Xu Xiangqian, limping but with unwavering determination, hurried towards the Edge of the Sky Platform.

On the way, he spotted Zhao Wuyan not far from the platform, holding onto Zishu.

His face, which had been etched with sorrow, instantly bloomed like an old chrysanthemum. He felt pounds lighter, exclaiming with delight, “Senior Sister Zhao! Are you waiting for me?”

Of course, Zhao Wuyan wasn’t waiting for him.

She had rushed to the vicinity of the Edge of the Sky Platform because Zishu was concerned about Jiang Wang’s situation, and she too felt a degree of apprehension about the outcome.

However, ascending the Edge of the Sky Platform now would mean openly siding with Jiang Wang and exerting pressure on Ji Shaoqing. This would be almost equivalent to making an enemy of the faction represented by Ji Shaoqing, namely Gu Huaixin’s lineage. While she didn’t fear Ji Shaoqing, there was no need to offend someone over Jiang Wang, with whom she wasn’t particularly close.

The Dragon Gate Academy was indeed a vast and powerful entity, but that didn’t mean they went around picking fights unnecessarily.

Nevertheless, the events unfolding on the Edge of the Sky Platform were completely exposed, naturally escaping her perception. She had her own judgment regarding the right and wrong of the matter.

But it could only remain a judgment in her heart.

A force at the level of the Sea-Draining Tower was not something she, a mere disciple, could publicly criticize.

Turning back to Xu Xiangqian.

Frankly speaking, Xu Xiangqian, with his limping gait and fawning, persistent manner, was actually quite annoying.

However, he had been genuinely anxious and concerned for his friend earlier, and despite being severely reprimanded, he still rushed here. Now, upon seeing her, he suddenly became radiant with joy…

There was a genuine, touching sincerity in his actions.

“Firstly, I don’t like men who frequent pleasure houses,” Zhao Wuyan suddenly said.

“I won’t go again!” Xu Xiangqian was overjoyed. If his earlier joy had been somewhat forced, this time it was sheer, unadulterated delight, as if joy had fallen from the sky.

How could he not understand the unspoken meaning behind Zhao Wuyan’s words? She was giving him a chance!

“I never went before, it was all for ‘gathering inspiration’! From now on, I won’t even gather inspiration!” he hastily added, trying to mend his previous words.

Zhao Wuyan neither confirmed nor denied: “Secondly, I don’t like men who are heavy drinkers.”

“I’ll quit!” Xu Xiangqian swore to the heavens, making a solemn vow: “From now on, anyone who tries to get me to drink will be my mortal enemy! I will never rest until they are dealt with!”

Zhao Wuyan felt a few dark lines appear before her eyes, and for a moment, she wasn’t sure if her decision was the right one.

She sighed and said, “Go see your friend. He seems to be in some trouble.”

“It’s not important, let him be!” Xu Xiangqian waved his hand dismissively: “He’s back, what kind of trouble could he possibly be in?”

He looked at Zhao Wuyan, his eyes filled with laughter: “Senior Sister Zhao, don’t you think our first child should be called Yuanzhen? The ‘Qian’ in my name represents the Qian trigram, which symbolizes heaven. The saying goes: ‘Heaven moves with vigor; the gentleman strives for self-improvement.’ The words of the hexagram are: ‘Yuan, Heng, Li, Zhen.’ Calling the child Yuanzhen is perfectly reasonable…”

Seeing Zhao Wuyan’s face growing darker and darker, he sheepishly closed his mouth.

But the smile in his eyes refused to disappear.

Jiang Wang flew rapidly through the air, heading directly from the Edge of the Sky Platform to Jinghai County in Qi.

He traversed the entire sea and swept past countless islands.

Flying at such speed required prior communication with each island along the way.

This was not something that Chong Xuan Sheng could accomplish alone; Jiang Wuyou and Li Longchuan had both utilized their connections.

Of course, it was also due to the establishment of the Sea-Pacifying Alliance that the entire Near Sea Archipelago achieved a certain degree of unity, and the previous fragmented situation was somewhat resolved, allowing for such efficiency.

As for Jiang Wang, he didn’t consider any of this.

His only thought at this moment was to reach Tianfu City as quickly as possible and send Bamboo Biliong to the Tianfu Secret Realm before she completely died. He wanted her to be able to sleep eternally without regret or fear.

Life and death were a cruel game. The choices and efforts made between life and death were what made up the human world.

“Immortal Master, we’re running out of Art Constructs!” The voice of the White Cloud童子 (Young Boy) echoed in the Cloud Top Immortal Palace.

The constant battles in the Illusory Realm had consumed Art Constructs at an astonishing rate. After the Cleansing of Sins, they also rushed to the Edge of the Sky Platform at full speed. Although the Green Cloud Pavilion continuously produced Benevolent Fortune Green Clouds, the Cloud Top Immortal Palace of today was no longer the Cloud Top Immortal Palace of the past. Finally, things were becoming a bit tight.

“Find me a solution!” Jiang Wang roared!

He tightly held Bamboo Biliong with his True Essence, stepping on clouds and flying rapidly.

In his arms, Bamboo Biliong’s eyes were closed and unmoving. If not for the faint trace of breath, Jiang Wang wouldn’t have known if she was truly still alive.

Faster.

Faster!

He pushed himself to the limit, flying at extreme speed.

Slicing through the vast sky, chasing the wind and catching the moon.

Why did he try so hard, giving his all, yet still couldn’t save the destiny that was bound to wither?

He tried so hard and still couldn’t save Bamboo Biliong. Did the Sea-Draining Tower have even a tiny bit, even a tiny bit, of possibility of letting Bamboo Biliong go?

He was clearly willing to be a pawn, pretending to be unaware of his experiences in the Illusory Realm. Why did he still not receive even a little tolerance for Bamboo Biliong from the Sea-Draining Tower?

Why did Wei Xun, a dignified True Lord, repeatedly toy with a junior?

The Sea-Draining Tower was a vast and powerful entity, how could it not accommodate a small Bamboo Biliong!

And that Ji Shaoqing, that Ji Shaoqing!

Jiang Wang felt his killing intent boiling, and the Killing Life Nail in his storage box also rattled incessantly.

Surging Dao Yuan clashed within the Tongtian Palace, and roared in the Five Mansions Sea.

The vast power of his divine soul, like a raging tide, swept through all the opened rooms in both Inner Mansions.

The scarlet flame light representing the Samadhi True Fire and the black and white light representing the Forked Path intertwined.

Above the Five Mansions Sea, even higher than the Cloud Top Immortal Palace which was above the clouds, the two Inner Mansions manifested, like the sun and moon!

One Inner Mansion was like a scorching great sun, hanging high in the sky. One Inner Mansion was a crescent moon with two sides, one side like frost and snow, the other like a long night.

The process that was interrupted in the Buddha’s Pure Land continued at this moment.

And it was more thorough.

Beyond the sun and moon, a point was born.

That was a point of pure white, the coldest frost.

It was extreme and cruel killing intent, and unyielding, unforgiving resolve!

That was a wisp of wind.

A wisp of bone-white wind.

This wind blew from the northwest of the Five Mansions Sea, appearing ethereal when it came and desolate when it went. It seemed untraceable, yet it originated from somewhere.

This wind blew through.

Rumbling!

The scorching sun extinguished. The first Inner Mansion disappeared.

Rumbling!

The bright moon vanished. The second Inner Mansion hid its form.

This wisp of wind flew to the sky above the Five Mansions Sea, below the position where the sun and moon had been, and gently rotated.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A bone-white mansion appeared in the sky of the Five Mansions Sea.

Pushing open this mansion, the bone-white wind gently turned, forming a bone-white seed, illuminating the mansion.

This wind was called Buzhou!

Located in the northwest, its five elements belonged to metal, and its five colors belonged to white.

It was the Wind of Killing Life.

The Eight Winds divine ability was well-known and was a very powerful and widely recognized divine ability.

Not only were its historical wielders famous, but many cultivators also specifically studied how to recreate the divine ability with Dao techniques to glimpse a fraction of its power.

For example, Wang Changxiang’s Blowing Breath Tornado in Fenglin City back then was one of the results. This technique was said to be formed by gathering the Ming Shu Wind from the east, but in reality, it could only be said to have gathered a wisp of eastern wind, aided by secret techniques. It was far from being the true Ming Shu Wind. Yet, Wang Changxiang also earned the title of “One Blow Wang” with it.

And this wisp of Buzhou Wind that Jiang Wang had plucked was the strongest in killing power among the Eight Winds.

In terms of pure power, it surpassed the rest.

Dao Calendar 3919, April 13th.

Jiang Wang opened his third Inner Mansion midway from the Edge of the Sky Platform on Wai Island to Jinghai County in Qi.

He acquired a divine ability, the Buzhou Wind!