"Caw—"
An eagle's cry pierced the sky.
On the vast cloud-covered peaks, an eagle soared with outstretched wings.
Shen Zhao woke up slowly, sat up, shook his head, took a deep breath, and then clutched his chest as he stood up to survey his surroundings.
Looking around, Shen Zhao realized he was standing on the edge of a cliff. Across from him was another cliff, with a long, continuous chasm between them, forming a separating, narrow gorge.
He tentatively looked down. The boundless sea of clouds obscured the view below. Just estimating, the height of this mountain peak was at least a thousand ren (a unit of length).
"Careless!"
Shen Zhao recalled the Seizing Heaven Creation Palm he'd used before being sucked into the black hole and couldn't help but force a bitter smile.
That palm technique could seize the creation of heaven and earth, capable of shattering mountains and splitting seas, and even triggering fluctuations in the laws of the world.
However, using true qi instead of spiritual qi had ultimately led to uncontrollable phenomena, and even the power was far less than expected.
But thinking about how he had suppressed Mu Qiuyao in their clash, without affecting his experience of putting on a show, Shen Zhao felt it was all worth it.
However, the urgent matter at hand was to find a way to leave this godforsaken place and return to meet up with Ding Buer and the others as soon as possible.
In fact, Shen Zhao had anticipated this situation, so he had Su Yunying deliver the invitation he had received from Chu Sheng to the Jade Pool Holy Land beforehand, just in case.
That way, even if something happened to him, with Jiang Qingluan's protection, his friends wouldn't be suppressed by the combined forces of the Heavenly Severance Holy Land and Profound Heaven Immortal Dynasty.
It could be said that the moment he decided to kill Lü Baichuan and turn against the Heavenly Severance Holy Land, Shen Zhao had calculated every possible scenario and made comprehensive arrangements.
This also includes conflicts with Mu Qiuyao.
The only variable was whether the Jade Pool Holy Land would be willing to intervene.
Pushing aside his thoughts, Shen Zhao calmed himself, intending to find a way out after healing his injuries.
Just as he had entered meditation and begun circulating the spiritual energy in his body to repair his damaged meridians, a faint sound of footsteps echoed in his ears.
"Who's there?"
He abruptly opened his eyes, only to see Mu Qiuyao, with her silver hair, glaring at him with a pair of icy cold, beautiful eyes on the opposite side of the canyon.
At this moment, Mu Qiuyao's profound robe was torn in many places, revealing glimpses of her smooth legs and a hint of her shoulder.
Her delicate face, which could be broken with a single touch, was pale, and her cherry-like lips had lost all color due to her severe injuries, instead revealing a sickly beauty that aroused a strong desire for conquest.
Staring at each other, Mu Qiuyao clenched her jade-like palms.
Such a powerful palm strike, to have injured me to this extent. Could it be that this Shen Zhao was this strong from the very beginning? Just how terrifying was his strength at his peak?
Mu Qiuyao felt very resentful.
She had also been reborn from a previous life and had heard many rumors about Shen Zhao on the Immortal Martial Continent.
To be honest, at first, Mu Qiuyao didn't care about Shen Zhao at all. Even when Shen Zhao had broken through the Nine Netherworld, she thought it was just an accident and a stroke of luck.
However, when she learned that Empress Yintian had reached the Great Emperor realm in less than twenty years, Mu Qiuyao could no longer remain calm.
After much investigation and understanding, Yu Xiyan's ability to reach the Emperor realm in such a short time was, of course, due to her own outstanding talent, but even more so due to Shen Zhao's silent efforts behind the scenes.
She had entered the Emperor realm in a hundred years, which was already an unsurpassed legend on the Immortal Martial Continent. Now, she had been directly outstripped by several streets. How could she bear this?
When she learned that the Yin Emperor Dynasty had expanded its territory to one-third of the entire continent, Mu Qiuyao wanted to meet Shen Zhao.
However, just before she was about to fight Shen Zhao, news of his death arrived.
For a time, Mu Qiuyao couldn't accept such a result. She personally went to the peak of the Nine Abysses to investigate, and only after confirming Shen Zhao's death did she sigh with regret.
After her rebirth, one of Mu Qiuyao's greatest wishes was to fight Shen Zhao.
However, this Shen Zhao was so powerful.
That Seizing Heaven Creation Palm, the power of Daoist principles and laws contained within, almost destroyed her Great Profound Dao Body, completely beyond her expectations.
Now, she was severely injured, her cultivation automatically sealed, just like an ordinary person, and urgently needed to recover.
However, without the aura of blazing flames or pure yang energy, her injury recovery would be extremely slow.
The two of them stood facing each other in silence, staring each other down across the narrow passage.
After a long while, Shen Zhao spoke first, "What? You've been staring at me for so long, you want another round?"
Mu Qiuyao snorted coldly, "It's a miracle you're not dead yet after taking my Bright Jade Profound Yellow Technique."
Shen Zhao retorted, "That palm strike of yours failing to kill you is a miracle you can brag about!"
"The Seizing Heaven Creation Palm is nothing more than that."
"The Bright Jade Profound Yellow Technique is garbage."
"Arrogance can't hide your guilty conscience."
"Pride won't change your outcome."
They'd clearly mastered the art of arguing from a distance. After all, verbal sparring didn't cost anything, so they just kept at it.
Seeing that Mu Qiuyao was still unwilling to cross the chasm, Shen Zhao immediately realized that her injuries were no lighter than his own. He stopped paying attention to her and closed his eyes to focus on healing his wounds.
Mu Qiuyao stomped her foot in anger, but seeing that Shen Zhao ignored her, she could only calm down and try to heal her injuries.
However, with her cultivation completely sealed, Mu Qiuyao gained nothing besides sitting there and recovering her stamina.
A day and a night passed. When Shen Zhao had recovered about sixty or seventy percent of his internal injuries, he slowly opened his eyes.
He saw Mu Qiuyao on the other side, arms crossed over her chest, leaning against a rock and asleep. The mountain wind blew, lifting the collar of her robe and causing her black robe to slip off her shoulder, revealing a smooth, fair shoulder that was truly captivating.
Shen Zhao shook his head, not wanting to bother with her. He stood up, ready to leave, but Mu Qiuyao immediately woke up and quickly tidied her disheveled robe.
"Where are you going?"
"What's it to you?"
Mu Qiuyao walked to the edge of the cliff and, after thinking for a moment, said to Shen Zhao, "We don't even know where we are now. I have a suggestion: why don't we put aside our grievances for the time being and find a way back first? What do you think?"
Shen Zhao snorted coldly, "Given the relationship between you and me, why do you think I'd agree to your suggestion?"
Mu Qiuyao's face darkened, "I'm speaking to you properly. You'd better not be ungrateful!"
"Save your breath. Your kingly aura is being used on the wrong person!"
At the same time, Shen Zhao was also carefully surveying the terrain.
He found that regardless of whether he looked left or right, the road on this cliff was too flat, so flat that it was almost unbelievable. He couldn't find any path down the mountain.
"Don't bother looking. I already searched yesterday. As far as the eye can see, there's no sign of a path down," Mu Qiuyao reminded him.
Shen Zhao was silent for a moment, then walked directly to the left.
"Hey? I'm talking to you, do you hear me?"
"Noisy!"
Shen Zhao interrupted him in a deep voice, and then said, "Then try walking in one direction and see if it's possible to find an exit!"
After saying this, he ignored Mu Qiuyao and continued to walk to the left.
Mu Qiuyao thought for a moment, feeling the coldness on her body, and could only follow Shen Zhao in the same direction.
After a day and a night, there was still no sign of an exit.
Shen Zhao wasn't in a hurry. He sat down, lit a bonfire, and then sat cross-legged to continue recuperating from his injuries.
Mu Qiuyao also found a spot to sit quietly and rest.
Since she achieved the Emperor realm, she hadn't experienced this kind of physical exertion, relying solely on walking. Coupled with her injuries, she was exhausted after just one day and night.
Feeling the chill of the surrounding wind, Mu Qiuyao couldn't help but shiver, her gaze greedily fixed on the bonfire across from her.
Before the Bright Jade Profound Yellow Technique reached its completion, it would inevitably experience a backlash of cold energy. That extreme pain could make Mu Qiuyao suffer for days and nights.
Only by finding something of extreme yang could she suppress this cold.
In her previous life, she did find it.
But for Mu Qiuyao, it was a nightmare, a nightmare she couldn't escape even after being reborn.
Looking at Shen Zhao again, Mu Qiuyao's eyes were filled with confusion.
Hearing that in Shen Zhao's short life, he had created countless miracles, perhaps he had a way to solve the aftereffects of the Bright Jade Profound Yellow Technique?
As soon as this thought arose, he immediately rejected it.
No, how could the dignified Empress of Profound Heaven Immortal Dynasty compromise with this man who was her enemy?
The pride of an emperor did not allow her to easily bow her head to others.
And so, the two of them spent another night separated by a line in the sky.
The moment the morning sun shone on their faces, the two of them woke up almost simultaneously.
Shen Zhao's injuries had basically recovered, and he was surprised to find that the meridians in his body were much thicker than before, which was an unexpected delight.
Mu Qiuyao's complexion was even worse. Even a gust of wind made her shiver, feeling cold and unbearable.
Looking at the dignified Empress across from him, who was now putting on a helpless act, Shen Zhao felt quite pleased: "Heh heh, you dared to go against me? You deserved it!"
Just as he was about to continue searching for an exit, Mu Qiuyao finally couldn't help but speak: "Kid, do you have any nourishing pills on you?"
Shen Zhao stopped: "What? Doesn't the dignified Empress carry any pills when she goes out?"
This one sentence rendered Mu Qiuyao speechless.
She was a master at the Emperor Realm. How many people in the world could even slightly injure her? Why would she need to carry these pills?
"I don't have any!"
As she said these words, a trace of humiliation appeared on Mu Qiuyao's face, which should have been stubborn.
Shen Zhao nodded, then took out a bottle of nourishing pills from his storage bag: "Coincidentally, I happen to have some."
Mu Qiuyao hurriedly said, "Give the medicine to me, I'm willing to pay ten times the price."
Shen Zhao replied, "As expected of the Immortal Dynasty's Empress, your generosity is extraordinary. Alright, this bottle of Nourishing Pills is worth ten spirit stones on the market. Give me a hundred."
Mu Qiuyao was stunned for a moment, then said, "I haven't brought any spirit stones with me. When I return, I will naturally send the spirit stones to you."
Shen Zhao was dumbfounded, never expecting that this person could freeload so confidently, even surpassing Su Yunying.
"Sorry, my rule is, cash on delivery!"
"I am the Empress of the Profound Heaven Immortal Dynasty, do you think I would embezzle your few spirit pills?"
"That's not necessarily true. The more powerful people are, the more they like to freeload. Moreover, between us in the Heavenly Severance Holy Land, it's a battle to the death. Why should I trust you!"
"Boy! I advise you not to go too far! I have already lowered my stance, don't be ungrateful!"
"What are you trying to show off? You're broke, stop putting on airs. I don't have time to play with you, let's go!"
Shen Zhao put away the medicine bottle and continued walking forward, ignoring Mu Qiuyao's calls.
Mu Qiuyao had no choice but to keep following Shen Zhao.
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Two days later, a burst of Buddha's light shone in the distance, followed by the echoing chants filling the air.
Shen Zhao stopped abruptly, his pupils contracting upon hearing the chanting.
Mu Qiuyao, hearing the commotion ahead, breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally found the exit."
Then, she glared at Shen Zhao and walked straight ahead.
Shen Zhao hesitated for a moment, then followed.
It wasn't until the two of them stopped at the edge of the cliff, seeing a towering, thousand-zhang-tall giant Buddha before them, that Shen Zhao finally understood which realm they were in.
"Western Buddha Sect Country!"
Shen Zhao couldn't help but clench his fists.
"Excellent. The unfinished wishes of nine lifetimes, I'll settle them all in this life!"
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