# 1408
Chapter 1409: Unless
Lin Qiye could clearly feel that under the stimulation of the medicinal force, his spiritual power had increased significantly.
If before he could only faintly sense the existence of the ceiling's threshold, now he felt he had arrived at that threshold, even having one foot stepped across it...
Although he was still at the peak of "Klein" realm, an ordinary "Klein" would need at least several years or even a decade of accumulation to take such a step.
Lin Qiye looked around, only to find that Yuanshi Tianzun, Baili Pangpang, and the others were all frowning as they gazed at a scorched patch on the beach.
"What was that thing just now?" Lin Qiye recalled the mysterious liquid he had vomited from his mouth earlier. Since he had been专心 digesting the medicinal force at that time, he hadn't bothered to look at it, so until now, he still didn't know what exactly he had spit out.
"I don't know." Yuanshi Tianzun shook his head slightly. "However, judging from the aura, it might be related to those things on the moon."
"You mean... the Cthulhu mythology?!"
Lin Qiye's brow furrowed tightly.
Judging from the monster's appearance, it really didn't look like a mythological creature that should exist in this world, but why would using the 【Holy Grail】 to wish for the return of departed souls attract a Cthulhu Faction deity?
"I've brought the elixir. You may all disperse." Yuanshi Tianzun withdrew his gaze and spoke calmly.
He waved his hand lightly, and his form gradually faded like thin mist, vanishing without a trace.
Seeing Yuanshi Tianzun leave, Li Kengqiang cleared his throat and, in a tactical manner, adjusted his frog-shaped glasses:
"Well, since everyone's done with their tasks, should we continue the match?"
"Gun Brother, the Heavenly Lord said for us to disperse." Baili Pangpang blinked, emphasizing the last two words particularly.
Li Kengqiang: ...
Seeing that everyone really wasn't in the mood, Li Kengqiang helplessly shrugged and said, "Fine, today's training ends here. Dismissed!"
The crowd in swimsuits glanced at each other, turned, and walked away without a trace of reluctance.
"Qiye, how was the taste of the Heavenly Court's elixir?" Cao Yuan asked curiously as he walked.
Lin Qiye thought for a moment. "No different from candy balls."
"A shame. If there were leftover dregs, maybe I could analyze the elixir's composition." An Qingyu sighed with regret, her gaze toward Lin Qiye somewhat fervent.
Lin Qiye silently turned his head away, then suddenly froze:
"Hm? Where's Pangpang?"
"He seemed to have gotten a scare in the sea, went to the restroom."
"Oh..."
...
Island.
On the other side.
Baili Pangpang changed into his own clothes, yawning as he slowly sat down on a boulder facing the sea.
"You came all this way, it shouldn't be just to deliver medicine to Qiye, right?" He said to the air in front of him.
A breeze blew past, and a figure in a Taoist robe was outlined from the nothingness beside him.
"Besides delivering the medicine, I came to see you as well." Yuanshi Tianzun smiled faintly. "Your swimming was pretty good."
"..." Baili Pangpang's mouth twitched. "After all, it's a reincarnated body. As a mortal, having some inherent flaws isn't strange, is it?"
"Are you used to being on this island?"
"Not really." Baili Pangpang turned his head, his gaze complex as he looked at the smiling Taoist beside him, and slowly asked: "Leaving us all here, that was your decision, wasn't it?"
"Yes." Yuanshi Tianzun nodded without hesitation.
"Why?"
"I should have told you about that matter."
"You mean the 'disaster seed' between us?" Baili Pangpang recalled the conversation with Yuanshi Tianzun at Heavenly Court, his brow furrowing tighter and tighter. "But didn't you say that since the future timeline had changed, you wouldn't directly act against him, but would instead examine his heart and character?
Do you think there's a possibility he might betray Great Xia?"
"This isn't a matter of character." Yuanshi Tianzun paused for a moment. "His existence itself doesn't conform to reason... Not directly erasing him has already been the greatest concession Heavenly Court can make."
Baili Pangpang stood frozen in place.
"So, you want to put us all under house arrest on this island to control his actions?"
"That's the best method." Yuanshi Tianzun spoke calmly. "Sun City, Takamagahara, Asgard have fallen one after another. This divine war won't last much longer... This island is guarded by heroic spirits and has dispersing national fortune to cleanse our bodies. Before everything settles, this is the most suitable sanctuary for all of you."
Baili Pangpang opened his mouth, as if wanting to retort something, yet couldn't deny this fact.
Indeed, without killing that person, house-arresting them all on this island, which could ensure no future disaster variables while also enhancing their strength, was the optimal choice.
"...It's useless. Qiye and the others are very smart. They've already started to realize this training isn't that simple." Baili Pangpang shook his head.
"And if they realize it, what then?"
"..."
Baili Pangpang scratched his head and let out a long sigh.
On this island, with General Huo Qubing and successive Night Watch Commanders-in-Chief guarding it, even if they realized they were under house arrest... so what?
Could they really force their way out under the noses of several commanders?
"Must it really come to this?" Baili Pangpang spoke deeply. "Perhaps the worst scenario you anticipate will never happen at all."
"Maybe." Yuanshi Tianzun stared into his eyes. "But current Great Xia cannot afford to gamble... especially since we only have two Heavenly Lords."
Baili Pangpang, who had wanted to try once more to negotiate, upon seeing Yuanshi Tianzun's extremely serious gaze, swallowed the words that were about to leave his lips...
Yuanshi Tianzun withdrew his gaze, about to say something more, when his eyes suddenly narrowed, and he turned to look into the distance!
His brow furrowed slightly.
Feeling Yuanshi Tianzun's aura shift, Baili Pangpang asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
"...They're arriving earlier than I expected." Yuanshi Tianzun rose slowly, cast one final glance at Baili Pangpang, turned, and walked toward the nothingness behind him. "Stay here peacefully with them. No matter what happens outside, don't go out... Unless, you are prepared to return."
Yuanshi Tianzun's form visibly faded, vanishing between one breath and the next, leaving only a faint whirlwind that lifted the hem of Baili Pangpang's clothes.
Baili Pangpang sat alone on the boulder, glanced at the sky in the distance, and a bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He looked down at his own palm and murmured to himself:
"Return, huh..."
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