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“Why have you trespassed into the temple?” the leader asked calmly.
Their auras were overwhelming, each one like an ancient god, looking down on Xu Zimo and the others with disdain.
“You should be aware of the consequences.”
“We just want to go to the Goddess Palace. We’re only borrowing the way. I don’t want to resort to violence,” Xu Zimo said.
“The Goddess Palace is the supreme holy land. It’s not a place just anyone can go,” the leading man scolded. “Since you’ve come to the Mortal Dust Palace, you must follow our rules.”
“In that case, there’s nothing more to say. We’ll force our way through,” Xu Zimo said, waving his hand.
Great Wisdom’s body grew larger again, towering over a hundred meters high.
“Stay behind and don’t get hurt,” Xu Zimo said to Gu Yue.
Seeing this, the group of red-robed Dust Envoys snorted coldly.
With a wave of their hands, an infinite power began to gather in the heavens and earth.
They seemed like the rulers of this world.
Immense force condensed around them, pressing down directly on the monk.
Great Wisdom’s massive body withstood the force, but his expression quickly changed under the pressure.
“How are they this strong?” he turned and shouted at Xu Zimo, “Come help me. I might not be able to hold them off.”
“I believe in you,” Xu Zimo smiled.
He didn’t step in to help. The monk’s background was mysterious, and Xu Zimo wanted to see what he was truly capable of.
Great Wisdom’s expression changed slightly. He looked at Xu Zimo and sighed.
“You still don’t trust me.”
He raised his right hand, holding off the immense pressure.
Then drew a circle in the air with his left hand.
Within that circle, a white light flickered.
“Heavenly Change,” he chanted.
The light in his hand shot up into the sky, illuminating half the world.
However, when the light reached the heavens, it was swallowed whole.
Great Wisdom froze, then his expression shifted drastically. He muttered, “Why has the Heavenly Dao changed?”
“Don’t waste your strength. This world was created by the World-Weary Goddess. The Dao is cut off here. We Dust Envoys hold the authority,” one red-robed envoy said coldly.
“In this land, we can draw upon the power of the world. Here, we are the only gods.”
“Help me out!” Great Wisdom shouted to Xu Zimo. “My divination methods are useless here. The Dao is cut off.”
“You weren’t divining earlier, were you?” Xu Zimo asked.
“That was my ancestor’s Dao Bone. I’m not strong enough,” Great Wisdom explained anxiously.
Seeing that Great Wisdom really had no way to resist, Xu Zimo nodded.
He drew his blade, Shadow Tyrant, and unleashed endless blade energy.
With a thunderous boom, the pressure was slashed apart.
The dozen or so Dust Envoys looked at Xu Zimo in shock and said, “In that case, we’ll suppress you both.”
Their auras grew stronger.
The auras of the dozen merged together, and their power seemed to fuse with the world itself.
Great Wisdom stood beside Xu Zimo, saying seriously, “They’re drawing from the power of the world. Be careful.”
“No need. Big ants, small ants... all the same,” Xu Zimo said, waving his hand.
Shadow Tyrant rose slowly behind him, and endless blade intent began to form.
“One strike,” Xu Zimo said calmly.
More and more blade intent gathered on the blade, distorting and shattering the space around it.
Then Xu Zimo slashed down.
In that moment, the world lost its color. The roaring blade intent surged forth.
The red-robed Dust Envoys in the sky watched the strike. The wind blew fiercely, sending their long hair flying.
“Suppress it!” they all shouted.
They pressed down with both hands, trying to counter the blade with the power of heaven and earth.
With a loud explosion, the radiant blade light burst in front of them.
The endless blade intent grew more violent, tearing through the suppression, exploding in the sky.
The dozen Dust Envoys were all blasted away, landing in disarray around the temple.
“Stop! Everyone stop!” a loud voice suddenly rang out.
Xu Zimo turned to see another red-robed Dust Envoy standing beside Gu Yue.
A long sword was pressed against her neck.
“Make another move and I’ll kill her,” the envoy shouted.
“Go ahead, kill one and show me,” Xu Zimo said with a smile.
“If you leave now, I’ll let your companion go,” the envoy offered.
“I don’t respond well to threats,” Xu Zimo replied flatly.
He walked toward the Dust Envoy step by step.
Seeing this, Great Wisdom hesitated but said nothing in the end.
The Dust Envoy’s expression showed growing panic.
The sword moved closer to Gu Yue’s neck, almost touching her skin. “Don’t come any closer or I’ll really kill her,” he shouted while slowly retreating with Gu Yue.
Just then, a token fell out of Gu Yue’s pocket.
When the Dust Envoys saw it, their expressions changed slightly.
One of them shouted, “Stop! Don’t harm her!”
That envoy descended from the air and carefully picked up the token.
He stared at it for a moment, then looked at Gu Yue and asked, “Where did you get this token?”
“Someone gave it to me,” Gu Yue replied with difficulty.
“Let her go,” the Dust Envoy ordered the one holding Gu Yue.
“Honored one, you...” the other envoy began, confused.
But he still released Gu Yue.
“Greetings, Divine Envoy,” the first Dust Envoy bowed slightly, respectfully handing the token back to Gu Yue.
“Divine... Divine Envoy?” Gu Yue asked in confusion. “Are you talking to me?”
“Whoever holds this token is considered a Divine Envoy,” the Dust Envoy nodded and said.
Gu Yue still seemed confused and quickly ran behind Xu Zimo.
“There’s no need for Divine Envoy to be alarmed. We won’t harm you,” the Dust Envoy said.
“Enough with the nonsense. We’re going to the Goddess Palace, can we or not?” Xu Zimo asked with a frown.
“With a Divine Envoy accompanying you, of course,” the Dust Envoy nodded, not angry in the slightest.
“When would the Divine Envoy like to return to the Palace?”
“Right now,” Gu Yue looked at Xu Zimo, then replied.
“Then please follow me,” the Dust Envoy said with a slight smile, gesturing for them to proceed.