Chapter 139: Convergence and Accusation

Gu Fan grew somewhat anxious; it was highly unlikely that Nian Ji would lie to him.

First, there was a vast disparity in strength. As the two interacted more deeply over this period, Gu Fan could clearly feel that her power far surpassed his own.

Second, her expression just now truly didn’t seem like someone who knew what was going on.

This left Gu Fan a bit dumbfounded.

Nian Ji could be considered half the master of this place, and yet even she didn’t know where this was, or even what a Rift was.

This meant that the formation of this area predated the existence of Rifts!

Gu Fan asked again in confusion:

“Then Nian Ji, do you still remember how I came in? I want to leave now.”

Nian Ji seemed unable to grasp Gu Fan’s question. In the end, she could only tilt her head and smile as she replied:

“Husband, what a strange thing to say. Why would you need a way to enter your own home? Just open the restriction and return home!”

“The problem is I didn’t open any restriction when I came in!”

Nian Ji smiled at that and didn’t say anything more. Instead, she pointed at herself and said:

“That’s because I sensed Husband’s aura.”

Gu Fan didn’t continue with that question and instead asked:

“Nian Ji, I have important matters outside. How can I leave?”

Nian Ji’s expression stiffened, and her tone suddenly turned exceedingly stiff:

“Husband, you still want to leave, leaving me here alone to guard this place for countless years.”

For some reason, seeing this scene, Gu Fan genuinely felt a little guilty, as if he truly had wronged her.

Bah, bah, bah!

Wake up!

Gu Fan cursed at himself a few times internally and immediately regained his composure.

“Nian Ji, you know I returned from the outside, and of course I still need to go back. There are many things I must handle. But I will return in the future, you can be assured of that!”

At the moment, in order to get out, Gu Fan couldn’t care whether it was deception or not—he could only coax Nian Ji first. Otherwise, if the Rift really closed and he got trapped in here, it would be too late for regrets.

Nian Ji showed a half-believing, half-doubtful expression, but then she gave a bitter smile and said:

“Husband need not explain. I was being willful just now. As long as Husband remembers to return often while campaigning outside, that will suffice. Before you leave, I shall give you a gift.”

“Alright, what gift?”

Right now, Gu Fan didn’t care what kind of gift it was, as long as she let him go.

As long as it didn’t involve killing him, anything was fine.

Nian Ji’s cherry lips parted slightly, and a pearl glowing with a gray-white radiance slowly appeared.

She then sent the pearl into the space between Gu Fan’s brows.

In the next moment, Gu Fan’s divine sense was wracked with pain, and his vision turned black—he fainted once again.

Time passed. Gu Fan lay on the ground and slowly regained consciousness. When he opened his eyes and looked around, he froze once more.

The palace had disappeared, as had the boundless mountains and green grasslands.

Now, all around him was shattered stone and swamp. The distant sky was no longer bright, but the same as before—gloomy and dark.

Gu Fan was overjoyed. Had he come out?

Or was it all a dream, and everything he experienced merely an illusion?

For a moment, he couldn’t tell.

“That’s right, I remember Nian Ji placed a pearl in my Sea of Consciousness…”

He turned his focus inward—but his Sea of Consciousness was completely empty.

Gu Fan stood still in a daze. Could it really have been nothing but a dream?

“Forget it. Thinking too much now is pointless. I should keep searching the Rift to see if there are any treasures.”

Xu Zhou had taken some time to return to the Zombie World and found that not much time had passed here.

But according to his memory, he had stayed inside the palace for a long time. Logically, quite a few days should have passed in the Zombie World by now.

“So it really was that he had fallen into an illusion.”

Without dwelling on it further, he carefully stored away all the Yuan Crystals and then flashed back into the Cultivation World.

After securing the enormous wealth, he finally felt at ease and began exploring the rift.

What he did not know was that, after he left, a phantom figure appeared mid-air, letting out a deep sigh as it gazed at his departing silhouette.

If he had seen it at that moment, he would have recognized that the person was none other than Nian Ji!

…

During the remaining time, Gu Fan could not tell whether it was due to his good luck or because everyone had scattered to search for treasures, but along the way, he discovered all kinds of rare and precious treasures.

He also obtained two drops of special blood, each containing extremely terrifying energy.

It seemed that this must be what Nanyun had mentioned—blood from some powerful beings falling and becoming supreme treasures.

Just like that, Gu Fan continued collecting as he advanced.

Until several massive energy spheres formed from spiritual power rose into the sky and suddenly exploded.

Only then did he realize it was time for the event to end.

During this period, Gu Fan had slain over a dozen cultivators from the Void Sacred Realm, harvested numerous treasures and spiritual plants. Even without counting the Yuan Crystal Veins, it was already quite a significant gain!

“The distance isn’t far. I should hurry and regroup, so as not to miss the chance to leave!”

At that moment, at the site where the signals had been fired—

The Holy Son stood with several disciples from the Brahma God Sect, merging with disciples from the other three sects not far away.

The leaders of the four major powers exchanged greetings.

“Brother Ying looks to be in good spirits. It seems you’ve made quite the gain inside the rift?”

The Holy Son smiled faintly at the corner of his lips:

“Just a modest harvest, that’s all.”

At this moment, the Holy Maiden from Sacred Land Yaochi also spoke up:

“There may still be disciples who are far away. Why don’t we wait a little longer?”

The Ancient Family’s Gu Cheng nodded in agreement, while Lin Xiaotian remained silent but did not express any objection.

Seeing this, the Holy Son did not rush, and the four of them waited there for the rest of their sect’s disciples to gather.

Just then, a group of people hurried back and came toward them to regroup.

Everyone saw it was a group of female cultivators from Sacred Land Yaochi.

They walked straight up to Zi Xinyue, their faces full of anger, and reported:

“Holy Maiden, Holy Son, and Senior Brothers, I have something to report!”

Zi Xinyue frowned slightly and then nodded:

“Speak freely.”

“Yes, Holy Maiden!”

Having said this, the female cultivator turned to the Holy Son and saluted before speaking:

“Senior Brother Holy Son, earlier we discovered a treasure site. However, since disciples from both the Gu Family and the Void Sacred Realm arrived at the same time, we allied with the Gu Family disciples to fight off the enemies. We agreed to divide the treasure equally after dealing with the Void Sacred Realm thieves.”

When it was revealed that the matter involved the Gu Family, Gu Cheng immediately became interested.

“But after we cooperated and killed off the Void Sacred Realm disciples, we were suddenly ambushed by disciples from the Brahma God Sect. They took advantage of our distraction during the battle to steal all the treasures. Before leaving, they even forcefully broke the restriction, injuring several of our disciples!”

“I recall Senior Brother Holy Son once said that the four major powers may compete openly, but underhanded tactics were forbidden. Yet your sect’s disciples acted like scoundrels! Not only did they fail to assist against the Void Sacred Realm, they struck us from behind! Such conduct tarnishes the name and honor of the entire Brahma God Sect!”

As soon as these words were spoken, all the Brahma God Sect disciples wore displeased expressions and were about to argue, but the Holy Son raised a hand to stop them.

“Do you have any proof for what you say?”

The female cultivator snorted coldly:

“Holy Son, rest assured. The Gu Family members were also there. Once they return, they will naturally verify whether I am telling the truth!”

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