Gate of God

Calmness had fused with motion, and so did the trees, grasses, flowers, mountains, and water. Everything in the Mountain River Illustration seemed to have completely amalgamated with one another.

It was just like a real independent world.

“What kind of origin is capable of combining everything?” Fang Zhengzhi was considering every single emotion and possibility as hard as he could.

However, he eventually rejected every emotions and possibilities very quickly, because none of them was capable of fusing everything so perfectly together.

Wait a minute!

If there was an origin that could truly fuse everything together perfectly like a real world, it must be… Nature!

‘Dao imitates the Laws of Nature!’

This was a philosophical idea that originated from Tao Te Ching. It roughly meant that the order of “Dao” reflected the “state of nature”.

“Human imitates Earth, Earth imitates Heaven, Heaven imitates Dao, and Dao imitates the Laws of Nature.”

This sentence summarized and described how humans, heaven, earth, and the universe worked.

Furthermore, it even revealed the characteristics of the entire universe, including the laws of nature that everything abided by.

“I got it, I got it, so that’s how it works!” Fang Zhengzhi opened his eyes and felt a sense of familiarity when he looked at his surroundings again.

Nature was the origin of the world in the Mountain River Illustration.

As long as it abided by the laws of nature, everything could be fused together, including the mountains, water, trees, flowers, even motion, calmness, and all sorts of existences and emotions.

“The Dao of Nature! I can’t believe Qian Ye has mastered the Dao of Nature!” Fang Zhengzhi couldn’t help but be surprised. After all, the Dao of Nature was said to be the Dao of All Creations. He had never expected someone to master the Dao of Nature.

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Holy Region, Ling Yun Tower.

While Fang Zhengzhi and Ping Yang were struggling in the Mountain River Illustration’s world, Ling Yun Tower’s disciples heaved a long sigh of relief.

“This guy isn’t as scary as he seems, is he?”

“Yeah, he charged right into it. He might just be the most courageous person in the entire Holy Region!”

“It’s a pity that he lost his life because of his courageousness!”

All the disciples were discussing among themselves.

However, their conversation was like a fish bone that got stuck in Lin Mubai’s throat, causing him pain because he could neither swallow it nor spit it out.

“Ping… Ping Yang…” murmured Lin Mubai as blood flowed out of his mouth. He then lost the strength in his legs and fell to the ground.

Lin Mubai seemed so pitiful as if he had suddenly aged a dozen years. He was trembling nonstop.

Despite that, he never let Qian Ye out of his sight, because she was holding a huge water ball which was as tall as a person.

Fang Zhengzhi and Ping Yang were inside the isolated world that was inside the water ball.

“Lin Mubai, since you’re the emperor, I’d not kill you because that would be bad for the stability of the world. I’ll let you go, but I can’t forgive you so easily for attacking my disciples in Ling Yun Tower’s territory. I want you to swear that you’ll never enter Ling Yun Tower again and compensate Ling Yun Tower with 10 years’ worth of monetary offering. Do you have any objections?” Qian Ye glanced at the upside-down water ball in her hand and slowly turned towards Lin Mubai.

She was actually astonished by what had happened. After all, she didn’t think that she could catch Fang Zhengzhi in a single move.

At the very least, it should have taken two attempts? It was even possible that she couldn’t catch Fang Zhengzhi at all.

This was because Fang Zhengzhi was such a “freak”. To put it bluntly, no one knew what he would do in a fight.

Moreover, according to Cang Yue, Fang Zhengzhi’s favorite activity was running away when he couldn’t win a fight.

That was the why Qian Ye was wary of him.

What if she couldn’t finish him off with a single stroke?

Fang Zhengzhi was right when he said that Ling Yun Tower was a forbidden area to everyone except for him. Ling Yun Tower was just like a naked girl to a fearless lone wolf like Fang Zhengzhi!

He could pounce on them whenever he wanted to!

That was a horrifying thought. The consequences would be unimaginable if Fang Zhengzhi got away!

That was why she didn’t dare to attack him right away. However, she had to eradicate Fang Zhengzhi because she couldn’t allow a single man to threaten the entire Ling Yun Tower.

Hence, Qian Ye put up with Fang Zhengzhi’s provocations and secretly prepared two golden orbs to increase the chance of success.

It was better to be safe than sorry.

However, such contingencies did not occur. Fang Zhengzhi didn’t fight cowardly to gauge her strength, and he didn’t fight dirty either.

On the contrary, he charged right towards Qian Ye unlike his usual self.

Qian Ye was actually startled when he came right at her, but she was soon sneering with joy.

What happened next was nothing out of the blue.

Qian Ye was also a little surprised when Fang Zhengzhi fell for her trap right away. She didn’t even have to use the other golden orb.

However, regardless of how she felt, it was over. The weight on her shoulders was finally lifted, and she regained her pride and calmness.

Just as Fang Zhengzhi had expected, Qian Ye wasn’t going to kill Lin Mubai. It was partly because she wasn’t willing to get into more trouble for killing an emperor. The other reason was because he didn’t pose any threat to her. In other words, Lin Mubai was insignificant.

In that case, she didn’t have to go through the trouble of killing him.

It was better to let him off and make him suffer in pain silently in Great Xia Dynasty.

However, Lin Mubai didn’t share the same idea as Qian Ye.

“Hahaha…” He laughed pitifully and shot Qian Ye a weird expression, saying, “Leader, do you really think that I would go back like this?”

“Oh? What do you want to do then?” Qian Ye wasn’t too surprised to hear that.

After all, Lin Mubai was an emperor, so he ought to have a backbone. In that case, it wasn’t too surprising that he would act tough.

“Since I’m already here, I’m not going to return empty-handed. Furthermore, I can’t just leave when Ping Yang is in your hands!” Lin Mubai replied.

“That makes sense. However, since Ping Yang has worked at Ling Yun Tower as a servant for half a year, combined with the fact that she has become a Sage, she is obviously under our control. I’ll promise you that I wouldn’t kill her. She’ll just be imprisoned temporarily.” Qian Ye nodded and said.

“Hehe, Qian Ye, I don’t think you understand what I’m saying. What I meant was, you can do whatever you want with Ping Yang since you’ve already captured. However, I’ve never thought of leaving after I got here!” Lin Mubai replied with a smile.

“Are you really not leaving?” Qian Ye frowned when she heard that.

Lin Mubai didn’t say a word, but his look of determination had already answered Qian Ye’s question.

The disciples of Ling Yun Tower glanced at each other, clearly surprised by Lin Mubai’s decision.

Not killing Ping Yang was already the most benevolent thing they could do!

What Lin Mubai was doing was completely pointless. He didn’t have any more bargaining chips, so there was zero chance of turning the tide of the battle.

“Interesting. What if I said that I’d kill Ping Yang immediately if you don’t get out of my sight right now?” Qian Ye moved her finger and summoned a purple lightning bolt in the water ball to attack Ping Yang.

They didn’t hear anything, but they saw blood flowing out of Ping Yang’s mouth after she was attacked by the purple lightning bolt.

“Ping Yang!” Lin Mubai couldn’t control his anger anymore, but there was nothing he could do. Everyone knew that he had lost all his bargaining power. In that case, how was he able to negotiate terms with Qian Ye?

“So, are you leaving or not?” Qian Ye remained indifferent despite Lin Mubai’s anger.

“Qian Ye, you….”

“Do you want to watch Ping Yang die right in front of your eyes?” Qian Ye’s finger moved as she said that.

“No!”

“Leader, no!”

Two voices were heard when Qian Ye’s finger moved. The former was Lin Mubai, but to everyone’s surprise, the latter was Cang Yue.

Did Cang Yue tried to stop Qian Ye?

The disciples of Ling Yun Tower were bewildered, and Qian Ye also frowned when she heard Cang Yue.

“Leader, do you really dare to kill Ping Yang?” Cang Yue kneeled down and shouted at Qian Ye.

“Why don’t I?”

“Aren’t you afraid that my master would escape from the seal if you killed Ping Yang?” Cang Yue was still facing the ground as she said that.

“Oh?” Qian Ye glanced at Cang Yue and her purple long dress which was stained with blood. She said in a surprised tone, “Cang Yue, do you also think that I’m afraid of Yu Er escaping from the seal?”

“Leader Lan sent someone to gift me a cup of tea on the day my master was sealed. I fell into a coma for three days after I drank the tea. When I woke up, Leader Lan was already dying from her injuries, and my master had already been sealed!”

“What are you trying to say?”

“Leader, are you really not afraid of my master escaping?”

“How dare you!” Qian Ye’s tone finally changed. She shot Cang Yue a cold look before she spoke normally again, “Cang Yue, do you really believe Fang Zhengzhi’s nonsense? Anyone in the world could have killed Leader Lan and sealed Yu Er, but you should know that I’d never do that!”

“Yes… I used to firmly believe that the leader wouldn’t harm my master. However, how do you explain the incomplete Ling Yun Realm?”

“I’ve already explained this a long time ago. That was an accident which occurred because Yu Er was sealed against her will. Hence…”

“That explanation would make sense if it was someone else. However, I cannot believe it because my master would never disobey Leader Lan’s order!” said Cang Yue determinedly.

“People change, especially if they were about to be sealed.” Qian Ye moved her finger subconsciously and created a tiny ripple on the giant water ball.

However, the ripple was too small to be noticed unless someone was completely focused on the water ball.

Therefore, Cang Yue wouldn’t have noticed it, because she was facing the ground since the beginning.

It was impossible for Lin Mubai to notice it either, because he was solely focusing on Ping Yang.

Nevertheless, nothing was impossible.

Cang Yue was facing the ground, so her vision was definitely obstructed. However, coincidentally, there was a puddle of blood on the ground. Combined with the fact that the sky was raining down golden spots of light, the circumstances had changed.

“Leader, why are you nervous?” Cang Yue suddenly raised her head and revealed a ferocious countenance that replaced her cold expression from before.

“Nervous?” Qian Ye squinted her eyes and stared intently at Cang Yue’s face. “Cang Yue, are you getting agitated because of your injuries and fatigue? You’d go back and get some rest first if you’re tired.” Said Qian Ye with a warm and sincere expression.

“Leader, why are you avoiding my question? Are you really not afraid that my master would be released?!” Cang Yue slowly stood up as her expression grew more menacing. She bit her lips so hard that she started bleeding.