"Did you come to find me just to tell me this?"

"Or are you planning to drive me away?"

After a moment of silence, Wu Zhen spoke again.

Wu Zhen had long been mentally prepared for being discovered by Li Boyang.

She had never intended to hide from Li Boyang when she came to the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.

For Wu Zhen, coming to the Hundred Lands Mountain Range in person was her goal.

The assistance she provided to the Flying Heaven Stronghold was merely out of a sense of duty she could not ignore.

"If I wanted to drive you away, you wouldn’t have even set foot in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range."

Li Boyang shook his head slightly, his words sounding somewhat arrogant, yet no one would doubt their truth.

"The Hundred Lands Mountain Range is not Great Xia, and I am not Wu Yi."

"This Hundred Lands Mountain Range is not my possession but a place that all beings can come to."

"The Hundred Lands Mountain Range can accept mountain people, Spirit Monsters, and Gods from the outside world, so naturally, it can accept a Path Seeker like you."

"As long as one is willing to accept the rules of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, even the Ancient Gods of the Wilderness would find a place to stay here upon their revival."

Hearing these words, Wu Zhen merely smiled faintly.

"You say the Hundred Lands Mountain Range is not Great Xia, and you are not Wu Yi."

"But like the Witch King of Great Xia, you set rules with your own thoughts and will."

Even before Li Boyang could speak, Xiluo, transformed into a fiery bird, retorted for him.

"I’ve understood the rules of your Great Xia; you have nearly set every action in stone."

"From food, clothing, shelter, and transportation to ritual ceremonies, you dictate what people should do and when they should do it."

"Just like this Flying Heaven Stronghold you reformed, it’s built upon strict and complex rules leading to prosperity."

"But the baby is different; he merely said what should not be done, while everything else is boundless and unrestricted."

This is the greatest difference between Great Xia and the Hundred Lands Mountain Range and one of the primary reasons countless outsiders choose to come here rather than flee to Great Xia.

Great Xia is an absolute authority.

All actions have prescribed rules, and any offense results in punishment.

The Hundred Lands Mountain Range, in contrast, has only a few consensuses to maintain the coexistence of humans, Spirit Monsters, and Gods; the rest, Li Boyang scarcely cares about.

—Governing by doing nothing and following the natural way.

This is the difference between the Legalist and the Taoist Schools and the reason most knowledgeable people admire Li Boyang the most.

In any era, "boundless and unrestricted" is a derogatory term.

How to steer such "boundless and unrestricted" towards prosperity instead of self-destruction is where Li Boyang’s true capability lies.

"You’re right, and that is indeed one of the reasons I decided to come to the Hundred Lands Mountain Range."

Without denying Xiluo’s words, Wu Zhen rarely smiled.

"If the Witch King is a strict patriarch, then the Celestial Being is a tolerant guide."

"In these few months at the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, I have deeply felt this point."

Looking seriously at Li Boyang’s maturing face, Wu Zhen shifted the subject and asked.

"You’re here for the Xuansu Clan, aren’t you!"

No longer pretending, Wu Zhen, who had long guessed Li Boyang’s purpose, said so.

"She’s one of the purposes, I suppose!"

"I came to you to know the location of the ’Kunlun Ruins.’"

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Kunlun Ruins were once the Celestial Emperor’s Capital.

The Xingtian Clan were once prominent ministers of the Celestial Emperor, with the tribe from Changyang Mountain guarding the Western Ruins for Great Xia.

When this equation holds, it becomes natural to deduce that successive generations of the Xingtian Clan would know the location of Kunlun Ruins.

Moreover, since Wu Zhen mastered the Ten Rings of White Bone, a power based on the remnants of gods and demons.

It can only indicate that before "Wu Yi Shoots the Sky," Wu Zhen, or rather previous generations of the Xingtian Clan, had been practicing with the remnants of gods and demons.

Then the question arises, where can one find large remnants of gods and demons?

"Just because of this, you are sure I know the location of ’Kunlun Ruins’?"

Sitting in the guest hall of the Flying Heaven Stronghold, Wu Zhen asked with a frown.

At this moment, the mountain people of the Flying Heaven Stronghold were outside the guest hall, watching the three inside.

Due to Li Boyang’s rare appearances, the mountain people of the Flying Heaven Stronghold naturally did not recognize him as the Mountain Prophet.

But they recognized Xiluo, who had taken human form.

The fluttering Feather Robe and ribbons had become symbols of Xiluo.

In fact, ever since gaining the ability to take human form,

Xiluo had enjoyed appearing in this guise in various corners of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, without hiding her identity at all.

Over time, some villages that already worshipped Xiluo had even proactively replaced the original forms of Wenli and Red Leopard with this human form.

"Otherwise?"

"Didn’t you already know that I’m most adept in the Divination Method?"

"With such information, divining such intelligence is a matter of course, isn’t it?"

Sitting across from Wu Zhen, Li Boyang smiled calmly.

"I even know that the current head of the Xingtian Clan is your brother."

"Though Xingtian perished back then, his will endured and needed a ’vessel’ to carry it."

"Thus, each Great Witch of Changyang Mountain voluntarily relinquished the chance to become a God, becoming a ’vessel’ to inherit this Ancient God’s power."

"This is the fate of the Changyang Mountain tribe and why you replace the Witch King in guarding the ’Western Ruins.’"

"Compared to other Fang Kingdoms, Changyang Mountain has only one God, but it is the most powerful ’Ancient War God.’"

After a slight pause, Li Boyang continued as he noticed the implicit anger on Wu Zhen’s face.

"You alone, despite possessing the finest aptitude, refused to shoulder this mission."

"No, not only did you refuse the mission, but you also created the witchcraft of exorcising and commanding spirits, going against tradition."

"By the time you returned to Changyang Mountain as one of the ’Spirit Mountain Ten Witches,’ your brother had voluntarily taken on the responsibility meant for you."

Li Boyang did not believe Wu Zhen’s choice was wrong.

After all, the era was progressing; ancient powers are merely ancient, not necessarily correct, nor a synonym for strength.

Wu Zhen desired to command gods and demons using exorcising methods, but her brother chose to adhere to tradition.

This was merely a difference in philosophy, not a choice between right and wrong.

"Tell me the location of the Kunlun Ruins, and I’ll help you perfect the divine power of exorcising and commanding spirits."

"After all, besides the Witch King’s legacy, I might be the only one able to help you perfect that divine power."

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