As time passed, a drunken figure walked out from the East Gate.

This was a pale-faced man, with three vibrant bird feathers inserted on his head, colorful and dazzling.

The man immediately looked towards the man resembling a sharp sword.

"My name is Zhuge Wuliang."

The man's face changed slightly, and his eyes narrowed.

"What relation is Zhuge Changfeng to you?"

"He's my nephew, a close one."

Zhuge Wuliang said softly.

As soon as his voice fell, a diamond-shaped weapon shot diagonally, carrying a will to pierce the heavens and flip the entire island over.

It was so fast that it was impossible to react.

Yet, Zhuge Wuliang was indifferent, just tilting his body slightly, and this attack, almost unstoppable, was completely neutralized.

The man's expression slightly changed, not expecting that the man he casually plundered and killed some time ago had such a background and could find him this quickly.

But he thought of something, and a sneer appeared on his face.

"Your speed is good, but you seem to have forgotten where this place is. Killing on No-Crime Island will get you killed!"

Zhuge covered his face and shook his head slightly, with a kind of dazzling sharpness Xu Guang had never seen before.

"Your last words are quite boring."

As he spoke, a long spear suddenly appeared in his hand, fast as lightning, and what shocked the man with bird feathers even more was that it contained an extremely confident power, a kind of... true meaning of invincibility!

The spear tip pierced through the air with a chilling light, amidst intense friction, releasing heat and sparks.

This spear was so sudden and casual, yet it grew increasingly rapid and intense.

To outsiders, it seemed ordinary, but to the man with bird feathers, it seemed like an insurmountable mountain.

Without hesitation, he instinctively activated his strongest divine technique, and the bird feathers on his head transformed into a bird's beak, emitting a piercing screech.

The sound waves exploded, visibly distorting the air into translucent circles that were pushed aside.

Yet, in his eyes, the spear continued at a constant speed forward, breaking through the sound waves, tearing apart the layers of Yin Qi triggered by his divine technique.

The spear tip touched the bird's beak.

Immediately, the man's body with bird feathers turned into a pile of bones in an instant.

Some passersby averted their gaze from the scorching spear tip, to Zhuge Wuliang's tall figure, noticing his flamboyant ink-black hair and his domineering aura.

Zhuge Wuliang's gaze swept over the crowd and landed on the guards at the No-Crime City gate.

"Today's losses will be compensated by Zhuge Wuliang of the Northern Emperor Academy."

After speaking, he turned around.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of him.

It was a woman, extraordinarily beautiful, looking at Zhuge Wuliang with a rather curious gaze.

"My name is Ye Xihan, I know about your origins. Someone asked me to pass a message to Xu Guang: I'm not going to Jizhou..."

After Ye Xihan left, Zhuge Wuliang frowned.

However, he didn't think much of it; the other party bore no malice, and he only needed to deliver the message. He then focused on pondering his Martial Dao's true intent.

Though he had stepped into the First Grade long ago, he hadn't yet comprehended the true intent of Martial Dao, or rather, his Martial Dao's true intent was too vast.

Throughout his journey, he had always had a clear goal.

From the time he was three years old, his father, the former Sect Leader of Dianyin Sect, told him he would be the world's number one in the future.

Thus, at the age of thirty-eight, he successfully broke through to the Second Grade and was revered as the world's number one by everyone in Li Taizhou.

He always considered himself the world's number one.

Being the world's number one is quite a lonely thing, but understanding Li Taizhou made him realize there was a wider world.

Beyond Li Taizhou, there were still heavens and earth.

His ambition and desire grew more abundant as he continued to understand.

Until he arrived in Hongze two years ago.

He seemed to truly understand what he wanted.

The world's number one.

Condense an invincible martial will.

This was Zhuge Wuliang's mind.

This was his ambition.

Today, it was just that the junior accompanying him to Hongze ran into trouble; this level of achievement didn't stir his emotions. He cared more about his Martial Dao's true intent.

...

Jin Buhuan sat on the chair, and his not-so-fat body actually filled the wide armchair. Bai Xiaozhu was stunned to see it.

This Senior Brother Jin seemed to have a slightly chubby figure; how could he look so fat when seated?

"This chair is still a bit too small."

Jin Buhuan sighed.

Bai Xiaozhu didn't react to these words, still complaining in his heart.

Han Yu, however, looked gloomy, understanding the deeper meaning in Jin Buhuan's tone.

"Then, in a while, we'll get a bigger chair for the young master."

Jin Buhuan smiled and then looked at Bai Xiaozhu, "Xiaozhu, when you saw Sister Wei this time, did she say anything?"

Bai Xiaozhu saw a hint of deeper meaning in his eyes and immediately developed a bit of gossip interest.

Could it be that Senior Brother Jin and Wei Yueyi had some past romantic relationship?

It's said that there's a lot of chaos within these major sects.

"I don't know; our leader went over and talked to Wei Yueyi personally. What they said in the end, I don't know."

Jin Buhuan noticed the meaning in Bai Xiaozhu's eyes but didn't answer; he just silently looked east, where East Cliff City was located.

Bai Xiaozhu became more convinced of his guess.

These two must have a relationship.

Zhuge Wuliang came in from outside, "Hasn't Xu Guang returned yet?"

Bai Xiaozhu nodded.

Zhuge Wuliang frowned.

Xu Guang went to investigate the situation in the mine; it's been two days and he hasn't returned.

"Senior Brother Zhuge, is there something you want from him?"

Zhuge Wuliang said, "An old acquaintance from Li Taizhou has sent a message to Xu Guang; there's a change in Qianyuan Kingdom. Their background... is bigger than we thought."

He didn't know the person sending the message to Xu Guang, but the other party could speak of many things about Xu Guang and him, which made him feel incredible.

Remembering the woman named Ye Xihan, he frowned again.

"Prepare to take action soon. This group is not simple."

...

Sitting cross-legged above the blood pool, Xu Guang's mind appeared with memories one after another.

His understanding of the true intent of despair was starting to change gradually.

Residual Rain represents traces, represents existence.

More like a fantasy.

Standing on the basis of the Residual Rain Divine Power, Xu Guang began to comprehend the unique Martial Dao's true intent for the first time.

A full five days passed.

Xu Guang's inner breath was adjusted completely, then he formed magic formulas with both hands, pressing them on his chest, and a phantom Celestial Gate appeared before him, representing the partaking of the Water Gate.

A 'Xu Guang' walked out from the gate.

This was the Martial Dao's true intent realized through Residual Rain.

This was an existence interwoven between illusory and real, with the characteristics of Residual Rain, and also with certain patterns of life and death, like life, like death.

This true intent, being a phantom image, could be born, could die.

Xu Guang slowly got up, looking at the position of the bronze gate, where the blood patterns had completely spread, vaguely revealing something through the bronze door.

As if it was a blood-colored long sword.

Having delayed for a few days, he didn't continue to consolidate, but turned and walked outside.

...

Outside.

Lei Dong walked forward with a dull expression, pale-faced, entering the cave where the bone-faced man hid.

Looking back, he saw Jin Buhuan with a smiling and chubby face. Previously, he looked down on Jin Buhuan, considering him an idler, but when Jin Buhuan truly appeared, he realized just how arrogant he was.

Sighing in his heart.

"What is it now?"

The bone-faced man showed impatience; this Lei Dong was really annoying lately.

"Someone wants to kill me."

The bone-faced man's expression was subtle, about to speak, when a long spear came piercing diagonally.

Without saying a word, he took out two Middle Grade virtual crystals from his bosom and threw them casually, tossing them into two slots in the cave. The whole mine then underwent a strange transformation.

Zhuge Wuliang and Jin Buhuan landed.

Zhuge Wuliang's expression was calm, but internally he was somewhat surprised, as the opponent could not only neutralize his strike in a short time but could also react quickly to activate an array that had been prepared for a long time.

"Qin Cultivator?"

This was a name mentioned by Ye Xihan; Zhuge Wuliang didn't recognize it, but because the bone-faced man hid and revealed, he spoke the name.

Sure enough.

The bone-faced man's expression changed dramatically, "Who are you!?"

Qin Cultivator, was his name from two thousand years ago!