60. The Far North
In the distant Far North, a land of perpetual snow and ice…
This was a forbidden zone known to almost everyone on the continent. Even the Youhan Dynasty, the closest to the north, rarely ventured into this extremely cold land.
Of course, in history, there were a few who defied the odds and went there to show off. As for their fate, it could be described as “a long story.”
Without exception, they all died there.
Even now, although some still spoke of it as a land of great fortune, with countless treasures hidden beneath the snow, no fool would go there to explore.
—In short, no one would willingly seek suffering.
However, what was hidden here was known to very few. Even if a few powerful individuals managed to break through the forbidden zone, they would surely be eliminated by the people behind the scenes.
Because this place…
Belonged to an ancient organization, the Heavenly Sin.
At this moment, in the center of the ice plain, in a towering ice mountain, a roar suddenly echoed.
This roar shook the heavens and caused a massive avalanche, collapsing a large portion of the snow outside the glacier.
And after the outer layer of snow collapsed, what was revealed was not earth and rock, but light blue ice.
Yes, this was not some random mess, but a giant ice prison. The earlier tremor, although it had collapsed all the snow outside, had caused no damage to the prison itself.
This ice prison was no simple thing.
And not long after the roar, several men in white robes landed on a central platform.
The man in the lead asked respectfully, “Holy Lord, what has happened?”
After the strange beast inside spoke a bunch of incomprehensible words, the few men looked at each other.
“How could this be?”
What the one inside said was shocking.
The Holy Lord himself, who had never failed, had actually failed.
“An Immortal-grade formation?” The black-haired man in the lead was lost in thought. “It’s been a long time since an Immortal-grade formation master has appeared on the continent. The existing Immortal-grade formation masters are our people. This opponent is…”
“And… why is it this Gong Yiling again?” Another white-haired man frowned. “Young Master Kui said that the plan in the Baiyao Dynasty was foiled because of this Gong Yiling. He even suspects that the layout in the Heartflame Empire was also destroyed by her.”
“What’s with this girl?” The only woman present said, “According to the instructions of the Eight Desolations Deer Hunt, she has her own path of certain death to follow. Why, after her fate has changed, can she still break our layout, and even the Holy Lord can’t take her down?”
“About this matter,”
The black-haired man said, “I am recalculating the changes in fate caused by her. Many who should have died have not, and those who shouldn’t have have perished.”
“If the deviation is too great, we will need to overthrow the previous results and start another Eight Desolations Deer Hunt.”
Hearing this, everyone couldn’t hide their shock.
Since the establishment of the Heavenly Sin, whether it was their divination or the Eight Desolations Deer Hunt, the results had only ever had a slight deviation.
Especially the Eight Desolations Deer Hunt, this highest level of divination formation, in their eyes, was absolute, a result that no one could violate.
And the Eight Desolations Deer Hunt had indeed never had a single deviation, and could even perfectly predict the time of some important events, with a deviation of no more than a few days.
But this time… the situation had changed drastically.
No one knew what was going on. In short, almost every part of the prophecy had a problem, and the core of all the problems was related to this person, Gong Yiling.
“We don’t have a rule to restart the Eight Desolations Deer Hunt.” The white-haired man said, “If this woman has really affected the results of the hunt, then we should just eliminate the person who caused the problem, and everything will naturally return to our control.”
“I’ll have someone do it now. It’s just a stinking girl who isn’t even at the Soul Origin realm—”
“Correction, after absorbing a part of the Holy Lord’s essence and nascent soul, this girl is already at the Soul Origin realm.”
“Chang Shiqi!” The white-haired man said angrily, “You just have to target me, don’t you?”
The black-haired man chuckled. “I’m just stating some facts. Besides, this matter is not that simple.”
“The mistake has already been made. It’s not just a matter of eliminating her.” He put his hands behind his back and said calmly, “If we eliminate her now, it might lead to unforeseen consequences.”
“But…”
“Luo Quelin.” The black-haired man’s voice suddenly became serious, with a chilling coldness that could not be questioned.
“I don’t care about your family background. In short, you know that any action taken by the Heavenly Sin is based on careful analysis, to ensure that there are no flaws, that everything is foolproof, and only then can we proceed.”
“First, determine the current omen, judge whether leaving this woman will affect future events, and then decide whether to eliminate her or not. This is the style of the Heavenly Sin.”
“You…” Hearing him bring up his family background, Luo Quelin wanted to flare up.
But the others present seemed to think that Chang Shiqi’s words were reasonable and all acted as peacemakers.
Hearing this, Luo Quelin didn’t say anything more, just silently swallowing his words.
“Alright, I still need to carefully investigate the Holy Lord’s losses. That’s all for today. You can all go and do your own things.”
“Yes!”
Including Chang Shiqi himself, after saying this, he quickly left.
Soon, only Luo Quelin was left.
He looked at the departing figures, a strange color in his eyes, a color that was definitely not just a fierce glint.
“Chang Shiqi, who do you think you are?” Luo Quelin turned around and looked at the ice that served as something.
“If I weren’t so difficult to get out of, how would I have become a mere human to play house with you?” He actually said such a thing. If others were still here, they would surely be shocked. “But do you think these days will last long?”
He suddenly sneered, his voice becoming sinister and terrifying, a completely different person from before.
“Soon, I will regain my previous power and turn all of you into my prisoners.”
“Just you wait.”
