Chapter 686 - 687: As If Making Some Kind of Resolution

Chapter 686: Chapter 687: As If Making Some Kind of Resolution

When the Teng Snake’s true body appeared, every human and demon understood that things had gotten serious.

The Teng Snake governed misfortune, and its way of breaking up fights was extremely simple—action over words.

One by one, flying chains of fire opened up gap after gap, naturally wrapping around the necks of certain demons who were still sparring after seeing the true form.

Zheng Zhaoling could no longer delay and was genuinely putting effort into suppressing the situation—the longer the Teng Snake’s true body remained visible, the harder it would be to handle afterward.

She also used the senior technique—first have two Mahayana cultivators suppress half of Yunmeng Marsh.

Mahayana cultivators only needed to display their aura to suppress half of Yunmeng Marsh.

The remaining half was the time Zheng Zhaoling had promised she could delay.

Any more, and she truly had no methods left.

The Teng Snake true body that Yunze had transformed into had also seen that Zheng Zhaoling was indeed keeping her original promise—not delaying, not holding her back, but genuinely suppressing Yunmeng Marsh.

When the Grand Lord-level demons of Yunmeng Marsh saw Zheng Zhaoling standing above Yunmeng Marsh, displaying her aura and using divine abilities, they also understood that this matter was probably not Yunmeng Pavilion planning something.

Since Yunmeng Pavilion had no intention of reform, they naturally followed Yunze’s earlier orders.

This sudden uprising in Yunmeng Marsh ended up being somewhat anticlimactic.

It had started inexplicably with great momentum, but the speed at which it was suppressed was also fast.

All of Yunmeng Marsh grew quiet again.

How much time had actually passed, Zheng Zhaoling had no idea.

But after things calmed down, there were no abnormalities, and Cui Hao had not used the token again.

It seemed... Cui Hao should have handled things properly.

Zheng Zhaoling sighed lightly, her gaze turning eastward—that was the location mentioned in Cui Hao’s letter.

At this moment, it was calm, as if nothing had happened.

"Thank you for your assistance, fellow daoist."

The Teng Snake true body transformed back into human form, and Yunze cupped his fists in gratitude.

Zheng Zhaoling’s gaze shifted to Yunze. At this moment, Yunze’s eyes still carried a crimson color, and the fierce spiritual energy around him had not completely dissipated.

She returned the gesture and said:

"Things are abnormal, and you surely have many things to investigate. I won’t interfere. Go ahead with your business. After you’re done, we can exchange a few words."

Yunze looked at Zheng Zhaoling’s righteous, clear-conscience appearance, and the words she spoke were genuine. At this, although the anger in his heart had not dissipated, his tone softened somewhat:

"Then thank you for your understanding, fellow daoist."

Zheng Zhaoling nodded lightly and showed goodwill once more:

"If you have any needs, feel free to discuss them with the elders of my sect. You can use my name."

Now that the Teng Snake true body had been revealed, it was no small matter. Naturally, the sect would inquire first and then investigate to confirm the situation.

Although she was a core disciple, it was better to avoid troubling herself with some matters if possible.

The goodwill she showed now would mean that when the sect investigated later, Yunze only needed to tell the truth, and her own troubles would naturally be reduced considerably.

Yunze had some doubts in his heart but still nodded in agreement.

After all, with Yunmeng Pavilion’s great name, suppressing those foolish demons who couldn’t read the situation and thought there was profit to be made was still convenient.

After thanking her, Yunze turned and returned to Yunze Cave-Heaven.

Zheng Zhaoling stood in place watching Yunze leave, then she also concealed her form and began heading toward Huaze Village.

The matter was essentially settled. Although Cui Hao hadn’t acted from within, he might not have left the Teng Snake out of his targets—after all, confirming the presence of a Teng Snake in Yunmeng Marsh might have been a core objective.

As for how to tell, the first thing was—was Cui Hao still in Huaze Village?

Cui Hao had Golden Core cultivation. If he was willing to hide, there would naturally be no danger.

After finishing his business, if he still didn’t communicate with her and instead chose to flee Yunmeng Marsh, then the probability of there being a problem was naturally higher.

Sometimes, the willingness to stay and handle things could prove a person’s true heart.

The people of Huaze Village had naturally been startled by the sudden commotion, but fortunately, Huaze Village was not within the affected area.

Zheng Zhaoling concealed her form, passed through a crowd of people standing in all directions curiously wondering what had happened, and headed straight for the god shrine. Her divine sense also unceremoniously swept directly inside.

A moment later, Zheng Zhaoling’s expression improved considerably.

At the entrance of the god shrine.

Zheng Zhaoling pushed the door open and entered.

Cui Hao was still sitting inside, doing nothing, just quietly sitting in place, as if he was simply waiting for Zheng Zhaoling to come.

Zheng Zhaoling looked at Cui Hao and took a light breath.

"I’m sorry." Cui Hao spoke first, his expression somewhat guilty. "I didn’t know the Yunze God’s true form was a Teng Snake. With how things turned out, I’ve caused you trouble."

"If you truly didn’t know, then naturally you shouldn’t be blamed." Zheng Zhaoling said slowly. "The key question is—did you want to know?"

Cui Hao looked calmly at Zheng Zhaoling.

His third senior sister had already completed the mission and was preparing to withdraw from Yunmeng Marsh.

At this point, there wasn’t much left for him to do, but if he was going to act with conscience, he needed to stay, make proper arrangements, and see if he could still help with anything.

Judging by its appearance, the Teng Snake’s identity was clearly extraordinary, so Cui Hao had naturally consulted his walking cultivation world encyclopedia—his third senior sister.

After all, when his third senior sister was young, she either cultivated or read books, and she had quite the photographic memory.

During her time at the Tianyan Sect, she had read through many precious ancient texts. If it came to knowledge, his third senior sister probably ranked first in the entire sect—even their master might not compare.

When Cui Hao learned the Teng Snake’s true identity and rarity from his third senior sister’s mouth.

Cui Hao understood that this was absolutely no small matter, and that Zheng Zhaoling herself probably didn’t fully know either.

If she had truly known, Zheng Zhaoling most likely wouldn’t have actually pushed the Yunze God to retreat step by step like that.

Whether Zheng Zhaoling was a good person, Cui Hao couldn’t fully conclude, but in this matter, Zheng Zhaoling was undoubtedly playing the role of a good person.

No matter how you looked at it, a good person shouldn’t be left with a cold heart.

Cui Hao first gestured for Zheng Zhaoling to sit, then said:

"Naturally, it was unintentional. I’m waiting here for you to have an open and honest conversation."

Zheng Zhaoling sat down, and hearing this, a smile appeared on her lips:

"If it were truly open and honest, you should have started by revealing your identity. I don’t believe you still don’t know who I am."

Hearing this, Cui Hao exhaled, looked at Zheng Zhaoling for a moment, then reached to his waist and placed the scabbard containing Wanban on the table.

Their master’s name was now famous across the five continents, and their master’s spiritual treasure was naturally equally famous—especially its reputation for withstanding heavenly tribulation.

This Wanban—those with high enough cultivation to recognize it would recognize it, and those who couldn’t recognize it didn’t need to.

Zheng Zhaoling looked calmly at the scabbard placed on the table.

Cui Hao gently stroked it, then gripped the sword hilt.

Then, as if making some kind of resolution.

He pulled with all his might!

The next moment.

It didn’t budge at all.

Zheng Zhaoling looked at him suspiciously.

What kind of mime performance was this?

Cui Hao stared wide-eyed at the Wanban before him, his tone urgent and grief-stricken:

"Grandpa! You’re messing with me at a time like this?!"

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