Master of Strange Dao

Passing by places that seemed like settlements, all I saw were ruins, everyone had already moved away.

Flying from high altitude, I could frequently sense the tremors of battles, people had become irritable.

Like an upsurge from below, spreading everywhere, a Great Depression visible to the naked eye.

Yu Ziqing landed in a city, not many cultivators were seen inside the city.

In one corner of the city, I could still see some individuals who seemed like loafers, yet not quite loafers; they were once cultivators, but unfortunately their strength was no longer high, now reduced to Qi Scattering.

After losing their power, they may even lack the ability to find a livelihood to live on.

Because they were the typical people, for whom cultivation was everything.

Yu Ziqing found a place, sat down and ate something, listening to the discussions around.

Then, Yu Ziqing understood, he had been too naive.

Cultivators at least could read and write.

However, the jobs that could be found before were now gone.

For example, working as a fire watcher in an alchemy room, if knowledgeable about medicines, collecting or planting them, it was easy to find work before.

Now, the alchemy rooms in the city were all closed, the alchemist's realm not high, reduced to Qi Scattering...

Jobs like spirit talisman drawing were gone, the shops wanted to hire but the vast number of oxen and horses had all scattered their Qi...

Asking fifth-sixth tier cultivators to draw the lowest grade spirit talismans that first and second-tier cultivators could make? How much would they have to sell for to not lose money?

No one here mocks those bewildered individuals who seem like loafers; everyone is the same.

The oppressing despair pervades the city, there is no shouting on the streets anymore.

Like a pond of stagnant dead water, slowly decaying, already beginning to emit a rotting smell.

Once again witnessing what happens when the majority of the world's Qi Refining cultivators, if fallen from the bottom, leads to consequences.

If all Qi Refining cultivators were wasted, the world centered around cultivators' system would collapse, though some people remain, how would the remaining people confront foreign enemies then?

Yu Ziqing continued to roam, after visiting a dozen cities, all he saw was desolation, he found an inn to stay.

He took out the Book of Extermination, unfolded it, held the pen for a long time, yet wrote nothing.

After a night, as dawn rose, no noise and shouting was heard outside, as if the sun had never risen.

Yu Ziqing was overwhelmed, not knowing how to accurately describe it.

Finally, he gave up writing anything, he pressed a hand on the blank Book of Extermination, imprinting the sensations of these days into the book.

Not a single word, only some feelings.

Rolling up the Book of Extermination, no words left on the book cover.

Yu Ziqing took out the massive portal fragment that resembled overturned burnt corn cake, pinched the Book of Extermination, crushed it, transforming it into spirit light, scattering it onto the portal fragment.

The light gradually faded, the portal fragment seemed unchanged.

Yu Ziqing packed it up, sending it to the new Emperor Qian.

It's said that now someone had been walking around with the fragment, absorbing the widely spreading Great Mistake, whether it will succeed or not remains uncertain.

Chaos combined with the Great Mistake.

Yu Ziqing thought, what to consider now is how to handle the matters behind when the portal opens.

Anyway, he didn't believe what Cha Wang said, Yu Ziqing believed that once the portal opened, it would surely be a gigantic trouble, even bigger than imagined.

On the other side, the team resolving the Great Mistake walked around the country holding fragments of Great Mistake and Chaos, absorbing the Great Mistake.

Clearly the portal fragments like ordinary stone pieces, were gradually merging together, becoming complete.

Moreover, as they became complete, some dispersed, yet to be excavated stone pieces, were attracted out during the carpet-style roaming.

Time slowly flowed, three years passed in the blink of an eye, the whole world seemed to become suffused with Death Qi, vitality plummeted.

Portal fragments gradually restored completeness, transforming into two massive fragments, yet the pervasive Great Mistake didn't show signs of disappearing, Qi Scattering cultivators still maintained their state of Qi Scattering.

That deep despair almost crushed the hope's light in everyone's heart.

Many people felt like they'd rather die in battle than die like this.

Langya Institute, Lihuo Institute, even those on the Big Island had done nothing but study this matter in years, unfortunately, until now, even the material of those portal fragments were still unclear.

On a winter night, between Jinlan Mountain and Dali, in a small courtyard, lights descended, forming three shadows.

The new Emperor Qian, Emperor Li, Emperor Zhen.

"Fragments have already gathered, just two last parts to merge, the Great Mistake hasn't disappeared." The new Emperor Qian said with a stern face.

"There's still the last step, but are you prepared to meet those who walk out from the portal?" Emperor Li asked.

"We have to try, but the portal cannot open in our world." Emperor Zhen asserted with no room for negotiation.

The three were silent for a moment, Emperor Li looked at Emperor Zhen.

"What about Emperor Dui?"

"Back then, Dadui encountered large chaos, managed to gather and resolve the chaos.

Now we can't resolve the Great Mistake, naturally, we must seek aid.