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His body continued to fall, like a bird with folded wings or a kite with its string cut. He no longer felt anything.

Does it hurt? Does it hurt? There seemed to be only a trace of unwillingness and loneliness.

My parents haven't even avenged their revenge yet and Yanran is still waiting for me. How can she just die like that?

In midair, the scattered dark red light, the flying rocks, and the distant horizon, Azure Sun stretched out his hand in an attempt to grab onto something, but he couldn't grab onto anything.

What else could he hold? Time, life? Perhaps only the girl in his arms would be able to hold it.

With great difficulty, he turned his head to look at the still unconscious Lu Xianhan. He saw her brow furrow and stretch, but he didn't know what she was dreaming about.

He hugged her tighter. He did not expect that in the final moment of his life, his fate would be tightly tied with hers.

"Father, Mother, Yanran, I'm sorry, I broke my promise."

While muttering in his heart, Qingyang closed his eyes and fell down towards the endless darkness.

"Boom!"

A moment later, a loud sound rang out from the depths of Splintersoul Valley. A flock of birds, unknown to them, jumped into the air and cried out in fear.

He looked at the huge cloud of dust that was kicked up by an unknown object floating within the valley. However, perhaps it was because the smoke was too big, but he could not see it clearly.

When the Zephyr Blade landed on the ground again, the frightened birds flapped their wings a few times before returning to their nest. The inside of Broken Soul Valley became peaceful once more, as if nothing had happened.

"..."

In the Northern Chi Prefecture's Shangguan Mansion, the Shangguan family gathered in Shangguan Lu's study room, discussing something.

"Father, just now, I was inexplicably shocked. It seems that something has happened." Suddenly, Shangguan Mu's face turned pale as he whispered.

He turned his head to look at Shangguan Mu. Seeing his pale face and that he didn't seem like he was joking, Shangguan Dun also frowned.

"Hmm? "Mu Er, why did your expression suddenly turn so ugly?"

Shaking his head, Shangguan Mu looked perplexed, as if he couldn't understand why. All of a sudden, the blood flowing through his body froze, and his heart throbbed in pain for no reason, as if he had lost something important.

"I don't know. I just feel very uncomfortable. It's like I've suddenly lost something extremely important."

"Yes," Shangguan Mu answered softly after a moment of silence, but his expression turned even uglier.

He put his hand on Shangguan Mu's wrist, but he didn't find anything out of the ordinary. It was just that Shangguan Mu's heartbeat was fast, as if he was provoked. He couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.

"Weird, everything is normal. Could it be that I didn't get a good rest last night?" "I've been too busy at home recently. I might be tired."

After thinking about it, Shangguan Zhong couldn't find out the reason, but since Shangguan Mu was fine, he didn't pay too much attention to him.

"Mu Er, why don't you go back and rest?"

Smiling, he patted Shangguan Mu's shoulder and spoke softly.

Shaking his hand, Shangguan Mu indicated that he was fine. He sat to the side and drank some water, his expression slightly calming down.

Seeing Shangguan Mu like this, and knowing his son's temperament, Shangguan Dun didn't insist, and immediately started discussing with the Shangguan family.

"The fate of our Shangguan Family rests on the Third Prince, Nan Ronglei. If he manages to take over the world, then our Shangguan Family will surpass all the other families in the history of Nan Rong to become the number one Alchemist family."

With a sudden change in tone, Shangguan Sheng's expression turned grave.

"But if I lose, I'm afraid that my Shangguan family's thousand year old foundation will be destroyed."

Everyone was silent when they heard this. They knew full well that this was a gamble. The gamble was the fate of the Shangguan family. They would be prosperous together and suffer losses at the same time.

But they also knew that even if they didn't follow him, in less than a hundred years, the Shangguan Family would sooner or later be annihilated by him.

"Patriarch, we'll listen to you! You can do whatever you want! "

"Yes!" We may not lose! "

"How can my Shangguan family stand stably on their feet like Nan Rong?" "Hmph, the Royal Family of Nan Rong, I would like to see how powerful you are."

After a moment of silence, there were finally some people who spoke with excitement. Their voices also became louder and louder. It was clear that they were all men with bloodlines. Even if they died, they would die fighting!

Looking around, Shangguan Sheng was gratified. After all, the Shangguan Family was not afraid of death, but as the patriarch of the family, his shrewdness was extraordinary. How could he let the family be destroyed?

"Our Shangguan Family concocts pills and controls medicinal herbs. We have accumulated a huge amount of silver taels in secret after hundreds of years. We can't say that we are as rich as a nation, but at least we are tens of times better than other families."

After pausing for a moment, Shangguan Sheng continued speaking in a low voice.

"From today onwards, the children under the age of twelve in the family, as well as the elderly women and children, will be led by the family guards and half of their family property will be taken away from this place." Then, the children and the elders, as well as the women and children, will be led by the family guards.

After all, excluding the fights between the experts, the number of soldiers he had was extremely important. Since Nan Rong Lei had been under the noses of the Nan Rong Royal Family for a long time, he didn't have much gold and silver to buy, so this was the reason why he chose to work together with the Shangguan family.

The amount of silver that the Shangguan family had accumulated throughout the years was definitely a terrifying number. Since they had chosen to follow South Ronglei, then the Shangguan family wouldn't hold back too much. Half of the wealth that they had accumulated over the years was enough to arm an army of hundreds of thousands of people.

"I don't think that the Third Prince will openly recruit people as well. He will most likely choose to establish a sect or disguise himself as a bandit, firstly, he will be able to avoid the eyes and ears of the South Rong family, and secondly, he can act as a Elite Armament in the final battle. However, these are not things that we need to consider."

Shangguan Mu's complexion turned slightly better. He turned around and told his thoughts in a low voice, returning to his desk.

"That's right, in my opinion, I'm afraid Brother Yang Chou is required to do this. After all, whether it is the third prince or us, we are all too familiar with the Southern Rong Royal Family. If there is any trouble, I'm afraid it will be discovered by the spies of the South Rong family."

Shangguan tong glanced at Shangguan Mu. Seeing that he seemed to have recovered a bit, he also nodded in agreement. When these words were spoken, Shangguan Li, who was standing beside him, suddenly spoke up.

"Hey, tell me, is this little brat Yang in Beitang now? "When he returns from the North Court, I reckon that he is going to make a move against the Huang Family of Yan Prefecture. I am really looking forward to it."

After all, the Huang family had been opposing the Shangguan family for too long, and now that they had joined the Southern Rong Royal Family, they saw each other as their thorn in the flesh. They wished they could get rid of them as soon as possible.

"Yes, Father is right. We will wait for Brother Yang Chou's return. If we don't destroy the Huang Family, then we must at least make his Huang Family into a clan of the last class!"

A hint of ruthlessness flashed across his eyes, Shangguan tong said coldly.

"Since it's like this, then let's call it a day. Everyone, let's part ways. Remember not to mention this to anyone else, lest the wall has ears."

Righteously, Shangguan Dun said softly, and then waved his hand to dismiss everyone.

After a short while, only the three of them were left in the study. After setting up a sound barrier, they said something that made Shangguan Li and his grandpa excited.

"Today, I can already feel the aura of a Spirit Master awakening. Hmph, the reappearance of a Spirit Master is likely not far from the time that my Shangguan family will rise to prominence."