Chapter 1049: Chapter 1076: The Way Men Express Themselves! (Three more) Chapter 1049: Chapter 1076: The Way Men Express Themselves! (Three more) “`
Dong!

A crisp sound echoed, like a chant from heaven and earth, awakening everyone.

By the time people regained their senses, they had no idea how much time had passed.

Hua Youyue stood quietly in mid-air, a small Reincarnation Clock rotating slowly beside her, emitting a series of tinkling sounds.

Besides that, there was no other sound between heaven and earth.

In mid-air, a string of tears reflected the inverted image of the celestial palace as they fell from the sky, dropping to the ground with clear, crisp sounds.

As the tears shattered, the reflection of the celestial palace disappeared without a trace, but Hua Youyue’s expression became even more serene. She cast a deep glance at Han Yan’er on the ground and soared toward the celestial palace.

This sudden move caused an uproar.

Hua Youyue actually intended to throw herself into the Purple Sky Heavenly Palace!

Witnessing this scene, countless people exclaimed in shock; none had expected that in the end, Hua Youyue would choose to die with Yang Zhen.

Or did Hua Youyue believe she could save Yang Zhen?

This… if Hua Youyue died inside the Purple Sky Heavenly Palace, where would her Reincarnation Clock go?

Everyone looked at Hua Youyue, who was silently charging toward the palace in mid-air, with uncertainty, especially Elder Wang, who sighed softly and muttered to himself, “This is a sin!”

Just as Hua Youyue was about to burst into the palace, a lazy voice came from inside the palace.

“Little lady, this Sao Saint isn’t dead yet. Are you trying to die for love?”

Hearing this voice, Hua Youyue’s body shook, and she burst into tears with a loud cry.

Han Yan’er seemed to have no strength left and plopped down onto a scrawny cat, which yowled pitifully and scrambled out from under her.

Looking at the sobbing Han Yan’er, the scrawny cat grinned idiotically.

Boom–!

From inside the palace came a series of thunderous roars, and Yang Zhen staggered out with his head looking flattened, prompting mixed reactions of astonishment and irrepressible laughter.

His head wasn’t just flattened; it was genuinely squashed. No one knew what Yang Zhen had endured, but when he emerged, his clothes were gone, and he looked like a blood-stained gourd, bleeding everywhere.

Yet, many could see that Yang Zhen’s aura had become more solid.

“Yang… Yang Zhen, where did Elder Yuan go?”

The Black Lotus Saintess had a look of astonishment on her face as she instinctively asked.

Her words suddenly made everyone realize that despite his severe injuries, Yang Zhen had dragged Elder Yuan, who was almost at his peak, into the palace.

The crowd stood in stunned silence for a moment. Hua Youyue had successfully refined the treasure, Yang Zhen had emerged from the palace, but Yuan Tianyu was nowhere to be seen.

Everyone’s gaze fell on Yang Zhen’s face, their expressions filled with disbelief.

Could it be that Yang Zhen had truly slain Yuan Tianyu?

“No, it wasn’t this Sao Saint’s fault. We need to make this clear!”

Yang Zhen grinned, appearing honest and sincere like the chubby kid next door, and then said, “I intended to kill the old guy, but after he went inside, it seemed like he got struck by lightning really badly, kept vomiting blood, and just… died.”

Dead… Died?

Hearing Yang Zhen’s words, everyone present felt a sense of unreality.

The only one who wasn’t surprised was the scrawny cat, which snorted and said, “A Saint Realm brought forth purely through effort can’t not vomit blood and die in the face of the Purple Sky Heavenly Palace. That would be a real oddity.”

“Why?” Han Yan’er asked curiously.

“Do you know why Yang Xiaozi kept suppressing his cultivation realm?” the scrawny cat said grinningly.

Han Yan’er shuddered, her eyes widening in astonishment as she said, “You mean… even practitioners from the Saint Realm who normally cultivate can’t survive the heavenly punishment?”

The scrawny cat shook its head and replied, “It’s not that the Saint Realm practitioners can’t survive it. It’s that for practitioners above the Celestial Phase, it’s a matter of life and death!”

With a strange laugh, the scrawny cat added, “Yang Xiaozi was lucky… no, I had the foresight. I always made Yang Zhen stir trouble and prevented him from cultivating. With such a foundation, even the Purple Sky Heavenly Palace couldn’t do anything to him.”

Han Yan’er stared at Yang Zhen in the sky, speechless, then suddenly her expression changed.

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Yang Zhen’s eyes rolled back, and he suddenly fell from midair.

Hua Youyue let out a startled cry and hurriedly stepped forward to catch Yang Zhen, her snow-white clothes almost instantly stained a bright red.

“Quick, Yang Zhen is seriously injured!”

The despicable cat rushed over, giving Elder Wang a fierce glare.

Elder Wang forced a bitter smile, looking towards the Blue Bird Saintess. The Blue Bird Saintess shook her head and turned away, leaving Wuting Mountain.

“Saintess, having lost this opportunity, I’m afraid we truly won’t be able to get the Reincarnation Clock.”

Elder Wang followed the Blue Bird Saintess, speaking with some hesitation.

The Blue Bird Saintess stopped in her tracks and nodded, “Elder Wang, follow them.”

A strange expression crossed Elder Wang’s face. Just as he was about to speak, the Blue Bird Saintess’s voice continued, “If other Saint Realm powerhouses make a move for the Reincarnation Clock, then you… help Yang Zhen.”

“What?”

Elder Wang thought he had misheard.

The Blue Bird Saintess wanted him to follow them, not to find a way to snatch the Reincarnation Clock, but to help Yang Zhen and the others if they were in danger?

Noticing Elder Wang had stopped, the Blue Bird Saintess looked back at him and nodded, “In life and death we trust, fate lies in reincarnation, without the Reincarnation Clock, the Blue Bird Sect is still the Blue Bird Sect.”

Elder Wang sighed, bowing as he said, “Yes, Saintess!”

After watching Elder Wang leave, the Blue Bird Saintess murmured to herself, “What kind of person are you, really?”

For some reason, even at this moment, the Blue Bird Saintess’s mind was still filled with the image of Yang Zhen charging towards the Purple Sky Heavenly Palace over and over again.

“Your almost constantly dying figure is really quite the sorry sight, but such disgrace… is that how a man expresses his feelings?”

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Yang Zhen had almost forgotten how long it had been since he last felt so weak. In his dreams, it seemed he saw that peerless female saint again, splitting heaven and earth with a single sword, far more formidable than that wretched old man Yuan Tianyu from the Black Lotus Sanctuary.

All over Wuting Mountain lay ruins, so devastated that from a distance one couldn’t even tell it used to be a great mountain.

The Reincarnation Clock had suddenly appeared on Wuting Mountain, and upon receiving the news, countless Saint Realm powerhouses rushed over.

Based on past experiences, when a Heaven and Earth Treasure like the Reincarnation Clock appeared, it would not settle down without at least ten days to half a month.

At that time, rivers of blood would flow, as tens of thousands of practitioners desperately fought for it, even daring to confront Saint Realm powerhouses for the sake of the Reincarnation Clock.

But this time, the appearance and disappearance of the Reincarnation Clock completely shocked the entire Central Court.

Who could have imagined that just one day after the Reincarnation Clock appeared, it would be refined by someone.

And that refiner was a young woman, moreover, a practitioner in the Celestial Phase.

Reportedly, among the numerous Half-step Great Saints present, not even the Tribulation Cloud spawned by the heavenly changes dared to approach. Two Saint Realm powerhouses from the Blue Bird Sect and the Black Lotus Sanctuary were involved, with one of them even dying.

One dead!

When the many Saint Realm powerhouses arrived at Wuting Mountain, they were completely startled by the news.

Then, another even more terrifying piece of news spread.

Saint Slaughter!

The fall of a Saint Realm powerhouse was because a practitioner in the Celestial Phase named Yang Zhen had slaughtered him!

Hearing the various accounts of the Saint Slaughter process, the Saint Realm powerhouses wore expressions of incredulity.

Damn it all, even a colossal lie needs some theoretical evidence, right?

A practitioner in the Celestial Phase, not only withstood the Purple Sky Heavenly Palace but also slaughtered a Saint Realm powerhouse?

How in the world could anyone believe that?

What’s even more perplexing is that after Yang Zhen’s Saint Slaughter and Hua Youyue’s refinement of the Reincarnation Clock, they, along with Han Yan’er and the despicable cat, had all disappeared without a trace.

For a time, nearly everyone was looking for the whereabouts of Yang Zhen and Hua Youyue!

In the Central Court, a deep and fiery storm was gradually taking shape!