Refining the Mountains and Rivers

The cultivators that were first to suffer were those that were lucky to have survived previously. When facing the powerful energy that was released by the True Saint Phenomenon, they could only let out miserable cries as they were reduced to ashes.

The Prince of Heavenly Palace was covered in gold light and resisted for a few moments before breaking and vanishing. His entire body was thrown into the air, blood gushing from his nose and mouth.

The one who had it the easiest was most likely Thousand Faces. She was being protected as she stood behind elder apprentice brother. No matter how powerful the energy was, it did not hurt her at all.

Looking ahead, her elder apprentice brother still stood upright. A feeling that she had not felt for a long time, a feeling of ease, rose in her. However, in the next moment she frowned and pushed away those feelings.

"Don't force yourself if you are injured. The True Saint Phenomenon has already exploded; it is not embarrassing to show your injuries."

Elder apprentice brother seemed to think it over and agreed with this logic. He spat out a mouthful of blood and his complexion instantly improved.

Thousand Faces coughed lightly and looked embarrassed, "Elder apprentice brother, are you alright?"

The Peach Garden's chief disciple smiled and shook his head, "After listening to you and spitting out some blood, I feel a lot better."

Thousand Faces rolled her eyes and suddenly realized that her elder apprentice brother was not great at conversations. No wonder he kept getting…targeted by others initially. She was just saved by her elder apprentice brother, so she should not laugh at him behind his back. Truthfully, Thousand Faces felt that that woman was blind.

Ye Xing had vanished, and in the moment when he activated the True Saint Phenomenon, he had also self-destructed, completely disappearing.

Now, there were only three people left. The Prince of Heavenly Palace was covering his mouth as he coughed violently. As the blood splashed, he glanced over.

He felt slightly dismal as he saw the two people from the Peach Garden standing across from him.

He had not been confident in facing the Peach Garden's chief disciple. Moreover, there was also the mysterious Thousand Faces. More importantly, Ye Xing had died a miserable death under the hands of these too. He died at his brightest and most powerful moment. If it were him, how much better could it get? He was probably going to die even faster.

After going through so many twists and turns, ultimately, the Peach Garden was the last one standing. The Prince of Heavenly Palace took a deep breath as a sour and impatient look appeared on his face. Luckily, Heavenly Palace and the Peach Garden had a good relationship. If he took the initiative to back out, these two people would most likely not make things difficult for him.

Perhaps this was the only good thing about this misfortune.

Eh?

No, there was one more person.

The Prince of Heavenly Palace's eyes widened. He noticed the ribbon that appeared out of the snake corpse. That mysterious cultivator…was completely fine!

How could this be? He was extremely stunned. Having experienced it personally, the Prince of Heavenly Palace knew clearly how powerful the True Saint Phenomenon was.

Even he had to pay a huge price to protect himself.

Moreover, the strong man opposite him said that he was okay after just spitting out a mouthful of blood? Like I will believe him! He was just pretending to be okay in front of the woman. He must have noticed something that was not right and hence did not explain further. The truth was they had both suffered huge injuries and were just putting up a strong front.

But this person. How could he be alright? And it also looked like he did not even put up any defense.

The Prince of Heavenly Palace's heart leaped in his chest as if he had missed out something. Right from the beginning, all of them seemed to have underestimated this cultivator. Could it have been an act? Could the entire thing from when the woman brought him over and left without any hesitation, have been an act? But he was very sure that when he looked at him earlier on, he had been severely injured and appeared to be in a comatose state.

Would he have done such a horrible thing to himself as part of an act? The Prince of Heavenly Palace's heart froze. This world was too scary!

The only comforting thing was now that this mysterious cultivator was here, he seemed to have gotten another chance to interfere…for example, joining hands with the two people from the Peach Garden and killing this man. They could split the rewards later on.

Unfortunately, before the Prince of Heavenly Palace had a chance to speak, a pained howl filled the air. A huge flattened shadow appeared from inside the mountain. Its entire body was filled with horrifying wounds. Out of three heads, two were gone and only three of its six arms remained. This was the giant that came from the Silver White Sea. It was not yet dead!

At this moment, the only pair of eyes left on this giant was locked onto Qin Yu. It let out a vicious and pained howl. Although it was born from the Silver White Sea, it was from an ancient race. Moreover, because of the Silver White Sea, it was closely related to the Lost Garden.

Hence, it could clearly sense that the ancient creatures had taken their last breath. And the one that caused it all was Qin Yu, who stood in front of him.

As soon as the Lost Garden was destroyed, it would vanish together with it. It would become a part of history.

Kill him! Kill him!

Taking the opportunity when Qin Yu had not fully awoken, it was going to use his body in place of the innate spirit. Maybe this would prolong the legacy of the ancient creatures.

Destiny.

The giant did not know if it would work. However, even if it failed, it would just pull Qin Yu in to die with the ancient creatures!

Roar -

With a deafening roar, numerous silver roots crazily gathered together. Compared to previously, only about sixty percent of them remained. Moreover, they did not shine as brightly as before and the scary energy that they emitted as they gathered could at most be described as a silver lake.

The remaining silver roots wrapped around the giant, then without hesitating, they tore into its skin and entered its body. The giant howled in pain. However, as the silver roots entered its body, its aura started to shoot up. It was as if they merged as one.

……

The transformation was still ongoing. Although it was already near the end, if Qin Yu woke up now it would cause harm to the outcome. Perhaps a slight imperfection would not be that serious. However, this tiny difference could have a major impact on his body.

Qin Yu frowned as he 'watched' the berserk giant move towards him. He sighed internally. At this point, he could only trouble his elder apprentice brother. However, after the giant merged with the silver roots and turned into a state of fighting at the risk of its own life, would his elder apprentice brother be able to stop it?

Cough…this was extremely important and he could not take the risk. I am very sorry elder apprentice brother, I can only use you to fill the gap…but don't worry. After today, I will definitely make it up to you and make sure you are pleased.

In the next moment, elder apprentice brother, who was still standing in front of Thousand Faces, frowned and his face suddenly froze. He turned serious as he glanced at Qin Yu and sighed. He muttered, "As teacher thinks highly of you, I knew you were extraordinary. However, I never thought I would see this…"

He spoke very softly and others may not have been able to hear him, but Thousand Faces, who was behind him, could hear him clearly. Her eyes widened in disbelief, "Junior-apprentice brother! How is that possible? And why is he here?"

If he did not know what was going on, observing would have been the best option. However, now that junior-apprentice brother had asked for a favor, how could he, as the chief disciple of the Peach Garden, just watch on?

"He is indeed junior-apprentice brother."

As he said this, elder apprentice brother stepped forward and the air in front wavered. He stepped in front of the giant and frowned.

This giant was fighting for its life. If he wanted to stop it, he had to risk his life as well…did teacher already expect this and hence, told him to take care of Qin Yu when the crucial time came?

Mmhm, this was a possibility. After all, his junior-apprentice brother was the son-in-law of Peach Garden and his survival mattered to the happiness of Peachy. Regardless of other things, this point was all that mattered. Since Qin Yu was now in danger…he shall risk his life.

The Prince of Heavenly Palace was confused as he realized that what he knew of the Peach Garden was completely wrong. The chief disciple of the Peach Garden was actually stepping in front of the giant that was headed for the mysterious cultivator. What was he trying to do? Definitely not just doing a good deed. He would be stupid to believe it!

Or could it be…this person was together with the Peach Garden cultivators!

Xu She was shocked by this thought that suddenly appeared. Previously, he would not have thought so. But what he had witnessed was the two people from the Peach Garden collaborating perfectly and killing Ye Xing. Was anything impossible?

Moreover, he had started to suspect that when Cang Zhu placed Qin Yu in front of the altar, it was also a scheme! In order to put up an act to lie to everyone, he had inflicted life-threatening injuries on himself. Wasn't this absolutely scary?

But now, Xu She had just begun to realize that these too intricate plots could very well be part of a bigger plot. Everyone here might be part of it. There was even Ye Xing's death, which he had yet to wrap his head around.

His heart started beating rapidly. The Prince of Heavenly Palace refused to admit, but he could not lie to himself…he was afraid, very afraid! Because if this was the truth, the Peach Garden, which was the mastermind behind this entire thing, would never risk the truth being leaked out. Would they allow him to leave this place alive? He he, they would definitely silence him. This was the best choice!

Peach Garden…is this still the Peach Garden I know? What should I do now? Should I try to escape while Tall Sostrong is fighting the giant?

Thousand Faces has always been mysterious and had never shown her moves outside of the Peach Garden. However, from how she pulled out Ye Xing's heart, she must be vicious. Not to forget, there was also that lady who left after sending the mysterious cultivator here.

Previously, Xu She thought that she had really left. But now it seemed like that may not be the truth. This meant that now, he could very well be facing four cultivators from the Peach Garden.

One against four. He was also up against these sinister, crafty and powerful people. Just thinking about it made him feel hopeless. Maybe the woman who was hiding was monitoring him. Maybe she was just waiting for a chance to send him to hell!

It seemed as if this was his best chance to escape. But who knew if they had intentionally given him this opportunity and were waiting for him to seek his own death?

The Prince of Heavenly Palace shivered as his face was completely frozen. He suddenly felt as if he could not continue thinking for any longer. If he did, he would scare himself to death before those people from the Peach Garden could kill him!