Looking at Lu Zhenyang's pitiful state, no one dared to make a sound. Lu Zhenyang stood there with an ashen face and didn't move for a very long time.
In the end, a person walked out from the Metaphysics Association. It was Lu Chengyi, who I had met once before. He was also Lu Zhenyang's father.
After he walked out, he looked at me carefully. After confirming that I didn't intend to stop him, he walked to Lu Zhenyang's side and said softly, "Zhenyang, don't torture yourself like this. It's better to live than to die. As long as you're alive …"
Before he could finish his sentence, Lu Zhenyang raised his hand and slapped him to the ground, causing him to roll over ten meters away.
Lu Zhenyang seemed to have come back to life as he glared fiercely at his father who was vomiting blood on the ground. He said angrily, "When you threw me into the Blood Sacrifice Well, did you think that I'd rather live than die?
You sent me to this path step by step and now you're telling me to live … Why didn't you let me die in the first place?
If you weren't my father, I would have killed you for what you said just now! "
Hearing Lu Zhenyang's words, Lu Chengyi, who was lying on the ground, was filled with grief. He closed his eyes and buried his head deep into the ground, as though he couldn't bear to listen anymore.
After Lu Zhenyang vented his anger, he seemed to have woken up. The deathly stillness on his face disappeared and was replaced with calmness.
He didn't say a word and only lifted his head to look at me silently for a moment. Then, he walked behind me and stood slightly further away from me, getting closer to the people from Dragon Tiger Mountain.
From Lu Zhenyang's current actions, he seemed to have accepted this matter. However, I understood in my heart that it was impossible for him to accept his fate so easily. It was just that he recognized the situation and no longer stubbornly resisted. If there was a chance in the future, he would definitely stab me in the back.
However, I didn't mind. As long as the evil sacrificial spirit could suppress him, as long as he couldn't break through the Monster Emperor Puppet's seal, it didn't matter what he thought.
Apart from that, from where Lu Zhenyang was standing, I had a rough idea that the last key that appeared in the mausoleum of the Shang Dynasty, the girl who looked exactly like Ye Pianpian and Ye Piaolan, had most likely fallen into the hands of Mount Longhu.
Previously, Mount Longhu had been desperately searching for Lu Zhenyang. Later on, they had ceased all activities. It was likely that they had reached an agreement with Lu Zhenyang.
I pulled my thoughts away from Lu Zhenyang and turned around to wait for the others.
The ten great Divine items had yet to be assembled, and Wu Yue had yet to arrive. The Mountain and Sea Realm was far from opening.
Soon after, I heard Buddhist chants from afar. I turned to look. A few seconds later, several people from the Tantric Buddhism Sect appeared above the clouds.
Although I've been to Tower Temple before, I've never seen these people before.
However, the youth in the lead seemed to have a familiar object in his hand. Only when I looked carefully did I discover that the object in his hand was precisely the Vast Heaven Pagoda that I left in Tower Temple.
In that case, the Vast Heaven Pagoda already acknowledged this youth as its master.
This person is about the same age as me. Judging from his cultivation, he seems to be at the Early-stage of Yangshen. I think he is also an extraordinary person.
After these people stood still, they didn't engage in conversation with anyone. It seemed that they were surrounded by unfamiliar faces, so they simply sat cross-legged on the clouds and began to meditate.
After that, a few more people arrived. However, their cultivation bases weren't high, and they weren't united. I don't know which power they belonged to, but when they arrived, they simply hid in the distance and didn't approach us.
The opening of the Mountain and Sea Realm was a matter that concerned the entire world. Various powers would be drawn into it, so it was normal for unfamiliar faces to come here.
Another hour passed, and a white-robed Ye Piaolan flew over and landed behind Nangong.
I hadn't seen Ye Piaolan in years, and I had no idea where Nangong had hidden her.
After all, she had once saved my life. I was about to thank her, but when I turned to look at her, I saw that her eyes were cold, as if she didn't want anyone to approach her. After thinking for a moment, I decided not to approach her.
Ever since Ye Piaolan appeared, everyone's gazes focused on us.
Mount Longhu and the Metaphysics Society both had the keys, so their expressions were naturally much calmer.
As for the Buddhists, they didn't seem to care. When they occasionally glanced over, they were smiling like Maitreya, and it was impossible to tell what they were thinking.
After another half an hour, waves of demonic aura came from the distance. In the blink of an eye, dozens of Monster race people landed on a cloud.
Standing at the forefront was Yao Yao, wearing a long dress. Behind her stood the Liu tribe's Snake King.
From the looks of it, Yao Yao's status was slightly higher than his.
After looking at her for a moment, I was startled. I couldn't see through Yao Yao's cultivation. Could it be that she was already in the ascension stage?
I asked the evil sacrificial spirit next to me. He was also looking at Yao Yao, and when he heard my question, he only nodded and said, "Early ascension stage. This lass does have some talent."
After receiving confirmation from the evil sacrificial spirit, I couldn't help but sigh in admiration. I looked at the crowd of Monster race people, and saw the fox girl who had fought by my side in Shennongjia.
Seeing this, I suddenly remembered that the fox girl had said that Yao Yao had used her blood essence to solve the problem of the Qing Qiu tribe's bloodline.
Not only that, but it had also greatly increased the cultivation of the trial participants.
At that time, I was only thinking about how terrifying the Qing Qiu tribe's bloodline was, but I didn't expect that Yao Yao had already advanced to the Sun God ascension stage.
The arrival of the Monster race made the people from the Metaphysics Association and Dragon Tiger Mountain unable to sit still.
Yang Shilong quickly stood up as the representative and said to the Demon Race, "How dare you evil beasts. Today, all of us from the righteous path are here. Don't think about running amok. If you leave now, I will spare your lives."
As he spoke, an elder from Mount Longhu stood beside him.
Their cultivation was obviously lower than Yao Yao's, but they didn't look afraid. It was obvious that they were relying on President Li and Sage Zhang.
Yao Yao didn't respond after hearing their words. On the contrary, the Snake King's expression was gloomy. It was obvious that the two's words had offended the Snake King.
The Snake King was the King of the Liu tribe, and he had never been criticized like that before.
I had previously been to the Liu tribe, and knew that the Liu tribe had a strict hierarchy. The Snake King wouldn't easily tolerate people who offended him.
In that case, Dragon Tiger Mountain and the Metaphysics Association were going to suffer a bit.
Just as the Snake King was about to explode, he was stopped by Yao Yao.
Seeing Yao Yao like this, the Snake King could only retreat and ignore the two.
Yao Yao's actions were based on what the High Priest had said to her. Perhaps the High Priest also knew that this wasn't the most important thing. Besides, if they wanted to open the Mountain and Sea Realm, they would need the help of Dragon Tiger Mountain and the Metaphysics Association.
From this point, it could be seen that the Snake King couldn't see the big picture as well as the High Priest.
Even so, Yao Yao didn't pay attention to the two in front of her. She just looked around.
Her actions put Yang Shilong and the Dragon Tiger Mountain Elder in an awkward position.
If someone hadn't stepped forward to give them a way out, I'm afraid that the Metaphysics Association and Dragon Tiger Mountain would have chosen to save face and be forced to fight the Monster race. When that happened, I would have had no choice but to help neither side. But in the end, the Metaphysics Association and Dragon Tiger Mountain would have had a miserable ending.
Now that the Mountain and Sea Realm was about to open, it was best not to add variables.
With that in mind, I took the sacrificial spirit and flew back to the Monster race.
After I landed, I turned around and said to Yang Shilong and the Dragon Tiger Mountain Elder, "Seniors, there's no reason not to exterminate the Devil and defend the Dao. However, that's not the main point today. If the two sides fight, both sides will suffer losses, and I'm afraid that we'll make a mistake."
Yang Shilong and I were familiar with each other. Seeing that I had stepped forward to help them, he didn't say anything else. He just nodded to me and led the people of the Metaphysics Association back to their original position.
The people of Dragon Tiger Mountain had always been overbearing, but today they were a bit strange. They didn't respond to my words and immediately left with Yang Shilong.
After they left, I turned to look at Yao Yao. She looked happy and wanted to come over to chat with me.
However, after thinking about it for a moment, I shook my head and said in a low voice, "Today's situation is special. It's not convenient for us to interact too much. Otherwise, it won't be good for me or the Monster race."
When Yao Yao heard this, she was stunned. She clearly didn't understand what I meant.
However, the High Priest behind her seemed to have sensed something and whispered something into Yao Yao's ear.
When Yao Yao heard that, her eyebrows relaxed. She nodded slightly and didn't say anything else.
Not long after the Monster race arrived, Wu Yue, who I had been thinking about, finally appeared.
She carried the Fuxi Zither on her back and flew over on the clouds.
I probed and realized that she already had a seal cultivation.
After all, her soul was born from the Fuxi Zither. Since she had found the Fuxi Zither again, she would naturally reestablish a connection with it.
The Fuxi Zither was an ancient divine artifact, and its spiritual power was rare in the world. It was logical for Wu Yue to use the Fuxi Zither to regain her cultivation. Moreover, when I left Medicine King Valley, I had buried pure Dao energy in her body. With its help, everything should be smooth sailing.
While I was thinking, Wu Yue had already fallen behind me.
The moment she appeared, everyone turned to look at her.
Of course, their focus wasn't on Wu Yue, but the Fuxi Zither on her back.
Most of them had never seen the top ten divine artifacts. Now that they had the chance to see it, they naturally wouldn't miss it easily.
However, while everyone was envious, the Elders of Dragon Tiger Mountain had gloomy expressions.
Whether it was Wu Yue or the Fuxi Zither, they both had a deep relationship with Dragon Tiger Mountain.
Back in Chiyou's tomb, if I hadn't interfered, Wu Yue would have been taken away by the people from Dragon Tiger Mountain.
Previously, Nangong had also said that as long as one could control the top ten divine artifacts, they would have the initiative to open the Mountain and Sea Realm.
The Fuxi Zither was originally an important treasure of Dragon Tiger Mountain, but it was accidentally lost. Now that it appeared, it was standing with me.
The people of Dragon Tiger Mountain would definitely be able to guess the reason. If it was said that Dragon Tiger Mountain was grateful to me for helping them out earlier, it would be gone now.
However, Dragon Tiger Mountain had always done things this way, so I didn't mind. Instead, I turned around and asked Wu Yue if the trip had gone smoothly.
After hearing that, Wu Yue's expression didn't change. She whispered that she was unharmed. When she arrived at Chiyou's tomb, she found that the Taoist priests of Dragon Tiger Mountain who had been trapped had already died.