Volume One, Chapter 57: Rising Above

At that time, Su Zhe possessed no spiritual energy within him. Even though he understood the Zen intent behind it, he had never imagined that one day he would step into it himself.

Whether it was her striking Cheng Xu or Old Madam Guo wanting to punish her, it was ultimately a matter between them. She did not want the harboring-malicious-intent second and third branches of the family to watch the spectacle, nor did she want Wu Baozhang and Cheng Lu to watch the fun.

Hulieer instantly grew excited. He had waited for this day for a very long time. Thanks to Getu and Xiao Shi feigning defeat to lure the snake out of its hole, and then having their main army lie in ambush in the dark to achieve a complete annihilation—he had fantasized about this scene countless times, and today it was finally going to be executed.

After a joyful banquet, the crowd dispersed. Song Jiang brought Hua Rong back to his own stronghold and inquired in detail about the banquet.

Without the surprise attack of ten black crystal stones detonating themselves, if Qin Fengming had wanted to capture the two of them head-on, it would certainly not have been so effortless.

"Oh, threatening me? Then tell me, what kind of consequences are you going to give me to taste?" Xu Zijhen withdrew his flintlock, crossed his arms, and looked at Old Peng with a smile.

Filled with resentment, Lei Heng ran back home and, without saying another word, dropped to his knees before his elderly mother, kowtowing without getting up.

Ye Shuang lifted her eyelids and lowered them again. That glance from just now was already enough for her to remember all the contents displayed on the screen, but it was better not to tell Young Master Fang about such matters.

Bald Qiang chimed in from the side at this moment: "How is it different? Although there are many such instances in history, but... even if you follow this method and use any ingredients as substitutes, it is still not something people of the present day can accept. People of the past could accept it, but that was only out of utter helplessness, having already lost all hope of resistance."

Upon hearing these words, Xiao Yi suddenly felt immensely awkward. He wanted to start explaining, but blurting out something like that from the big cart seemed rather inappropriate.

He had never imagined that Zhu Erlang would care about family affairs. For all these years, he had turned a blind eye to the affairs outside his window, wholeheartedly focusing only on making money.

It was not yet spring; bamboo shoots could be eaten throughout the four seasons. Summer shoots, autumn shoots, winter shoots, and dried bamboo shoots were also common in the imperial palace. Each possessed its own unique flavor, yet none could rival the freshness of spring bamboo shoots.

While munching away, Mu Sheng appeared before her holding a comb, looking at her with dark, moist, and docile eyes, a hint of a smile dwelling in his gaze: "Is it delicious?"

Because coal in the Northeast had always failed to fetch a high price, and its profit fell far short of that in Shanxi, in order to save on mining costs, mine owners frequently kidnapped people in secret during previous years, specifically targeting homeless intellectually disabled individuals to work in the mines.

Opportunity knocks only once and never again. Bai Ling relentlessly hammered down a few more fierce blows without courtesy, only to see the demonic dragon close its eyes and cowardly bury its head deep into the sea, showing no intention of fighting back.

With skill W, 'Wild Rush', seeing the puppet getting closer and closer, Luo Ye disregarded the terrain altogether and directly had the tauren charge at the scorpion. Let everyone go down together; it didn't matter even if the cave collapsed, for anyway, he was not afraid of being buried alive.

Jiang Chen was so furious that his face turned red and his neck swelled; now, not letting him go was simply out of the question. Xiang Yunlei grew somewhat worried; he had Jiang Chen put on earphones, wear a locator, and equipped his clothing with buttonhole pinhole cameras.

After analyzing Colin's strength, Taladam knew that if he failed to defeat Colin within a short time, he would likely fall behind in the subsequent magical confrontation. Taladam was well aware that the arcane energy he commanded was not as abundant as Colin's.

She and Pei Yun behind her froze simultaneously. Then, trembling in unison, Pei Yun slumped limply to the ground, resembling a person whose bones had been extracted.

The Empress paused, and feigning annoyance, said, "I am asking about candidates for a husband; you men only know how to look at family status." —Shaoshan turned her head slightly to look at the Empress, then turned back.

He only remembered this scene: they had made their vows before the priest. As for other matters, he remembered nothing. The terrible thing was that he believed his wife Meng'er also remembered nothing of the past.

He still remembered that Mu Qingge's consciousness had already returned to the twenty-first century at that time. If not for hearing Feng Juechen's call, she probably would never have returned at all; thus, her existence now was entirely because of him.

"Just now... what just happened?" Although Murong Chen's cultivation was high, she had almost no practical combat experience. At this moment, her complexion was as pale as paper, and her fingers trembled slightly. Everything that had transpired just prior had evidently given her quite a severe shock.

Within the desolate dead city, a jet-black streak of baleful light silently and stealthily struck forward, fiercely piercing toward Qin Feng's forehead.

With that, he turned and entered the backyard. The backyard was similar to the front yard, filled with potted flowers and plants, with countless various empty flower pots piled against the courtyard wall. In the very corner stood a red-brick greenhouse.

"Do you think someone who clings to life and fears death would take such a risk?" When she had wanted to deal a fatal blow to that guard in order to preserve herself that day, Mu Qingge had already seen that Bihuan feared death, and precisely because she feared death, she had always hidden behind the scenes.

"You guys restrain him," Xiao Lin shouted to the others while continuing to manipulate the Space Stone, neutralizing the black hole as a hidden hazard.

This explosion possessed tremendous momentum; blazing flames soaring into the sky could be seen from several miles away, bound to attract people before long. This place was no place to linger, and Ximen Jing limped away toward the distance.

Ghost cultivators possessed no accumulation of virtue from good deeds; they could only obtain underworld currency directly through plundering or bestowals.

Watching Nalan Qingcheng's aura vanish completely, Yuan Chen remained silent. A brief moment later, Yuan Chen finally began to put away the animal skin while breaking into a smile.

The place where Yuan Chen stood was also shrouded in black mist due to the demonic energy. The brilliance of the Subduing Demon Seal was obscured by the black mist, and Yuan Chen felt the pressure on his body suddenly ease significantly. While this demonic energy exerted a suppressing effect on practitioners of Buddhism, it posed very little threat to him.

Even in Qingchuan City, located thousands of miles away, a violent earthquake was felt, causing the entire city to tremble.

Combined with the power of the Bursting Tyrant Pill and his bloodline inheritance power, Huozichen's formidable strength was received entirely by his own physical body.

Finally... he arrived not far from the grand gates of the Shen family residence. At that moment, a shadowy figure emerged from beside him, holding a pitch-black scythe in its hand, with a slender chain connected to the end of the scythe's handle.

Miao Baobao gathered his strength and actually managed to shatter and destroy the all-encompassing ice-shard array purely through his own might.

"Very well, since Lord Situ dislikes that form of address, Yingzi will defer to your wishes." The sword wounds on Yingzi's body gradually dried up, and blood ceased flowing from the lacerations. She bowed down to help Situ Xuan to his feet.

At this, Gao Luhun hesitated no longer. As long as men could drink together, becoming sworn brothers was an easy matter.

He mobilized his soul power to scan the area below and saw that Huozichen was safe and sound. Though anxious, there was nothing he could do.