"What do you mean?" Ning Zheng looked at the prisoner being executed on stage and asked in a low voice, "Is he truly a living person?"

Jiao Wuyu continued, "If I said you are Embers, would you believe it?"

Ning Zheng: "..."

How did both of them ask the same question.

Li Youzhu once pointed at Embers Su Yuniang in the bookstore and said the same words.

"I don't believe it." Ning Zheng answered the same as Su Yuniang, "I am a living person."

"You say you're not Embers, how do you prove you're not Embers?" Jiao Wuyu chuckled, posing the same question as Li Youzhu did back then.

Ning Zheng remained silent.

Jiao Wuyu smiled and said:

"Sometimes, when I have nothing to do, I wonder if it's possible that I died once more and turned into a ghost?"

"For instance, half an hour ago, when I entered the city, an ancient Saint from some corridor tomb found me and beat me to death."

"Or a day ago, I made a secret deal with those rebels to conspire on how to attack this city, and they betrayed me."

"Can I prove I'm still alive? No, ghosts can't prove they're alive! They say when the flowers bloom, they see me, but at this moment, I don't know who I am...."

Jiao Wuyu said, "Do you accept this reasoning now?"

"I do." Ning Zheng said.

"Everyone says when flowers bloom, they see me, but how can they know if this moment shows my true self?"

Jiao Wuyu sighed long:

"We cannot even prove that we truly live, how can we prove that this executed scholar is definitely dead?"

Ning Zheng felt Jiao Wuyu had a wicked sense of humor.

After all, Demon Cultivators like to toy with people.

Ning Zheng looked at the scholar who was beheaded, clearly an ancient human from distant history, possessing Ancient Spirit Root.

Jiao Wuyu chuckled softly, "You say, isn't there a possibility that a month ago, at the moment the Red Sun erupted, we unknowingly all died in this world..."

"We were long in a ghostly kingdom, unaware of our deaths, living by our previous logic..."

"And these fellows before us, resisting, hiding... they are the only living ones left?"

"Yet we ghosts laugh loudly below, despising this only living person?"

"Isn't this ironic?"

Ning Zheng was momentarily confused.

At that moment, the beheaded scholar shouted:

"We are not your domesticated livestock!"

"We never truly died, we are the living! The real humans!"

...

The crowd continued to laugh.

Click!

The blade fell with a swing.

The scholar's head was cut off, his tear-stained face full of regret.

A burst of cheers and laughter erupted from the surrounding crowd as they began gradually leaving.

Ning Zheng suddenly felt a chill run up her spine, covered in goosebumps.

When the whole world has died, suddenly perished, following the empty logic of their former lives, does the only normal living person become an anomaly in this world...?

Jiao Wuyu suddenly laughed:

"Just kidding, we're all alive, you don't need to doubt you're dead, it's just a hypothesis."

Ning Zheng was speechless.

Jiao Wuyu laughed heartily and paused, emphasizing:

"This is just our hypothesis about the future."

"If the one in the Capital City falls, it will become the world's greatest terror."

"Perhaps one day, merely looking at that ghost god's ghostly day and evil moon above, we will die silently in a moment of great happiness."

She extended her palm, pointing towards the non-existent sun and moon in the sky, making a 'blast' gesture:

"Its sun and moon shine on the world, we all die instantly and accompany in death, yet after we're gone we continue eating and talking here, following our pre-death logic, isn't it fascinating?"

She spoke meaningfully.

Ning Zheng remained silent.

So.

Is this the rebels' goal?

For world-saving?

They pierced their eyes out, fearing the saint's fall would become the world's greatest terror?

Even if the side-effect is: Red Sun accelerating.

Because when that one falls, if still shining upon the world, who can withstand the unprecedented gaze of a myth-level fierce ghost? Probably not many at all.

Therefore, the sun and moon must be assassinated.

No matter how much is sacrificed, that's why the rebels from various regions joined hands in secret, sacrificing greatly to pierce the eyes.

But... is this really the reason?

No.

Perhaps not.

It can only be considered a possible reference!

The games played by those lofty beings are too shocking, simply unbelievable to ordinary people.

"Are we really dead?" Ning Zheng's voice was somewhat hoarse.

"Don't worry."

Jiao Wuyu smiled:

"After shooting the sun and moon, some people in the shadowy corners suspected deeply, doubted the saint died abruptly and turned into a myth-level fierce ghost, causing all of us to die."

"They secretly gathered a large number of scholars, spending vast resources and manpower, establishing over three hundred projects, each proving with a rigorous answer... we're still alive."

For a moment, Ning Zheng found herself speechless, feeling shivers up her spine.

——Proof that one is still alive.

This is an absurd and comedic proposition.

But those rebels were fully prepared and, with profound respect and fear, meticulously... it's all because of that presence in the Court.

"What an interesting afternoon."

Jiao Wuyu laughed, waved at Ning Zheng, and turned to disappear into the crowd:

"Adults handle adult matters, you should hide behind."

"Remember to hide further away, I don't want my daughter to be left alone."

Ning Zheng glanced at the scholar whose head had been cut off, stood silent for a moment, then turned and left quietly.

Jiao Wuyu spoke cryptically.

But undeniably, there's much reference value.

No wonder she joined the rebels' forces, gaining a lot of information, yet some hidden meanings still need careful pondering.

Ning Zheng looked up at the blue sky, clouds drifting, and sighed:

"Sun, moon, huh?"

In life, the stronger you are, the more terrifying you may become after death, becoming the most fearsome ghost in this world.

If the entire Nine-State were to turn into a Ghost Country, a super-sized Imperial Mausoleum, hiding in the manor might not save one's fate.

Even living would become a luxury.

One cannot stand out, but someone must.

"It's scary to be powerless." Ning Zheng took the wine glass and drank it all in one go.

"Boss, the bill please."

...

Back in the manor, Ning Zheng used the middle-grade spiritual flesh, pill medicine, and spirit rice he had bought and began his retreat to assault the new realm.

[Qi Fortune Value -10000]

The power flowed, slowly penetrating, and half an hour later, Ning Zheng slowly exhaled.

Success.

The second viscera is just that simple.

He stretched his body, feeling the realm.

"I'll break through the next realm tomorrow, first get used to it."

Time passed continuously in this way.

Three days went by quickly.

During these three days, blacksmiths continued to research that mine and attempted to let the embers gathered daily by the Manor Master enter the mine.

Adjusting various compatibility, possession abilities, and engraving various symbolic inscriptions.

The whole manor worked overtime, hundreds of people working together, because of proper allocation, the work speed was very fast.

They also researched various small details, and new mecha modes.

The Shop.

Su Yuniang complained: "They're busy enjoying themselves over there."

"It's not so bad." The Medical Fairy laughed, "In the end, they'll come to us to join the battle anyway?"

"Keep brewing wine then." Su Yuniang said: "Collaborate with Changfeng Tavern, first develop the brewing formula! After this war and reconstruction, drowning sorrows with wine, I guess our wine will sell even better!"

At this time, Ning Zheng also reached Great Perfection in the Four Viscera Realm.

He took a deep breath, looking at the Qi Fortune Value needed for the next realm.

[100,000 Qi Fortune Value]

Damn.

Ning Zheng's mouth twitched slightly, it directly multiplied by ten.

But it is understandable.

Five Elements, Four Viscera are of one type, Ninth Grade of the Body, Three Elements belong to the soul region, a large differentiation.

And the fewer realms as you go further, the bigger the differences between realms.

Essence, Qi Yuan, Divine Essence.

The difference between the three realms is exceedingly large.

"Now I have over 80,000 Qi Fortune Value in hand, wait a few more days to barely catch 100,000, breakthrough Three Elements."

Ning Zheng silently evaluated, continuing to cultivate.

He felt after breaking through Three Elements Realm, there would be a major qualitative change.

Why?

Five Elements, Four Viscera, two breakthroughs didn't strengthen his soul poison ability at all.

Three Elements is a realm to enhance the soul; breakthrough would inevitably greatly strengthen soul poison.

Ning Zheng was very much looking forward to this.

...

State City of Xinyi.

Xinyi Academy.

A Divine Doctor sighed: "We found the way, souls can try dual birth, as long as using the method of engraving the infant, overlaying the child with the pregnant mother, there is an extremely small probability..."

"The new Sun Moon plan must accelerate progress."

"Must it be the No-Life Sect's approach?" Another Divine Doctor face became heavy, "I don't think this is a good idea."

Tap tap tap.

A sudden hurried footstep was abruptly heard.

"I also think it's not a good idea." That person lightly pressed, and the two Divine Doctors were suddenly stunned, he extended a hand and absorbed them into his sleeve, "You two, come and serve our organization loyally."

"Enemy attack!" "Damn!" "Quickly strike!" "How did he infiltrate."

In just an instant, the entire Xinyi Academy reacted, a series of rapid voices came through, and immense auras surged everywhere.

"One Heart Realm..." Jian Xin raised his head, revealing a trace of heaviness, "Seven entities of Sect Leader level actually came."

He never crossed that realm.

He's merely at Perfection in Two-Phase Realm, achieving this at several thousand years old is already formidable.

One Heart Realm, throughout history, few have reached it.

Even those three thousand ancient tombs, only a few hundred ancient saints have stepped into that legendary level.

This is not because they're lacking in talent.

But limited by era, in that barbaric era, just starting to develop the new Three-Flower System, the cultivation path was too simplistic.

They researched, pioneering step by step.

Even if they fell in Three Elements Realm, Two-Phase Realm, their role in advancing the system is indelible.

If they lived in the mature era of today, the owners of the three thousand tombs, almost all could step into One Heart Realm.

Even the contemporary Xinyi King, the strongest in the entire Xinyi Continent, is only One Heart Realm.

Boom!

Blood mist exploded rapidly, the entire massive Xinyi Academy collapsed with a roar.

Sheets of blood water spread swiftly, the academy buildings seemed to weather away, dissipating like ripples, quickly turning to dust.

Building with ten thousand years of history turned into history.

"Quickly escape!"

"They actually dared to attack the State City!"

Most of the people in the inner ring had long evacuated in advance; the cultivators who didn't have time to evacuate screamed loudly, flying rapidly towards the distance like bustling waves.

There were no words at all.

The battle of powerhouses in reality broke out just like that, abruptly.

The inner ring rapidly spread into a sea of blood, towering giant Dharma Aspects rose from the ground, their bodies piercing through the firmament, with thunder and clouds akin to their shawls.

Even those far away in the outer ring could clearly see the majestic mythical figures towering like mountains.

"Here it comes!"

"Indeed!"

In the outer ring, countless people stared intently at this scene.

The cloister they were in of the mausoleum was like an auditorium in a circular Beast Fighting Arena, able to see the scene but unharmed.

It was an excellent vantage point.

The Shop.

Dizzy, Erya, Jiucai Rong and others quickly ran out to join the excitement, "Quick, go watch, I also want to see."

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