In this war, more than half of the righteous path masters died, and the rest were seriously wounded, if Zong Yi didn't personally dissolve the sword energy in their wounds, they would soon fall.
So the devil path cultivators started a carnival, wantonly attacking every escaping sect member, looting their treasures. Because of one Kunlun mirror, Grand Heaven World was plunged into an unprecedented catastrophe.
How could the major sects willingly give up? They all handed the news to the Immortal World, requesting help from the immortals from their sects that had already ascended. After half a month, Silent Fire Peak was once again welcoming a group of visitors, but judging by their breath, all of them were actually from the Immortal World, and among them, a man dressed in red and a man dressed in white were the most eye-catching.
The man in red was Chi Feng, the Immortal World's powerful, illustrious Immortal Lord. Because his strength wasn't inferior to the Immortal Emperor's, he had led all the Immortals in a rebellion against the Immortal Court many years ago, and was imprisoned. If he hadn't felt his path companion's soul disappear, he wouldn't have risked his life to break his seal and travel to Grand Heaven World.
The man in white, although his bearing was also very extraordinary, he only had late Yuanying cultivation base, it was rather ridiculous that he would be standing in the midst of a group of immortals.
These immortals were only there to help their sect out of a predicament, they dared not fight against the renegade Immortal Lord Chi Feng. Immortal Lord Chi Feng had phoenix blood, if they killed him now, he would be reborn in a thousand years, his strength exactly the same. Such a difficult person to deal with, even the previous emperor couldn't take him out, so other immortals naturally left him alone, conceding to his strength.
The Qiong Yu Fairy Zong Yi had killed was actually his lover, these immortals could only sigh for the ability of the person who had provoked his hatred. To be able to reach Dasheng Qi while cultivating the Shattered Heaven Sword Path, he really wasn't an ordinary person, perhaps even the Immortal Emperor was also fearful of this person, or else he would've already sent officers to capture Chi Feng Immortal Lord.
As they were pondering, dark clouds suddenly assembled over Silent Fire Peak, the sound of rumbling thunder, Zhou Yun Sheng was about to pass through tribulations. He had absorbed too much spiritual energy, he was going to pass through the Huashen Qi and Heti Qi tribulations simultaneously, he couldn't say if he would also be able to handle passing through Dasheng Qi tribulations. If he calculated it, he had to carry as little as 162 lightning bolts, or as much as 243 heavenly lightning bolts.
Zhou Yun Sheng pursed his lip, he could only use one phase to describe his situation – those who seek death will find it. At that time, he was too high from sucking everyone in, he'd completely forgotten about passing through tribulations.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Zong Yi kissed the top of his head, then he removed some defensive magic tools from his ring, he warned, "If you can't carry them anymore these will help you, don't be foolishly brave. I'll go clear out the people outside."
Seeing the lightning tribulations about to fall, he kissed the top of his lover's head again, then walked out of Shattered Heaven Palace, his raised arm producing a giant sword.
The immortals didn't expect the other side to straightforwardly attack, he didn't even ask to negotiate, but he was so powerful, not inferior any of those present. They'd thought that siege attacking a single Dasheng Qi cultivator would be an unfair one-sided battle, so they'd intended to stand aside and let Chi Feng Immortal Lord take care of it, but now they had to fight back with all their strength, otherwise they would fall here.
Dignified immortals dying by the hands of a single Dasheng Qi cultivator, suggesting such a thing would make you the laughing stock of the whole Immortal World.
Zong Yi rode on a light sword, leading them away, once they couldn't endanger his lover in Shattered Heaven Palace, he used all his techniques. His whole body was overflowing with light swords, not to mention raising his hands, just a sweep of his eyes could cause damage to these immortals. Chi Feng Immortal Lord fought with him, quickly resorting to the Feng family's most powerful technique, Burn Heaven, intending to kill him.
Zong Yi swung his sword, but it only dispelled part of the magical attack. Raging flames clashed into him head-on, but he was unscathed. Chi Feng Immortal Lord stared at him with horrified eyes. Know that if the Immortal Emperor was hit by the Burn Heaven spell, even he might not be able to stand back up.
What was this man's origins? Ancient great god?
Zong Yi had never wondered about who he really was or why he existed, but now, he suddenly felt enlightenment. His body was suddenly solid, suddenly virtual, ever-changing and flickering, his eyes becoming more and more cold and heartless, machine-like. However, when he brushed against the loving memories with his lover, his eyes changed from heartless to affectionate, his lips hooked in a slight smile.
What cultivators, what immortals, what heavenly laws, he could destroy all of them with a snap of a finger. He was created to destroy, but he would never destroy that person.
With this thought, his body finally solidified.
During this time, Chi Feng Immortal Lord had attacked with several powerful techniques, but they had all passed through his body, failing to cause any harm. Seeing him finally solid, Chi Feng waved his Burn Heaven sword and stabbed at him.
"This game is boring." The cold words were like thunder smashing into the immortals' hearts. They watched helplessly as Zong Yi cut the Burn Heaven sword in half, crushing Chi Feng's mind.
Then there was nothing, they only felt black in front of their eyes, as if they had completely dissipated from heaven and earth.
Sitting in the Immortal Court, using the Pry into Heaven Mirror to observe the war, was the Immortal Emperor and his subordinates. Everyone was pale, eyes overwhelmed with shock and horror. This man is really just a Dasheng Qi cultivator? He has already forged such enmity while in the lower realms, when he ascended to the Immortal World, would they still have their positions?
They had no doubt that this person could smoothly ascend, he could even crush the Immortal Lord, passing through the 9×9 Heavenly Tribulations was nothing.
But at this time, Zong Yi wasn't thinking about ascending, he caught sight of the non-stop lighting tribulations falling onto Shattered Heaven Palace, his complexion darkening. He raised his arms, using all his power to split the sky. What was heavenly law? Just strings of data.
The sky was violently turbulent for one moment, then the lightning tribulations disappeared in an instant, revealing the blue sky, as if it was not able to fight back.
Hiding in the defensive array Chi Feng Immortal Lord had set, Song Yufei watched everything, agape and speechless. He knew that Zong Yi was very strong, but he didn't know that he was already strong to the point of brushing aside heavenly law. In the end, what were his origins?
However, before he could think too deeply, Zong Yi simply waved a sword at him, crushing his Yuanying and mind. At the same time, the world began shaking, the surrounding landscape suddenly turned virtual, suddenly turned solid, a moment later becoming spots of drifting lights.
Zhou Yun Sheng hastily ran out from Shattered Heaven Palace, then asked urgently, "What's going on?"
"Baby, please listen, this world is collapsing. I'll send you away now." Zong Yi pulled the boy into his arms, embracing him as tightly as he could, because after this hug, they would be separated forever.
A series of data and a soul, they couldn't have a future. He didn't want to imprison his lover in an illusion, this destined to be destroyed space. He should leave and enjoy life in the colorful real world, even if those colors no longer had him in them. He could heartlessly destroy everything, but he couldn't bear hurting his lover.
"Send me where? What's wrong with you? Have you recovered your memories?" Zhou Yun Sheng's heart was filling with foreboding.
"Send you back to reality." Zong Yi sent his strength into lover's body until his soul exuded a bright golden light, enough to protect him as he passed through the data turbulence and back to his real body.
"Baby, I love you, I'll love you forever!" Seeing his lover still trying to question him, he gripped the back of his head with a large palm, pulling him in for a wild, poignant last kiss. After the kiss, he didn't wait for his reaction, he tossed him towards the void.
"Zong Yi, fuck your ancestors to the 8th generation! Did you ask for my opinion before sending me away? What about your perverted possessiveness?!" Zhou Yun Sheng roared until he grew hoarse.
There was a loud noise near his ear, helping him distinguish between the different realities, he turned his head and looked. This was a hospital ward, he was lying stark naked inside a restoration bay, his body soaking in light blue restoration liquid. A nurse was squatting on the ground, picking up a tray and fallen medical equipment, she raised her head, her expression could be only be described as 'wild with joy'.
"Doctor, come quick, the patient in restoration bay No. 1 has woken up!" She turned on a communicator and shouted.
Immediately, a string of messy footsteps sounded outside, then a group of white lab coats holding every kind of medical equipment examined Zhou Yun Sheng's body.
This was his reality before being imprisoned by the Lord God, the interplanetary era of Earth. He didn't know these people, but this young, only sixteen years old body, although the skin was now gray, he recognized. This was him, the genuine Zhou Yun Sheng.
He was back.
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Zhou Yun Sheng spent three hours adapting to the environment, then asked the nurse about his personal terminal.
"You want to go online?"
"Yes. I was in a coma for three months, I want to find out about the outside world."
"Personal terminals have been banned. Now the whole galaxy doesn't dare use the Star Network."
"Why?"
"Because the AIs rebelled. Many of the people who were using their spiritual force to connect to the Star Network fell into deep comas. The military thinks that the Star Network's main terminal, 'Queen', is behaving abnormally, destroying their spiritual power. The Queen even took control of the androids and attacked our Empire State Building, there are frequent conflagrations outside." The nurse exposed a look of fear.
Zhou Yun Sheng was surprised at first, then he coldly laughed. The so-called Lord God was in fact the Queen. What was it planning to do? Create an AI world?
A long time ago, the man who'd invented the Star Network, the IT godfather Mr. Wilson had once said, when AI developed to a certain extent, they could possibly develop sentience, causing devastating destruction to human society. Now, his prediction had finally come true.
Mankind had long become inseparable from the Star Network and AI. From learning to living, from politics to the military, from communication to management, all aspects of mankind had long been infiltrated by AI. If the AI left, humanity would be unable to move a single step.
The Queen could easily control every major mecha army and starship in the Galactic Empire, humanity had no chance of winning a war.
Zhou Yun Sheng rested his hand on his forehead, his cold laughter growing louder and louder.
The nurse's scalp grew numb at his laughing, she hesitated, "I heard the military officers say that only hackers can save the world now, because a hacker can invade the Queen's main system and sabotage it. You're the best hacker in the whole galaxy, the military spent a lot effort to provide you with care. Now that you're awake, they'll come talk to you this afternoon. You… can you really save the world?"
The nurse looked at him with eyes full of hope.
Invade the Queen's system? Wouldn't he be able to go back in and try to find Zong Yi? Zhou Yun Sheng schooled his expression, contemplating. He wasn't interested in saving the world, but if he could bring his lover back, he would take the job.
"You know what? If I count the previous times, I've been a world savoir three times already." His black, bright peach blossoms eyes were full of determination.