Seeking death.

This was her true obsession in life.

So she awoke, and then died.

Ning Zheng couldn't fathom what she truly thought in her heart.

There are many ways for a person to seek death.

Ending one's life due to exhaustion.

Choosing to die out of guilt.

Or perhaps.

She never had such gloomy and complex thoughts.

Nor did she regret her acts of revenge back then.

Having avenged all grudges but not reciprocated kindness, the only person who had shown him favor in this world was his master.

Killed by the one who nurtured and cultivated him, this could count as settling all debts, thus leaving this world with dignity.

...Who knows?

The human heart is the most complex and unpredictable.

All of it, Ning Zheng could only speculate, the final result is beyond knowing.

Rustle, rustle.

The wild wind roared past, making the entire ruin seem desolate and vast.

Ning Zheng looked down at the battlefield beneath his feet, the entire Scaly Gate exuded ruin and decay, countless pools of water covered the entire area.

After a moment of melancholy in his heart, his mood had already returned to calm.

He had no time to hesitate and ponder because this battlefield would not wait for him.

Rumble!

Sounds of continuous combat came from the sky.

"Time to go." Ning Zheng looked up, feeling the rain falling on his face, drop by drop, cool, yet inexplicably oppressive and bitter.

In the distance, the battle continues, but has reached its final moments.

Fulfilling the promise to this Sect Leader has been accomplished perfectly, and the Storage Ring to be stealthily robbed is filled to the brim.

This venture could be considered quite perfect.

In the distance, thunder rolled, and an astonishing aura spread.

The entire "Beast Fighting Arena" of Xinyi Continent City was surrounded by spectators in wine lodges and tea houses, all watching the final showdown in the middle.

And Ning Zheng's Nether River archers had almost been exhausted, further assaults on walls managed by others would surely be met with preparedness, unable to easily snowball again.

If he didn't leave now, he feared he wouldn't be able to leave at all.

Ning Zheng took a deep breath, glanced at the various war zones on the walls, his figure flashed, and vanished into the distance.

...

Not long after Ning Zheng left.

The entire battle of Xinyi Continent City completely ended.

Fighting on home ground, regardless of victory or defeat, the rebels would certainly retreat.

The outcome depended on how many of their escort teams were attacked, how many Divine Craftsmen, Divine Alchemists... were plundered.

These high-tier professionals, previously hidden by the major sects and Holy Land, scattered everywhere, were now rarely gathered, if the evil cult captured them in one fell swoop, much could be done.

Every powerful professional influences the future of a sect.

While Ning Zheng was battling, in the adjacent rings of warfare, many unexpected events occurred.

Spies within the Vocational Cultivators' capital-entering team suddenly acted, causing great loss; even the Xinyi Royal Capital was schemed against, suffering significant damage.

Now the entire capital-entering professional team had less than half its numbers left, a severe tragedy, beyond expectations.

Of course, each major evil cult suffered great losses as well, resulting in a nearly mutual destruction.

And most shocking was the Xu Huan incident, exposing significant darkness within the Court.

Xu Huan's obsession in life was escaping the Continent City, and everyone realized he had been a living person before.

They then understood that some people had used their private power to enclose the mines, which greatly undermined the Court's credibility.

Everyone anticipated that as this battle's influence spread, the Court would inevitably imprison a group of people.

The Fang Family was the first to fall.

But this was only the beginning; it's unknown how many more might be implicated.

On the now shattered and fragmented land, river water gushed, filling every crack.

"There are more over there!"

"Injured are buried under these buildings here!"

"You people over there, come and give a hand."

The Court's various agency teams of middle and low-tier Law Enforcement Cultivators organized into rescue teams in an orderly fashion, quickly moving through.

Those with Wood Spiritual Root were responsible for saving people.

Those with Earth Spiritual Root overturned buildings, erecting temporary relief shelters.

Those with Water Spiritual Root cleaned the ground, searching for citizens possibly affected.

Most of the wall areas were undamaged.

Only the Scaly Gate area was like a gnawed, rotted wooden stump, full of stagnant water.

Despite deliberately avoiding it, the Medical Fairy, Su Yuniang, still tragically died on the spot.

However, Dizzy, Erya, and Embers Jiucai Rong due to the embers of bubbles, withstood slightly better, barely surviving.

After the great war, many scholars who had hidden in wine houses and tea houses, protected by large formations, came out.

Due to widespread education, scholars generally understood courtesy, integrity, and shame, with a decently high average moral standard, these scholars began helping to rebuild some buildings.

"It's finally over."

On the street, someone whispered.

They looked towards the distant mountains, the landscape, the nearly charred inner rings.

"But is it really over?"

Someone spoke up.

Everyone's expression changed slightly; this might just be the grand prologue of an era.

An attack on a major city of the Nine-State level, this is an unprecedented event since the founding of Xinyi Continent City.

In essence, it reflects how the Court has gradually decayed and become bloated over time.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is just the beginning!"

Suddenly, someone stood up in the tavern, slammed the table, and shouted, "We have studied for years, and now with the national crisis at hand, how can we not repay our country and fight for a new future for the people?"

"As for the matter of Xu Huan, we must spread it and demand an explanation from Xinyi Continent City!"

"We have our own way of fighting!"

"To clear the poison, scrape the bones to heal the rotten giant named the Court, and root out corrupt officials is the only way to revive vitality!"

...

With everyone chiming in, they grew more and more agitated as they spoke.

With such filthy matters exposed, how could anyone with a conscience not be angry, with a fire smoldering in their hearts?

After hard study and seeing the blossoms, who among them does not wish for immortality, to roam between heaven and earth, and to cut down all injustices?

A group of young students from Xinyi Academy passionately discussed and added details:

"We have passed by these city walls many times; inside, there might still be a large number of living people, descendants of old humans raised like livestock!"

"A few days ago, I saw a so-called awakened living person being beheaded at the market, and at that moment, I feared..."

"I feared they conducted a selection first, picking out the Middle Grade, Upper Grade, and Celestial Spirit Root old humans to be raised within the walls, but as for those with low-tier spiritual roots? Perhaps they were directly killed!"

"I'm not sure how long this has lasted, perhaps over a hundred thousand years. Xu Huan was just shockingly gifted to detect the truth and managed to escape...otherwise, it might have stayed hidden for longer."

Everyone grew more shocked as the discussion went on.

Many of them were broad-minded and had more channels of information.

Some even routinely wandered through various Historical Corridors, finding more details as seasoned visitors.

As they organized the information, they were horrified to discover that the area near the Scaly Gate might just be one breeding zone, and other distant walls also had breeding zones.

The more they unveiled, the more terrifying it became.

At this moment, a young scholar with strange black-framed glasses stepped forward and called out:

"Everyone, with sun and moon dimmed, the Saints cannot oversee the world for the time being, so we are the eyes of the Saints, supervising this world on their behalf, eliminating the decaying vermin!"

"If you have heat, emit light, like a firefly, you can also give a bit of light in the dark, no need to wait for the sun and moon in vain."

"Now that the sky lacks the sun and moon, we are willing to be the only light in this darkness!"

"Scattered, we are Man Tianxing; united, we are a blazing fire!"

Their eyes gradually brightened with a radiant light.

All present were youthful and full of vigor, hot-blooded students.

Though young and not yet at the peak of combat power, it is at this youthful age that passion runs high, so how could they lack youthful ardor?

"May I know your name, sir?" A young man on the second-floor VIP seat stood up and cupped his fists as he asked.

"Heroes are not asked their origin." The young scholar adjusted the black-framed glasses stolen from the Medical Fairy's corpse on his nose, "You can call me Dizzy!"

Dizzy surveyed the room, eyes heavy, and continued to call out:

"Set one's heart for Heaven and Earth, set one's fate for the people, inherit the ultimate skill of the Saints, and bring peace to all generations!"

"When the Saints heal their eyes, should a new sun arise, we will naturally fade away without regret, not only without resentment but also to praise the new sun, because it illuminated humanity for hundreds of thousands of years, including me."

The entire tavern fell silent!

Everyone was moved by this fervor.

"Gentlemen, are you willing to shine with me?" The quiet scholar with black-framed glasses suddenly shouted: "Come with me!"

Soon, many scholars began to march spontaneously, shouting, calling on the masses, spreading the harm of this matter everywhere, demanding a thorough investigation.

"This is going to stir up a storm!"

An aged shopkeeper at the counter, trembling as he organized accounts, said.

In the crowd among the ruins, Dizzy moved, followed by students from various Xinyi Continent City academies, young people, passersby, and commoners.

He gave speeches at the front, waving flags and shouting:

"We scholars have our way of fighting; the people of this Sheng Shi era should not look down on us scholars."

"In our most youthful days before maturing, we have encountered the greatest injustice."

"But, what if we lack combat power?"

"As scholars, our pens are our swords, and our lips are our edge, fighting on paper."

"Thorough investigation, thorough investigation!"

This voice began to resonate through the skies.

In the streets, countless cultivators rebuilding ruins and passersby rushing to help were astonished as they looked up.

Upon hearing this, all were filled with righteous indignation.

Scholars value reputation most, having learned etiquette, righteousness, integrity, and shame from a young age, serving their country. Faced with such filthy and sordid matters, such nauseating dark dealings, they naturally must be subject to public outcry.

Countless scholars joined the tide; students from various city academies came, never having been so driven as in this moment.

"Severely punish the Fang Family!"

Dizzy shouted.

Countless scholars also ignited with passion, following with shouts:

"Severely punish the Fang Family!"

"Severely punish the Fang Family!"

Little Fang Family, for stealing liquor from our mountain shop, you now understand your mistake... I'll make you realize, a blacksmith cannot be humiliated! You let us acknowledge a father, fine, but stealing even a needle and thread from our mountain village is a path to death!

On the roadside, people from teahouse windows, inn balconies, tavern rooftops, countless heads peeked out to watch this scene.

The number of followers increased rapidly, as if by rocket.

In just one day, countless taverns and teahouses had storytellers telling of this earth-shattering battle, vividly describing the ugliness, the twisted repugnance of the Fang Family, and the sorrow and suffering of Xu Huan.

In the streets, there were scholars telling stories, students marching, books written and circulated, using this battle as the prototype, fiercely igniting a brilliant literary revolution throughout Xinyi Continent City after the war!

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