Volume 1, Chapter 21: What a Masterclass in Cost-Cutting and Efficiency

"That goes without saying; my mother is the most beautiful, no matter what anyone says," Mu Zifei said with pride.

The Desolation avatar had a deep understanding of how obscure and difficult the laws of space were. Even with the patterns of the fundamental laws of space on its own scales, it was still very difficult for the Desolation avatar to comprehend the second level of the artistic conception of space within a short period of time.

I walked along the tunnel for ten minutes, but I still didn't see Li Changqing. Thinking of this, I took my phone out of my bag and prepared to call him.

Chapter 104: Master and Disciple Talk. After Mu Zifei finished giving instructions to Gaia and Leona, he took Fan Yu and left.

Observing the heavenly ladders before him with great interest, Xintian decided to start climbing from the ladder representing the Five Elements.

Xue Shan shook his head and said, "To enter Chongming Island, one must pass through the Valley of Chasing the Sun. You two must know that passing through the valley depends on the celestial phenomena. In the last few days, there have only been two opportunities: tonight, which you have already passed, and several days ago, when Chen An and the others went through."

Han Ke poured out all the doubts in his heart without reserve. Then, seemingly without any deliberate concealment, he told Han Ke a lot about the current situation below.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, relax!" Ivan deftly brushed his hand over Lin Yong's shoe soles and legs, and Lin Yong's limbs were instantly stuck to the ground.

Of course, calling it an invitation was a stretch; Muller was practically dragged onto the stone stool by Lin Liang. Muller didn't resist, though. After all, there were only two places in the courtyard to sit and talk—one was at a table that hadn't been cleared yet, and the rest were the stone stools under the two ironwood trees.

Huang Ke muttered to himself, and as his soul power overflowed from his sea of consciousness, it transformed into streaks of sword energy, merging with the countless sword energy on the stone platform.

The Bright Buddha had already released his Dharma body, and his Ten Directions Staff was held high. All the pagodas in the City of Sun and Moon behind him released ten thousand rays of brilliant light. The Bright Buddha's Ten Directions Staff seemed to draw all that light toward it, its size suddenly increasing until it resembled a towering pillar that reached the heavens, which then swept down toward the front.

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Phew, the three of them breathed a long sigh of relief. They had thought it would be another poem or song, but it turned out to be this question—simple.

The five blood-robed law enforcers turned into five streams of light, each wreathed in thunder and fire, their eyes filled with murderous intent as they lunged to surround Dongbo Xueying.

However, Cadius was not too surprised by this, because he knew that Gavila and Zhar could reach a consensus on their purpose for participating in the arena. Such a three-on-three team battle was actually the best outcome, as it avoided them becoming opponents in the same match.

Nie Li accepted it and winked at Ning'er. This pearl should be of great benefit to Ning'er's cultivation. By accepting it, Ning'er was effectively accepting a favor from the other party, but Nie Li didn't have many misgivings about it afterward; anyway, one is not burdened by many debts.

"There are many people who want your life, and I am one of them! If not for you, would I have ended up in this state?" Wang Quan sneered as he spoke.

As he spoke, a thought suddenly struck Li Yi. Perhaps he could go check out the bird and flower market; this was, after all, the base of operations for Damoran.

In the distance, a stone tablet emitting a purple halo flew rapidly, forcibly pushing aside the oscillating arcs of light as it rushed toward the end of the sky.

"The blade is your blade, and the poison is your poison. Whether you killed him or not, you must pay for his life," Jiang Zhenye said, shaking his head.

However, because he heard that he was calling Gu Feng, Hongchen had also subconsciously leaned in. Since his hearing happened to be quite sharp, he immediately heard Gu Feng badmouthing him on the phone. Now, Hongchen was not going to stand for that.

"My codename is Blood Lion. I have no ill intentions in coming here, but there are some matters that require your cooperation in an investigation!" the leader said, preparing to be polite before resorting to force.

"That's right! Mantinea is currently being besieged by the Spartans, and they are in urgent need of rescue!" a Mantinean councilor said urgently.

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Ling Duyue and Mei Feixue landed in front of the city gate, only to be surprised to find that there was no one here collecting immortal stones like there was below. The city gates were wide open, allowing free entry and exit, though the rule against flying into the city remained the same.

Today, Caldias's job was to welcome and see off the citizens who came to offer gifts. From morning until now, he had barely stopped; although exhausted, he felt fulfilled.

When Leotychides passed through the east gate of the inner city, the city guards respectfully saluted this famous military commander of the kingdom.

"It's still a long way off. At our current speed, it will take at least another ten days," Hu Santong waved his hand, looking unruffled. It seemed he was accustomed to long journeys, and a ten-day trip was of no concern to him.

Chen Zheng's vision suddenly went dark, and a mass of black-gold flame appeared out of thin air in his sea of consciousness. As it turned out, this flame had not disappeared; instead, it had entered Chen Zheng's sea of consciousness.

However, she also knew that she was no match for him, so her eyes darted around, and a plan formed in her mind.

Just as he was thinking about whether to persuade Qin Ming to apologize, Qin Ming had already opened his eyes, his gaze fixed on those self-righteous reporters.

Ling Duyue led them into the mountains, and they hadn't walked far before the pheasant caught a dozen birds. It gave Shi Lei and his son a thrill; in reality, pheasants in the snow were very easy to catch. Their eyes were dazzled by the glare of the snow.

Seeing that both Qin Feng and his companion were silent, Lan Yu felt a bit awkward and stopped explaining things to them. The military Humvee leading the way finally came to a stop.