The whole family is insanely eavesdropping on my thoughts Chapter 503
Chapter 503: Opening the Barrier
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“A mere mortal seeking justice in the Spirit Realm? Now that’s a first,” Xiao Yao Zi chuckled lightly.
“The mortal world has fallen so low that even a four-year-old child can become emperor?”
“What’s so lowly about that? Uncle Xiao Yao Zi, weren’t you even worse off back then? You were severely wounded, trapped by your enemies…”
“Hiding in the Liu Xian Pavilion, selling—mmmph!” The ever-carefree Xiao Yao Zi suddenly clamped a hand over her mouth, his face tense.
“How do you know about my past?” Xiao Yao Zi glared at her, gritting his teeth.
That was a secret buried deep in his heart.
As he looked into Lu Chao Chao’s eyes, a flicker of killing intent surfaced.
“Uncle Xiao Yao Zi, don’t be angry. If you kill me, your tales will spread across the entire Spirit Realm…” Lu Chao Chao smiled, her eyes curving mischievously.
The truth was, Xiao Yao Zi had once been forced to hide in a male brothel, using his looks to survive. This was his greatest shame.
Xiao Yao Zi was so furious he laughed, pointing at her yet unable to utter a single word.
“Fine, fine! The mortal world’s matters—I, the Carefree Sect, will not meddle!” He flicked his sleeves and stormed off, his departure still carrying the air of a flustered escape.
Ming Kong’s face darkened instantly.
Meanwhile, Jin Huan suddenly sat up straight, staring directly at Lu Chao Chao.
Dao Monarch Xuan Ji stood up. “Though my Daoist Sect follows the Path of Emotionlessness, we do not indulge in reckless slaughter.”
“The Daoist Sect will not participate in opening the barrier. Nor will we entangle ourselves in mortal karma.”
Jin Huan rose, a playful smile on her lips. “My Pleasure Sect… also declines participation.”
Ming Kong’s expression grew unsightly to the extreme.
“Fine! Very well! Even without you all, my Ten Thousand Swords Sect will still open the barrier and save the Three Realms from calamity!” His glare at Lu Chao Chao was filled with a murderous urge, as if he longed to crush her underfoot.
A mere mortal dared to oppose him?
Jin Huan stepped forward, leaning slightly toward Lu Chao Chao. “I am Jin Huan. A pleasure to meet you, Chao Chao.”
Lu Chao Chao cast her a sidelong glance and responded with a simple “Mm.”
Jin Huan chuckled, seemingly in high spirits as she left.
The Grand Competition of the Spirit Realm lasted three days in total.
That night, Lu Chao Chao stealthily infiltrated the Sword Sect’s forbidden grounds, where the Grand Elder Chang Wei was in seclusion.
Every blade of grass and tree in the Ten Thousand Swords Sect was intimately familiar to her.
As she undid the seals, not a single soul was alerted.
Inside, the area was covered in frost, with icicles hanging in all directions. Lu Chao Chao instinctively pulled a coat around her shoulders.
She ventured deeper within.
The further she went, the deeper her frown became.
“Elder Chang Wei?” she called softly.
Her voice echoed, yet no response came. A cold unease settled over her, and she swiftly darted forward.
From afar…
A frail figure sat cross-legged upon a stone platform, so cold that even his eyebrows had frozen over.
“Chang Wei!” Lu Chao Chao’s eyes turned red as she leapt forward.
The figure’s eyelashes trembled at the sound, and he weakly opened his eyes. For a moment, he seemed dazed upon seeing Lu Chao Chao.
“Chang Wei, it’s me—Sunshine! Who did this? Who imprisoned you here?” She trembled, trying to transfer her spiritual energy to him, but his body was like a broken sieve—unable to hold even a single wisp.
A dim light ignited in the elder’s turbid eyes.
“Sunshine? Chao Chao!” His voice was hoarse, aged beyond recognition, barely clinging to life.
“Cough, cough…”
“They succeeded! They really did it! They truly brought you back to life, Sunshine!” The Grand Elder’s skeletal fingers gripped her hand tightly, tears clouding his eyes.
“Sunshine, the Celestial Realm will not tolerate your existence. You must protect yourself!”
“Ming Kong has become a lackey of the Celestial Realm! That beast! He is a traitor to the Ten Thousand Swords Sect!”
“He… he lured Chong Yue back to the sect and used a forbidden technique to seize his godhood! I have failed you… I let our sect produce a traitor!” The Grand Elder’s voice was filled with remorse.
“Chong Yue is not dead. He still lives, Grand Elder. Do not despair.”
“As long as I’m here, no one will harm Chong Yue.”
The Grand Elder gazed at Lu Chao Chao, unwilling to let go. “Good… good! It’s enough that you’ve returned…”
It was as if her return had restored the sect’s foundation.
“Ming Kong was once a good child, but desire… desire is like a snowball rolling down a mountain. It grows heavier and heavier until it cannot be stopped.”
“He practiced forbidden arts, stole my cultivation, and seized Chong Yue’s godhood in a desperate bid for ascension.”
“Sword Sovereign, I beg you—cleanse our sect!”
“He has disgraced the old sect leader! He has shamed the sect’s teachings!”
He clutched Lu Chao Chao’s hand so tightly that it hurt.
“Alright, alright, Chang Wei—I promise you!” Lu Chao Chao sobbed.
The Grand Elder smiled faintly, and his body gradually faded away in her embrace.
Suddenly…
A pillar of light shot into the sky from the distant horizon.
Lu Chao Chao gripped the Sunshine Sword and immediately left the forbidden grounds. Xie Yu Zhou’s face was ashen.
Seeing Lu Chao Chao, he shouted urgently.
“That lunatic Ming Kong is forcefully opening the barrier!”
Lu Chao Chao leapt onto her sword and soared toward the edge of the sky.
Zhu Mo transformed into a black dragon, carrying Xie Yu Zhou and A-Wu as they followed closely behind.
At the Horizon’s Edge—
The sea raged. The sky was blanketed in dark clouds, and evil miasma gathered in thick swirls, forming tangible, sinister shapes.
Ming Kong stood in mid-air, sacrificing three of his disciples at the barrier’s gate. The barrier opened ever faster.
In an instant, the barrier between the mortal and spirit realms collapsed.
A torrent of vile miasma surged into the mortal world.
At that moment, every being in the mortal world looked up—
And saw the shadow of overwhelming evil laughing wildly as it descended upon them.
Evil spirits poured into the mortal realm, bringing chaos and terror. The streets filled with wails and screams.
“Help! There are demons!”
The Grand Hall of the Southern Kingdom.
A young man, already crowned, sat at his desk, radiating an aura of effortless authority.
A surge of evil energy invaded the hall, and a young eunuch shrieked, “Protect His Majesty!”
Before his voice faded, the malevolent force shot through him, and he collapsed instantly.
The miasma turned crimson, growing even stronger.
It lunged toward Lu Yan Shu.
Lu Yan Shu frowned slightly, yet the sinister energy halted a meter from him, repelled by an unseen force.
The young man in azure robes set down his brush and stepped forward.
He reached out and touched the miasma.
“Aaaaah!” A piercing wail of terror erupted from the entity as it contorted in agony.
Then, it vanished in his grasp.
Lu Yan Shu’s lips parted slightly, his gaze thoughtful.
“What… is this thing?”
Standing by the window, he looked up in worry.
The sky had torn open, allowing an unending flood of evil to rain upon the mortal world.
“Have we… been abandoned?” he murmured softly.
Then—
Above the clouds, a small figure appeared.
Lu Yan Shu’s lips curved into a faint smile.
His Chao Chao was fighting for the world.