Chapter 121: Chu Qingcheng

“Things are not looking good!”

In the Imperial Capital, the motorcade traveled along a street under tight control.

Inside the lead vehicle, only Li Chang’an and Jiang Chen sat facing each other. The cheerful atmosphere from earlier had vanished, replaced by tension and gravity.

Li Chang’an took a sip of water and looked solemnly at Jiang Chen. “As for the current situation, it is complicated, to say the least...”

Divine Berry: A divine berry containing the power of nature can be parasitized onto a target, slowly restoring its health.

The Green Vine gave a strange smile. As the smile appeared, a transparent, ice-colored object suddenly whipped out from the end of its vines.

The virologist, Nakamura, sat in the first vehicle. At that moment, his heart was utterly calm, without the slightest ripple, as though he had suddenly let go of something.

In truth, if Tony had not answered the call, Abner would have had very little confidence in how things would unfold from that point onward.

As it happened, he was short on experience. To exchange for that Soul-Calming Pill for Elder Hua, he had spent nearly all his savings, leaving only seventy or eighty thousand spirit stones. He did not dare waste them, keeping them in reserve for emergencies.

Not only were the others frightened; even the usually composed City Lord’s expression changed drastically, disbelief written all over his face.

After everything that had happened, she was still foolishly hoping that Ouyang Hao had feelings for her.

“Huh?” Liu Xu initially thought Ouyang Hao’s words made no sense, but then she remembered the time he had misunderstood her relationship with Lu Ren, and everything suddenly became clear. Her state of mind at that moment was much the same as it had been two years earlier. Now that her heart had made room for him, it naturally had no room for another man—for the time being, at least.

Sherlock fended off the attacks of several members of the Beast Empire while keeping a close eye on the changes within the cavern.

“Hold on tight!” Qiao Wei shouted, gripping the disciple’s hand firmly. At the spot where his sword aura had been driven into the ground, a snowflake had crystallized—clearly the work of Xiao Yang’s Snowflake Dance.

Bai Zhan’s expression suddenly darkened. With a furious roar, an overbearing aura burst from his body. He struck out with another blade of light, and the domineering force clinging to its edge crushed the blade of light in midair with overwhelming ease.

“Since this is a stone-betting contest, I naturally cannot miss such an opportunity. I wager a piece of Sui Amethyst on Fellow Daoist Ximen’s victory!” The old woman tossed out a massive Sui Amethyst, causing everyone present to draw a sharp breath.

Unfortunately, with the advancement of modern civilization, the various industries created by humanity had long since polluted the sky, and the stars were completely obscured by the contaminants. The night sky could be seen only in remote villages or places with a better environment. In cities, it was nearly impossible to glimpse the stars; even within the barrier, all one could see was the pitch-black night.

The young man at the High-Tier Earth Sovereign level kept changing expression. He wanted to give it a try, yet for some reason, when he met Xu Tian’s eyes, he found himself afraid to gamble. The moment he looked into Xu Tian’s eyes, it was as though a raging storm had erupted in his heart, leaving him trembling uncontrollably.

Bang!

The porcelain vessel fell to the ground and shattered. Grand Tutor Wang felt that his heart had likewise broken apart with a bang, just like the porcelain.

Once someone took the lead, the others were unwilling to fall behind. Though this might well be their burial ground, the temptation of the Imperial Tomb’s treasures was simply impossible to resist. If they could obtain the treasured manuals and secret arts left behind by the Aurora Emperor, they might not become invincible among their peers, but they could at least rank among the strongest.

To rank first on the Hidden Dragon Ranking within a given region proved that he possessed the strength to suppress all beneath the heavens. If he advanced to the Saint Realm, he would still be an outstanding figure among Saints.

Unexpectedly, Li Qing once again surpassed Ye Xiao’s expectations, displaying yet another saber technique so dazzling and astonishing that even Li Qing was left captivated.

“The conditions in that city-state of Carthage are truly excellent. It has abundant luxury resources and lies close to the coast—practically everything I require for building a city.” Ye Xiao muttered to himself inside his thatched cottage in Chang’an City.