I was thrown on the altar, and Master Mingzhai stood in the middle, looking up.

I followed his gaze and there was only darkness there.

After looking for a while, I asked, "Are you dying soon?"

Not to provoke him, just out of curiosity.

In the memory of twenty years ago, he looked younger.

If he were an ordinary person, he would have appeared middle-aged at that time, far from the appearance of all white hair now.

For immortals with their long lives, twenty years was just a blink of an eye.

Why would he age so rapidly and visibly? After much deliberation, I could only come to one explanation.

His end was near, he was about to fall.

That would explain why he was so determined to break free from the control of the heavens and become the immortal and supreme god who would not age or die.

Having possessed so much, how could he willingly let go?

Anger showed in his back but he didn't answer.

So I asked again, "Do you think you are faster, or are the immortals who want to kill me faster?"

He finally turned around and gave me a cold smile.

"Do you really think that with the clues you left behind, they can find this place?"

"Ignorant fool!"

I pretended to be humble and asked, "With so many of them, how could they not find me?"

"The Qinglian Lamp has been missing for so long, why hasn't anyone noticed? Because I used my power to isolate all the information in this entire mountain! Even if they come looking, they won't find you here!"

With a wave of his dusting cloth, a dense array appeared from the mountain wall, making it impossible for even a fly to escape.

I sighed inwardly, this was becoming quite troublesome.

With that in mind, I continued talking, "Hiding all the information in the whole mountain must consume a lot of energy, right? How do you plan to activate the Qinglian Lamp?"

"Could it be that you captured these immortals in order to use their power?"

He just sneered, his sharp eyes seemingly seeing through me.

"Stop babbling, aren't you just trying to stall for time until someone comes to rescue you?"

"Stop playing tricks, as long as you cooperate now, when I transcend the Three Realms, I can grant you eternal life and immortality."

I smiled too.

To hell with your eternal life and immortality!

Indeed, I was waiting, but not for someone to save me.

It was because I needed some time to complete what I wanted to do.

His beard was trembling slightly, and Sang Yan looked up, puzzled, at the sky.

"Is it windy?"

Yes, it was windy!

I looked up at Master Mingzhai in the sky, he seemed to have forgotten that there was not only a little bit of Hongmeng Holy Fire in my bloodline, but also the ability to shake the Qi of the heavens and earth inherited from the ancient god, Tai Feng.

Or perhaps, he simply didn't care about this insignificant bloodline.

I cut the ropes on my back, leaped high in the wind, and grasped a sword made of empty space.

A sword made up of the Qi of the heavens and earth - a high-pressure air sword.

Master Mingzhai, looking from above, finally realized that something was wrong.

"What is she doing?! Stop her!"

The magic power in my body was gradually depleting, and I couldn't control the Qi blade. It cut my hands and within a moment, hundreds of small wounds appeared.

Why was the only solution for me to die and not for the Qinglian Lamp to disappear?

Because in their eyes, the Qinglian Lamp was a precious treasure of the heavens and earth, and it was a pity to destroy it.

As for me, I was just a mere mortal.

I swung the sword and slashed down!

At the moment the sword struck the Qinglian Lamp, a massive shockwave spread out, knocking back the approaching dark figures.

I swallowed the blood in my throat, barely lifted the sword, and slashed at the Qinglian Lamp again!

This time, a slight crack finally appeared on the Qinglian Lamp.

The crack expanded at an astonishing speed, and in the blink of an eye, the lamp was split in half.

Boom! The golden light soared.

The power of the precious treasure of the heavens and earth was about to spread throughout the Three Realms.

I fell to the ground, blood seeping from the corners of my mouth, a provocative smile on my face.

Now, they should be coming, right?