has emerged."
Wu Ma Jiuxing's eyes flashed with a sharp glint, clearly holding great expectations for the Origin Divine Temple.
"If I'm not mistaken, Zhang Ruochen has rendezvoused with the real Ji Fanxin. With Ji Fanxin's perception of the top-grade Origin Divine Crystals, they must be on their way to find the Origin Divine Temple. That's why one move moves the whole body," Bai Qinger said.
Duan Lingfeng asked, "Junior Sister, why are you so certain that the real Ji Fanxin has come to the Hell Realm?"
"There are very few Origin controllers in the world. Who else would Zhang Ruochen seek if not Ji Fanxin? Besides, Zhang Ruochen is now at the Hundred Shackles Realm and needs to cultivate his Sacred Will. Ji Fanxin can help him."
Bai Qinger continued, "Now is the moment I've been telling you about. When Zhang Ruochen goes to the Origin Divine Temple, that will be the time for me to break through the Destiny Temple's net laid out in the Aoyun Asteroid Belt."
Turtle King, Pillar General, Wu Ma Jiuxing, and Duan Lingfeng's bodies quickly faded and disappeared.
Only Bai Qinger remained, turning into a meteor and flying toward the Aoyun Asteroid Belt.
(End of this chapter)