178: Mo Yuan came to seek refuge

“What are you two talking about? Since you’re laughing so hard, why don’t you share it with me?”

Wang Qing stepped into the center of the hall, pulled Shen Shiyao into his arms, and then sat down on the gilded chair.

The Nether King still wore a bronze mask, but the eyes beneath it revealed a strange look.

She asked uncertainly, “Master, did you really conquer my older sister, Zhuge Yuanxi?”

“Heh, of course. She’s already my woman, and you won’t escape either.”

Wang Qing laughed heartily, looking up and down at the Nether King sitting on the right side of the gilded chair.

He and Zhuge Yuanxi had been entangled for half a month in the void space at the center of the Source Realm of Time, and he had learned many things.

The Nether King’s name is Shangguan Yurou. She and Zhuge Yuanxi are Incarnations of the primordial consciousness.

Therefore, their names are different, and their personalities are also different.

Zhuge Yuanxi likes to compete, manipulate people’s hearts, and secretly kill anomalies that threaten the underlying logic of all things.

Shangguan Yurou, on the other hand, is easygoing, tranquil, and dislikes killing, so she often stays in the primordial space.

It was only because a long time ago, during the War of Nine Burials to the Other Shore between Zhuge Yuanxi and Wang Qing’s previous life, their powers went berserk and couldn’t be reined in, almost leading to mutual destruction.

Out of necessity.

She descended from the primordial space, transforming into an Other Shore Nether Dragon to forcefully quell the disaster caused by their rampaging powers, and led Wang Qing away from the Land of the Other Shore.

“Master, what nonsense are you speaking?”

Shangguan Yurou was a bit thin-skinned and couldn’t stand Wang Qing’s teasing. She stood up, intending to leave.

Wang Qing reined in his teasing thoughts and asked, “In these hundreds of thousands of years, have you discovered any important clues from your frequent visits to the Twin Passage?”

When he first returned, he had deduced that Shangguan Yurou had visited the Twin Passage many times over these tens of thousands of years.

And when Zhuge Yuanxi left, she had said that the Twin Passage held the truth he sought.

Now, with this matter concerning Gu Cangyang, he couldn’t spare the time to go to the Twin Passage, so he could only ask Shangguan Yurou if she had found anything.

“No… I haven’t found anything.”

“It’s just that deep within the White Space, there’s a power I’ve never seen before, and even I didn’t dare to venture into it.”

“Perhaps the secret deep within the White Space can only be uncovered by you, Master.”

Shangguan Yurou paused, then turned and spoke with a helpless tone.

However, a hint of complexity flashed deep in her eyes; she didn't know what she had seen in the White Space.

“Is that so?”

Wang Qing frowned and fell silent.

Although he really wanted to go to the Twin Passage to investigate the truth Zhuge Yuanxi spoke of, Gu Cangyang’s sacrifice plan would be completed in a few years.

Now was a critical period, and he could only forcefully suppress the idea of exploring the truth of his previous life.

He would wait until he dealt with the so-called God Race and Shanqiong Cave, and then go to the Twin Passage to find the truth.

Seeing Wang Qing fall silent, Shangguan Yurou left the palace with complex emotions.

Shen Shiyao also broke free from Wang Qing’s embrace and trotted after Shangguan Yurou’s departing figure.

“Sister Yurou, hurry and tell me about the interesting things you saw in the White Space…”

The two of them left, one teasing, the other laughing.

Wang Qing came back to his senses, looked at the retreating figures of the two women, and then smiled knowingly.

He would find the answers after resolving all potential threats; for now, dealing with Gu Cangyang was more important.

With this thought, Wang Qing didn't linger in the palace and decided to go to the city wall to check the situation.

Meanwhile, in the Wuan Imperial Palace, Meng Yuan had already informed the other Other Shore Beings of Wang Qing’s plan.

Upon hearing that Wang Qing intended to act at the critical moment when Gu Cangyang was fusing with the Land of the Other Shore, the other Other Shore Beings all agreed to this idea.

They only waited for the crucial moment to destroy Gu Cangyang’s pipe dream.

At the same time… outside the city gates of Zhongyan Ancient Capital, a black and white light screen emitted mysterious power, resisting the fluctuations brought by the war outside.

However, the arrival of a middle-aged man in a Daoist robe caught the attention of the Ancient Kingdom Guards on the city wall.

Ning Wangxing had been sent by Meng Yuan to guard the city gate. The moment he saw the middle-aged Daoist priest appear,

He immediately led several Ancient Kingdom Guards down from the city wall, blocking the city entrance, and coldly asked, “Mo Yuan?”

“What are you doing here? Aren’t you afraid I’ll have my men capture you?”

“Ning Wangxing, I have something urgent to see Elder Meng about. Please be accommodating.”

Mo Yuan looked hurried, constantly glancing behind him, as if afraid someone was chasing him.

But behind him, apart from the raging war, no strong cultivators were pursuing him, and his tense emotions finally relaxed a little.

“Hmph, you and I are in opposing camps now!”

“Let you in? Do you take me for a fool?!”

Ning Wangxing’s expression was extremely cold.

If Meng Yuan hadn’t instructed him not to open the black and white Formation casually, he probably would have opened the Formation and led the Ancient Kingdom Guards out to deal with Mo Yuan.

Moreover, he and Mo Yuan were old acquaintances.

During the last War of Nine Burials to the Other Shore, Mo Yuan only had the strength of the sixth stage of Transcendence, while he had long been a renowned Dao Exhaustion Realm expert.

Therefore, even if Mo Yuan had now entered the Dao Exhaustion Realm,

In his eyes, Mo Yuan would always be an junior who couldn’t make it to the big stage.

“Ning Wangxing, I have already betrayed Gu Cangyang. I came here to report something to Elder Meng and, incidentally, to seek refuge.”

Mo Yuan’s words grew more urgent, truly fearing that Gu Cangyang would discover his betrayal.

If he couldn’t obtain the protection of the Wuan Ancient Kingdom, he would surely be tortured to death by Gu Cangyang and the other few ancient gods.

Ning Wangxing looked startled, unsure whether Mo Yuan was telling the truth or not, and even more unsure whether to let Mo Yuan into the city.

Just as he was hesitating, a remarkably calm voice suddenly came from a distant street.

“Let him in!”

As soon as the voice fell, Wang Qing, clad in a moon-white robe, quietly arrived at the city gate.

Ning Wangxing was stunned for a moment when he saw the newcomer, then waved his hand, signaling the Ancient Kingdom Guards to open the city gate.

“Click, click, click…”

The city gate opened, and Mo Yuan hurriedly stepped into the city, letting out a long sigh of relief.

“Greetings, Emperor!”

“Greetings, Emperor!”

On the city wall and in the streets, all those who were considered half-Other Shore Beings also noticed Wang Qing’s appearance and knelt on one knee to salute.

Ning Wangxing and Mo Yuan naturally dared not be presumptuous and quickly bowed in salute.

“That’s enough, everyone rise!”

Wang Qing said indifferently, slowly walking towards the city wall.

“Thank you, Emperor!”

The others saluted again, quickly stood up, and watched Wang Qing ascend the city wall.

They all had a question in their hearts: Wang Qing had returned to the Land of the Other Shore hundreds of thousands of years ago, then disappeared again.

Meng Yuan had told outsiders that Wang Qing had gone to the end of the River of Time, and his sudden appearance now had startled them.

Although Ning Wangxing was also puzzled about when Wang Qing had returned, he quickly suppressed his inner confusion.

He led Mo Yuan and several Ancient Kingdom Guards, following behind him up the city wall.

Upon reaching the top of the city wall, Wang Qing’s Divine Thought penetrated the black and white Formation, looking at the battlefield outside, where karmic fires flew everywhere.

He pondered for a long time, then asked indifferently, “Since you have betrayed Gu Cangyang,”

“If you want to receive my protection now, you should show some sincerity, otherwise don’t blame me for throwing you out of Zhongyan Ancient Capital.”

Upon hearing this, Mo Yuan forcefully calmed his nervous emotions and said in a deep voice:

“Gu Cangyang provoked an internal war within the God Race, intending to activate the destiny chessboard by sacrificing all beings of the God Race.”

“Then, he plans to use the chessboard to fuse with the Land of the Other Shore, giving birth to new rule powers to create a new Realm and annihilate the Wuan Ancient Kingdom.”

As he spoke,

Mo Yuan paused, then continued, “After annihilating the Wuan Ancient Kingdom, Gu Cangyang also wants to unify the Hongmeng Sea and lay his hands on your confidantes.”