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After reading the letter, Xu Ziling fell silent for a long time, feeling as though the sacred image of the fairy from Compassionate Voyage Tranquil Abode in his heart had crumbled halfway. Would a true fairy resort to such despicable means to scheme against others? Shifeixuan's expression was also grim; she had not expected her master to write such a letter, especially one that allowed the victim to be caught.
"This letter might have been written by someone impersonating my master," Shifeixuan offered as an excuse.
Song Shidao and the others twitched their lips. Did she think everyone else was a fool?
Shifeixuan realized that this excuse was unconvincing and felt embarrassed to stay any longer, prompting Xu Ziling to leave with her.
Hanno called out to Xu Ziling, "Young Master Xu, you are here to see Miss Shi, right? She is waiting for you in the fortress. Please follow me. As for you, Fairy, please go ahead on your own!"
Shi Qingxuan was a good girl. Although her mother was born in Compassionate Voyage Tranquil Abode and her father was the Evil King of the Demon Gate, she resembled neither of them. She disliked her father and held no good impression of Compassionate Voyage Tranquil Abode. Having witnessed everything that happened at Duzun Fortress, her opinion of Compassionate Voyage Tranquil Abode worsened further. Under her influence, Xu Ziling also began to harbor distant thoughts about Compassionate Voyage Tranquil Abode; however, he still held fond feelings for Shifeixuan, the woman who had initially captured his heart.
With the situation at Duzun Fortress resolved perfectly, Song Shidao and Shang Xiuxun bid farewell to Hanno and Li Wei Feng with satisfaction. Next, Kou Zhong would head to Song Family Mountain City to propose to Song Yuzhi. Song Que and Song Lu would hand over the Song Family's military forces and resources to Kou Zhong to assist him in his endeavors. With nothing else on their minds, the two decided to visit Liuma Plain in search of Jingyan Palace and War God Hall to find the War God Codex.
The two were quite fortunate—thanks to their author Hanno's arrangements—they not only found Liuma Plain but also located Jingyan Palace. The layout of Jingyan Palace corresponded with the three altars of the Twenty-Eight Mansions and the movements of the five elements of sun and moon, revealing a mysterious connection. As long as they could decipher the operational rules of the Twenty-Eight Mansions and the five elements' movements, they would be able to enter Jingyan Palace.
Without any mishaps, they entered Jingyan Palace and reached War God Hall, unaware that two followers had sneaked in behind them.
"Following the main characters really does lead to smooth sailing," Elder Brother Li remarked with a smile.
Hanno nodded. "Although I arranged for them to enter Jingyan Palace by mastering the operational rules of the Twenty-Eight Mansions, I honestly have no idea what those rules are myself."
Elder Brother Li agreed. "There are quite a few traps along the way; you wrote it vaguely—are you unsure about how it works yourself?"
Hanno chuckled awkwardly. "They're about to go in."
Outside War God Hall stood a Demon Dragon as a guard; however, while writing fanfiction, Hanno had already arranged how the protagonists would deal with it. Earlier, Song Shidao and Shang Xiuxun had distilled high-concentration fine wine using a distillation method and brought it all with them. The alcohol content of this wine was at least sixty degrees; although they only brought ten jars, just one jar could intoxicate an elephant.
Before the Demon Dragon noticed them, Song Shidao and Shang Xiuxun threw out the jars. The Demon Dragon caught a whiff of the wine's aroma and lost interest in dealing with the intruders sneaking into Jingyan Palace; after finishing five jars, it began to get drunk. By the time it finished all ten jars, it was completely wasted. Song Shidao and Shang Xiuxun swaggered past the now-drunken Demon Dragon and entered War God Hall.
Hanno and Elder Brother Li appeared in the courtyard; Hanno touched one of the dragon scales on the Demon Dragon's body and said, "Weapons made from dragon scales are said to be incredibly strong; I really want to take a few pieces back to try out."
Elder Brother Li unconditionally supported Hanno's whims: "Then go ahead and take some."
Hanno put down his hands. "Forget it, it wouldn't be good to wake the Demon Dragon."
Elder Brother Li looked at the beautiful flowers and plants in the courtyard and said, "How about we pick some flowers to take back as a souvenir?"
Hanno pouted. "We can't bring them back to the modern world anyway; picking them would be useless. Besides, they won't last long once picked. Let's just let them grow on their branches."
To avoid being discovered by Song Shidao and Shang Xiuxun, the two did not enter the War God Hall but waited outside. Fortunately, they had plenty of provisions that could last over a month. Leaning against a pillar, they took the opportunity to admire the sacred site of martial arts, the War God Hall. The hall was enormous, shrouded in a soft blue light that contrasted with the red light streaming in from the entrance. On the massive wall directly opposite the entrance, a line of large characters was carved from top to bottom, spaced at least thirty yards apart, each character about ten feet square, reading: "The Unfeeling Earth Treats All Things as Straw Dogs." Just these few words provided much insight for the two, making their wait feel neither boring nor long.
From outside, they couldn't see what was happening inside the hall, but they could sense when someone left. After a while, they felt the teleportation array inside activate; Song Shidao and Shang Xiuxun had exited the War God Hall.
"Let's go in!" Elder Brother Li pulled Hanno up from the ground.
"Just remember these images; don't get caught up in practicing," Hanno reminded Li Wei Feng. The allure of the War God Codex was immense for martial artists; if one became too absorbed, they might not wake up for half a month and end up starving. They hadn't even reached the stage of fasting yet!
"Got it," Elder Brother Li nodded seriously.
The two held hands as they entered the hall's doors, ensuring that if one became entranced by the images, the other could pull them back to reality in time. The War God Hall indeed resembled what had been described when they entered: "The grand hall had no pillars or objects in sight; at its center lay a relief sculpture about twenty feet square. On each side wall were twenty-four reliefs about ten feet square each. Including the central relief, there were exactly forty-nine images. The central relief was exquisitely crafted, depicting a figure clad in strange armor with a mask covering its face, seated upon a creature that resembled a dragon but wasn't one. From nine thick clouds that split open at the top left corner, it dove down toward a blood-red fireball at the bottom right corner. Beside each thick cloud were inscriptions reading Ninth Layer and Yae down to the lowest level. Above the relief were five large characters: 'War God Codex I'..."
The two began with the first image, focusing on both recording what was depicted and keeping an eye on their surroundings. The illustrations on the reliefs were profoundly intricate, stirring their internal energy restlessly; however, both managed to suppress this impulse as they walked through and memorized all forty-nine images.
The last image contained nothing but "War God Codex Forty-Nine Shattering the Void." Anyone else might have been disappointed by this lack of content, but those who entered after them showed no reaction; they already understood that reaching the highest level of martial arts in this world meant Shattering the Void.
"This world's Shattering the Void should correspond to Foundation Establishment Period," Hanno said. "After establishing a foundation, one's strength will significantly increase to withstand the temporal turbulence between Mortal Realm and Cultivation Realm."
Elder Brother Li asked, "Does this world have a Cultivation Realm?"
Hanno replied, "It must exist; otherwise, Xiang Yutian and others wouldn't be able to Shatter the Void."
Elder Brother Li expressed his longing: "I really want to visit the Cultivation Realm."
Hanno said, "If we get a chance. Before we leave, we can try to take a look at this world's Cultivation Realm."
"Sounds good," Elder Brother Li agreed.
Returning from Liuma Plain to Duzun Fortress, the two closed the fortress gates, adopting a stance of mutual indifference, and began their secluded study of the War God Codex. Although the War God Codex held a prominent position among the Four Great Books due to its association with the War God Hall and its immense combat power, it was not as effective in enhancing cultivation as the Eternal Life Secret. The Eternal Life Secret was a true Taoist cultivation manual that could lead one to the Transcendence Stage, while the War God Codex only allowed practitioners to reach the Foundation Establishment Period and Shattering the Void. However, the War God Codex was indeed profound; not only did it possess great power, but it also complemented the understanding of Dao found in the Eternal Life Secret, yielding significant benefits for both of them. By the time Kou Zhong unified the entire southern region, they had both reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment Period, but perhaps due to the limitations of this realm—after all, they were not the main characters—they had yet to form their Golden Cores.
Similarly, blessed by Dao, the male and female leads had also reached the peak of Foundation Establishment. In this world, aside from Hanno and Elder Brother Li, no one was their match.
The Li Clan's influence stood opposed to Kou Zhong's forces. To deal with Kou Zhong, Compassionate Voyage Tranquil Abode dispatched their most formidable fighter, Ning Daoqi. The battle between Ning Daoqi and Song Que drew attention from four outsiders who secretly observed and gained much insight. Subsequently, Song Shidao and Shang Xiuxun flew to Yangzhou Fried Rice; no one expected them to move so swiftly, akin to a certain Master of the Altar who took advantage of Ning Daoqi's duel with Song Que to pay a visit.
"Not seeing you is still seeing you; where there is cause, there must be effect. When Ziling serves Kou Zhong and achieves this great merit, it will be time for me to visit old friends in Lingnan. Ziling, go! The happiness and peace of the common people are in your hands."
"No need for that; my father does not wish to meet certain women who appear elegant and holy on the surface but are black-hearted within." The cold voice fell like ice into the room, startling Xu Ziling and Fan Qinghui. They hurriedly opened the door and stepped outside, only to find a man and woman looking at them with disdain.
"Brother Song, Miss Shang," Xu Ziling greeted them politely.
"So it is Young Master Song," Fan Qinghui greeted warmly as if they were her seniors. She treated Song Shidao's disdain as an unintentional oversight, displaying a demeanor of magnanimity.
Song Shidao sneered: "Fan Qinghui, spare me this act. Don’t think that just because you had some past connection with my father that you can treat me as your elder. I’m not falling for that. If you want to reminisce with my father, he might not agree. He saw that letter you sent Fang Yimin with his own eyes."
Fan Qinghui's heart sank slightly; she feigned an expression of "If I don't enter hell, who will?" and said: "Amitabha. For this matter, I do not regret it. For the sake of all living beings, I am willing to bear the burden of causality."
Xu Ziling was unexpectedly moved by her words: "Master of the Altar speaks with great righteousness."
Song Shidao retorted bluntly: "Xu Ziling, I didn't expect you to be this foolish!"
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