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Chen Hao's attacks became more and more fierce, almost overwhelming Lao Ye in their match.

Lao Ye sensed something was amiss and shouted at Lin Qi: "Lin Qi, what nonsense are you talking about?! This is clearly a plan between you and me!"

"I'm in charge of attacking Chen Haoxin to distract him, you're responsible for taking down Chen Qinghui. How come things have turned like this and you're about to go back on your word?!"

Lin Qi smiled ambiguously and said, “Are you sure this is our plan?”

"Naturally!" Lao Ye was very sure.

Lin Qi's gaze shifted, her eyes landing on Chen Hao. "Chen Daoist, do you believe his ghost stories?"

Lao Ye's face changed, and he finally realized that Lin Qi might have secretly dug a hole for him.

Chen Hao didn't answer Lin Qi, he just became more and more ruthless.

He struck Lao Ye's shoulder with a palm.

The old leaf was caught off guard and flew out, knocking over a row of huge trees.

Just a half meter away from the swamp, a leopard crocodile with lightning speed burst out from underneath the murky water. Its blood-stained jaws were wide open, ready to swallow Lao Ye in one gulp.

Old Ye sensed the danger and slashed at the Leopard-Eyed Crocodile with his sword.

The next instant, a surge of danger exploded from his scalp.

Turning her head, she saw Lin Qi's delicate face with a charming smile swaying before her.

The blade in her hand danced with such speed it was nothing but a blur, while she shouted defiantly, "Consider this payback for your earlier strike!"

Lin Qi was so confident that Chen Hao wouldn't believe Lao Ye, all thanks to the memory stone.

No one can forge the records of a Revenant Stone, not even Lin Qi.

In Chen Hao's eyes, the murderer was Lao Ye.

This deadly feud is sealed.

Lao Ye's eyes widened, watching as Lin Qi's Zhanshen Dao pierced through his heart. His vision turned blood red, and his breath gradually dissipated.

Drawing the Zhanshen Saber, Lin Qi fell onto a tree, feeling inexplicably confused. “Is that it? Just like that?”

Lin Qi has at least fought Old Ye before, so she has some understanding of his strength. Especially since Old Ye still has hidden cards up his sleeve, no one knows his true strength.

But he was suddenly killed by Lin Qi's sword. Not even Lin Qi herself, or Chen Hao, could believe it.

So she muttered a spell on the spot and cast a tracking spell.

Moments later, the image of Lao Ye frantically running while clutching his chest appeared before him.

Chen Hao let out a cold snort. "Such petty tricks, you dare to show off in front of me!"

Having said that, he chased after him, determined not to rest until old Ye was dead.

Lin Qi also chased after them, ready to completely solve Lao Ye.

Lin Qi hasn't fought Chen Hao before and doesn't know his true strength. He only has a rough estimate based on the information he has seen in the past.

You can follow Chen Hao all the way and discover some oddities about Lao Ye.

Chen Hao's speed was astonishing. He effortlessly defeated Lao Ye, suppressing him with no chance to fight back.

Lin Qi was suddenly startled.

Chen Hao's strength is surprisingly high.

Could it be that he was hiding his abilities before?

For some reason, Lin Qi always felt it wasn't because of that.

Chen Hao's danger level to Lin Qi instantly increased. Lin Qi chased for a while before giving up and sitting down to rest in place.

No sooner had he sat down than a booming sound came from afar, the chanting of sutras filled his ears, and faint golden light flickered on the horizon, like a golden sun rising.

The mist gradually dissipated, revealing dazzling, multi-colored clouds above.

Lin Qi instantly woke up.

This is a divine artifact appearing!

To join in on the fun, Lin Qi naturally had to be enthusiastic. She sprang to her feet and dashed towards the place shimmering with gold.

Before Lin Qi arrived at her destination, she heard the sound of a clear stream of water.

The sound of the flowing water was very eerie, making people feel a strange sadness. It felt like a heart slowly sinking to the bottom of a valley.

Lin Qi immediately knew where this was.

Alas, the East Sea is in sorrow!

Five God Battlefield, Five Major Places of Evil.

It is said that the Blood Spring was born from a bloody battle.

The Five Gods' War lasted for decades, with brief periods of peace interspersed throughout.

During that period, Zhongzhou and Dongzhou briefly joined forces to repel attacks from several other continents. At the time when Beizhou's cultivators were at their peak, Zhongzhou demanded that Dongzhou show sincerity by sending 100,000 soldiers as a vanguard.

The Immortals of the Eastern Continent Battlefield readily accepted, dispatching one hundred thousand Yuan Ying from within Eastern Continent to confront them.

As a result, one hundred thousand Dongzhou warriors were kept alive by the Northern Immortal for three years at Biquan.

Over three years, one hundred thousand soldiers were slaughtered, rivers ran red with blood.

No one was sent by the Eastern Continent Immortal to provide support.

This place is where the most Eastern Continent cultivators were buried in the Five Gods War.

For three years, the 100,000 Dongzhou soldiers were trapped, despairing and weeping. Their fighting spirit was broken, they looked towards their homeland and knelt down, begging for death.

Tears accumulated into a spring, obsession became demonic, only then did the existence of today's Spring of Sorrow come to be.

It is said that upon hearing the sound of the Tears of Sorrow, one will be influenced by sorrow, their morale will plummet, their fighting spirit will vanish, and they may even develop suicidal thoughts.

The pool of sorrow in the Bailing Spring accumulated the aspirations of 100,000 cultivators from Eastern Continent. Its influence was terrifyingly powerful. Even if a Mahayana cultivator entered it, their mind would be affected, becoming confused and lost, gradually trapped to death within this place.

Lin Qi was extremely vigilant. When she sensed something was wrong, she quickly turned around and ran backward.

I hadn't taken two steps when I encountered Chen Hao, who was bandaging his wounds under a tree.

Chen Hao lazily lifted his eyelids and glanced at Lin Qi, seemingly not surprised.

Lin Qi stood on the spot, gripped the Zhenshen Saber in her hand, and asked calmly, "Chen Daoist, how did you get injured? Was it caused by Old Ye?"

Chen Hao paused, his hand that was bandaging the wound stopped. A hint of killing intent faded from his face, "He ran into Biquan."

Lin Qi said calmly, "You've dug your own grave. Chen Dao-you has finally avenged his grudge."

Chen Hao let out a cold snort, full of disapproval. "How can one truly avenge their grievance if they haven't personally killed the culprit?"

Lin Qi was a little surprised, "Could it be that Daoist Chen wants to personally enter Biquan and kill someone?"

Chen Hao's face calmed slightly, but he didn't answer Lin Qi's question. Instead, he brought up something else.

"When you came, did you see any signs of the artifact's birth?"

"I see," Lin Qi thought, "Does Chen Dao want to enter the River of Sorrow and investigate that artifact?"

"Daoist Lin, don't you want to?"

"Of course."

Lin Qi smiled sweetly, "But before entering Biquan to explore the artifact, I have one more thing to do."

"What's up?" Chen Hao asked, frowning.

Lin Qi's smile widened. "Of course, I want your life."

After hearing Lin Qi's words, Chen Hao's face changed instantly, then he let out a sneer, "Just you?"

"Chen Dao seems quite confident in his abilities." A crisp and clear female voice rang out from behind.

Chen Hao turned his head and saw a familiar face.

Cheng Shituo slowly emerged from behind a tree: “I was just curious. The Chen Hao I know is only a cultivator at the Nascent Soul mid-stage. When did he become able to fight against a Divine Transformation cultivator without showing any signs of weakness?”

Chen Hao saw Cheng Shiyun, his pupils widened, “It's you…”

He abruptly turned his head to look at Lin Qi, and suddenly realized something. "Old Ye was right. It was you who teamed up with him a few days ago to save this female cultivator!"

“The death of Qinghui…”

(The End)

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