Breached! The Six-Sky Sealing Sun Great Array had been breached!
Many people started going crazy when they discovered the breach of the Six-Sky Sealing Sun Great Array. This was too darn important for the Human Race!
Breaching the Six-Sky Sealing Sun Great Array was akin to shattering the Ancient Six Families' defense! The Human Race could finally reach the bases of the Ancient Six Families.
The Five Sacred Halls descended onto the Ancient Six Families' Ancestral Land. The Hall Masters of the Five Sacred Halls had never even dreamed of accomplishing such a thing.
However, they finally achieved it now!
Yuan Venerate White Crane and the newly-appointed Left Hall Master were both equally excited.
Especially the Left Hall Master, who knew the most about the dangers of the Ancient Six Families and was the one who had suffered the most because of them as well.
They had always been the punching bags when dealing with the Ancient Six Families, and they could do nothing about it even though they hated the Ancient Six Families to the core.
Now, everything was different!
Although the Ancient Six Females remained as strong as ever, they had breached the Ancient Six Families' greatest defense. Now, they just had to destroy the Ancient Six Families' base and they would be able to eradicate this cancerous threat that had struck fear into the Human Race for such a long time.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Luo Yunyang conjured his World-Shaking Sky Bell but did not unleash the soundless bell waves. Instead, he directly manipulated the bell wave and unleashed a full-force attack on the Ancient Six Families' ancestral land.
The ancestral land was extremely important to the Ancient Six Families, and Luo Yunyang's bell wave was simply wrecking their bases to pieces.
However, this wasn't the greatest danger. The greatest danger was the Da Qian Sacred Mirror that the Da Qian Master held.
Everything illuminated by the mirror-light coming from his hand had turned into stars.
While utilizing the Da Qian Sacred Mirror, the Da Qian Master instructed his companions, "Announce immediately on the virtual realms that we have breached the Six-Sky Sealing Sun Great Array. I believe many people will make the right decision for themselves."
In fact, there was no need for the Da Qian Master to make an announcement. The Ancient Six Families had not even shut down the broadcast that was showing the Five Great Sacred Halls bombarding the Ancient Six Families' ancestral land. Hence, many powerhouses that were following the broadcast were able to receive first-hand news.
Although most of the Yuan Venerates belonged to their respective Sacred Halls, there were also many free Yuan Venerates with no relations to anyone.
While many such Yuan Venerates had chosen to stand with the Five Sacred Halls at the beginning of the crisis, there were equally as many who had wavered.
Some had even made under-the-table dealings with the Ancient Six Families in secret.
However, upon seeing that the Six-Sky Sealing Sun Great Array had been breached, those people also began to quieten down.
The situation that unfolded before them had totally exceeded their expectations. They were unwilling to accompany the Ancient Six Families down the path of destruction.
Some even rushed towards the Ancient Six Families' ancestral land in a bid to show their loyalty to the Five Great Sacred Halls and also take advantage of the chaos to obtain some personal benefits during the destruction of the Ancient Six Families.
Although they knew clearly that it would be impossible for them to obtain the greatest benefits, there were still plenty of benefits available. After all, the Ancient Six Families were very established.
"Da Qian Master, leave immediately and I will act as if nothing has happened. If you all decide to destroy the Ancient Six Families' ancestral land, we will definitely fight you to our last breath!" the Yun Family Patriarch bellowed in a rage.
This situation was utterly disastrous in the Yun Family Patriarch's opinion.
The tables had turned when their Six-Sky Sealing Sun Great Array had been breached, so the situation was extremely unfavorable for them now.
It could even be said that the Ancient Six Families were on the brink of complete annihilation.
Mountains upon sacred mountains that were the pillars of the Ancient Six Families' foundation had turned into stardust as the Da Qian Sacred Mirror illuminated them. 
Boundless amounts of spirit essence were also absorbed by the black Qi transformed by Xuan Pin Gate. Although this land had been created carefully by the Ancient Six Families and contained extremely dense spirit essence, it would still cause the land to collapse if the Xuan Pin Gate was allowed to continue absorbing the spirit essence.
The Divine Creation Disc of Hong Meng Sacred Hall did not display any significant powers, nor did it destroy the ancestral land. However, it could pinpoint the exact location of the core and foundation. Destroying these locations would cause the complete destruction of the land.
Thus, the Yun Family Patriarch roared in an out-of-character manner at the Da Qian Master.
The Da Qian Master looked cold and expressionless. After all, he did not give a hoot about the Yun Family Patriarch's questioning. In his opinion, the Yun Family Patriarch would gain nothing from this rage.
He glared back at the Yun Family Patriarch as he controlled his Da Qian Sacred Mirror and shone the mirror light towards the Yun Family Patriarch.
The Yun Family Patriarch brandished the jeweled flag in his hands fanatically and managed to defend himself against the force of the stars. Unfortunately, he was left in a completely battered and exhausted state.
When was the last time he, the Patriarch of the Yun Family, had suffered such a brutal humiliation? A frenzied look began to develop in his eyes.
"Da Qian Master, you'll regret this. You'll definitely regret this. The Ancient Six Families are not for you to trample on."
"Wait and see. This time, we'll definitely make you humans pay an unimaginable price."
The Yun Family Patriarch glared at the bunch of humans that were rushing over at them aimlessly like headless flies as he started to look even more crazed.
The Patriarchs of the Ancient Six Families did not think that the Human Race could breach the Great Array, so they did not come up with any arrangements for their powerhouses.
In fact, some defenses were not even activated.
Thus, they finally tasted the consequences of their miscalculations. Many of their disciples dashed forward in a bid to stop the Five Sacred Halls but were completely crushed by their might.
Heavenly Venerates were simply powerless against such formidable attacks.
Hundreds of Heavenly Venerates perished in just a short while!
"Return to Sacred Ancestor Mountain. All disciples of the Ancient Six Families must return to Sacred Ancestral Mountain with me now!" the Yun Family Patriarch howled.
The Patriarchs of the other families also began to command their elite powerhouse to retreat into the Sacred Ancestor Mountain.
Although there were still plenty of hidden means left in this land, they knew clearly that such means and defenses were not going to achieve anything.
Hence, they could only move their disciples into the Sacred Ancestral Mountain, which was their most important place and where their last hope lay.
However, the Si Family Patriarch decided to make a mad dash towards Luo Yunyang now that his power and spiritual consciousness had recovered.
Luo Yunyang was no longer interested in using his attribute regulator to manipulate the Si Family Patriarch's attributes. Thus, he immediately struck at the World-Shaking Sky Bell wildly.
"Luo Yunyang, I am going to kill you!" The Si Family Patriarch hated Luo Yunyang to the core and was absolutely mad.
Luo Yunyang could see the Si Family Patriarch's expression as he smirked coldly. How could he not know what the Si Family Patriarch was thinking? Hence, he chuckled when he saw the Si Family Patriarch coming over. "Brother Si, I'm elated that you're back."
"Everyone, do not attack Brother Si's family. They are our friends."
The Si Family Patriarch's eyes were burning with anger. Luo Yunyang was so despicable that he had even set him up at a time like this. 
"Disciples of the Si Family listen up. Attack with everything you got and kill the enemies of our Ancient Six Families."
In order to prove his innocence, the Si Family Patriarch immediately took out a treasured cudgel that entrapped five different mythical beasts and struck ruthlessly at Luo Yunyang.
Luo Yunyang did not retaliate. Instead, he struck his World-Shaking Sky Bell again, sending a deafening blast of bell waves that surged forward like an uncontrolled current before smashing into the Si Family Patriarch.
Although the Si Family Patriarch's attacking posture was impressive, he was still suppressed by the engulfing current.
"Brother Si, this land will belong to the Si Family from now on. Why are you wasting your effort here? You must know that it's too late to regret it now. I will always remember your kind deed. After all, you helped us breach the Six-Sky Sealing Sun Great Array."
Luo Yunyang rang his sky bell while raising his voice as he spoke to the Si Family Patriarch, sending his voice far and wide.
Although the Si Family Patriarch was trying to prove his innocence as best as he could, Luo Yunyang's words still made the Si Family Patriarch face a lot of censure. So much so that some disciples of the other families even started to become wary of the Si Family.
This sort of wariness infuriated the disciples of the Si Family.
However, being infuriated wouldn't solve anything. All they could do now was face it upfront.
They had no choice but to do so!
The Si Family Patriarch was still raining attacks, but Luo Yunyang's mockery was unceasing as well. This sort of mockery made the expression of the Si Family Patriarch extremely unsightly.
In a quarter of an hour, the Six Ancient Families' ancestral land, which looked like a paradise, had turned into ruins. At the same time, the Yun Family Patriarch and the rest had also retreated back into Sacred Ancestor Mountain.
Sacred Ancestor Mountain, which stood tall and aloof, made the Da Qian Master and the rest look solemn.
Although they could not see the threat that Sacred Ancestor Mountain posed, they still felt a brief chill running down their spines when they saw it.
"Break!"
After remaining silent for a moment, the Da Qian Master, who knew that there was no backing down, conjured his Da Qian Sacred Mirror and directed it towards Sacred Ancestral Mountain.
The Da Qian Sacred Mirror was a treasure that was on the same level as the Divine Creation Disc. Thus, anything illuminated by it would become a part of the endless starry sky.
Even the Six-Sky Sealing Sun Great Array could only defend itself when facing the Da Qian Sacred Mirror. It could be said that the attack of the Da Qian Sacred Mirror was already at the Taiyi Yuan Venerate level.
However, the towering Sacred Ancestor Mountain did not budge at all when it was illuminated by the sacred mirror.
Everything remained as incomparably calm as ever. 


Violet skies, a world undergoing massive changes, a deficient moon, interlinking voids...
When the world experienced a cataclysmic event,the majority of living things died right away. Although humanity survived by hiding in the last safe zones, humans had to face mutated dire beasts and colossal source beasts that could break through the space barrier and enter the earth at any second.
Luo Yunyang, a young man who grew up in those calamitous times, obtained an attribute regulator and set out to walk the path of supremacy!

The violent wind continued on the Sword Peak. The iron eagles flew to farther distance in terror, but they failed to disperse the thick clouds and fog.
Ping Yongjia sat on the ground with his eyes closed, his breath smooth and relaxed, as if he fell asleep, but his hand was still pointed toward the east, as though telling people how bright the sun was.
The noises of friction and rocks rolling could be heard everywhere on the cliff; innumerable swords flew up again, hovering in the air around the cliff, resembling a formation.
Zhao Layue knew that this was not the Sword Formation of Green Mountain, but its primordial form.
The Green Girl said to Zhao Layue, "Based on his temperament, he has patiently explained to you for so long at such a critical moment, meaning you're really special to him."
Zhao Layue didn't give a response. She remained silent while looking at the sword hole on the cliff wall of Liangwang Peak, feeling a bit dazed.
The violent wind had faded away, and the Sword Peak was illuminated by a few sword lights.
Nan Wang, the Immortal Guangyuan and the three elders from the hermit peaks landed on the cliff.
None of them said anything, nor did they sit somewhere close to Ping Yongjia. They chose to sit at a spot on the cliff respectively. What they were doing was guard Ping Yongjia and Jing Jiu.
A thin thread appeared in the clouds and fog. It soon grew into an object resembling a snowball, falling squarely into Zhao Layue's bosom.
Zhao Layue caressed his head gently.
Ada nestled against her in an effort to comfort her by telling her that it was pretty hard for that guy to die even if he wished to because the wicked ones could live up to ten-thousand years as the saying went.
The violent wind kicked up again. The clouds and fog were hurled up toward the high sky.
The Dead Dog was seen on the top of the ocean of clouds, looking down at the earth with an extremely cold expression in his eyes.
…
…
Green Mountain was very far from the East Ocean; as such, the Thoughtless Sword, even though it was the fastest sword in the world, couldn't reach it in a short time.
However, the sword light was very special that day.
Soon after it pierced through the cliff wall of Liangwang Peak, the sword light illuminated the cliff wall by the East Ocean and the dark and gloomy Heavenly Well.
The sword light landed among the frosty grass. Jing Jiu materialized as his cloth was ruffling in the wind.
The Drifter was flabbergasted when she saw Jing Jiu, wondering if her Teacher had something more important to tell her by chasing her all the way to this place after he told her to come here.
"Where is Cao Yuan?" demanded Jing Jiu with furrowed eyebrows.
Now that he had made such a significant decision and would pay a great price for it, he wished to have the whole situation under his full control, so he didn't want to see any unexpected incident like this.
"The Broadsword King has entered the Underworld already," answered Tong Yan.
"You didn't succeed?" Jing Jiu asked Tong Yan.
Tong Yan said, "The Underworld Master's Cultivation state is too high…"
Jing Jiu didn't give him enough time to explain and cut him off by extending his hand toward Tong Yan, "Give me the bell."
The Scenic-Cloud Bell was the magic treasure the Immortal Tan always carried with him. The reason the bell ended up in Tong Yan's hands was because Jing Jiu and the Immortal Tan had reached an agreement.
After a moment of silence, Tong Yan took out the Scenic-Cloud Bell and put it on Jing Jiu's hand.
Seeing this, the Drifter felt it rather foreboding; but she didn't dare say anything.
Jing Jiu turned to the small green curtain sedan and said, "Young Sister, please stay to guard here."
It was unclear since when he treated the people of the Water-Moon Nunnery in a fairly polite manner.
The soft voice of the Chief Nun of the Water-Moon Nunnery came out from the small green curtain sedan, "You go ahead."
Whoosh!!!
Jing Jiu disappeared from original spot.
The sword light went to the East Ocean.
The frosty grass snapped again as the sea wind blew softly.
The small green curtain sedan glided up in the air, hovering above the Heavenly Well.
Countless small peach flowers were blooming on the green curtain, exuding a clean and fresh energy like the silk and catkins, sealing off the passage.
…
…
A great many huge waves formed in the deep part of the ocean, rushing toward a place like a torrential river.
The endless seawater was heading toward the Huge Whirlpool. Along with loud booming sound, the blue wall of water kept on collapsing, dropping into the bottomless abyss.
The blue seawater was illuminated by a bright sword light. The Giant rubbed his eyes reflexively. As he saw Jing Jiu intermittently amid the ocean waves, he couldn't help but drop his jaw, his honest face revealing an incredulous expression, wondering how he could come so fast and more importantly why he came here.
He didn't forget how his friend looked though they hadn't met each other for hundreds of years.
Looking at the countless drops of blood in the sky, Jing Jiu could sense the murderous energy amid them; he couldn't help but furrow his eyebrows slightly.
In the course of this morning, he furrowed his eyebrows more often than he had done during his entire life.
The Heavenly Slaying Formation was indeed terribly powerful, especially after the blood sacrifice of the Fire Carp; it had the capability of destroying heaven and earth.
Yet, the formation was sill not a match for the All in One Sword.
The sword light illuminated the surface of the ocean and shone through all the ocean sprays along with the morning sunlight, arriving at the middle of the Huge Whirlpool after splitting open the Heavenly Slaying Formation like a piece of paper.
Standing in the midst of the mist filling the air, Jing Jiu turned his right palm up with furrowed eyebrows, after taking a glance at the seawater dropping into the Underworld, and brought out the Green Sky Mirror.
The morning sun looked much brighter now; a dazzling ray of sunlight was reflected off the Green Sky Mirror. The edges of the light ray had many complicated characters. If one looked closely at those characters, they would find that the characters were actually the tiny amulet scripts.
If the Young Zen Master were here, he would be able to tell that what Jing Jiu employed were the Method of Zen Mirror, which he was very good at himself, and the Method of Splitting Mirrors, but with a higher Cultivation state.
The light ray emitted by the Green Sky Mirror shone into the deepest end of the Heavenly Slaying Formation along with the surrounding flowing amulet scripts.
The drops of blood enchanted with the murderous energy of the demon blood had immediately dissipated when encountering the light ray.
An exceedingly dark and gloomy flame was wavering in the deep part of the Heavenly Slaying Formation. It couldn't move an inch when it was shone on by the light ray.
A moment later, the dark and gloomy flame followed the light ray and returned to the Green Sky Mirror.
…
…
The world in the Green Sky Mirror was as usual; no heavenly fire could be seen there.
A large crowd of people strolled on the streets; the sound of striking sticks was as loud as the thunder in the court of the government. The robbers looked at the distance in the mountain; the wives waiting for their husbands to come home wore tears on their faces. A barrage of surprised screams broke out in the manor house of the Zhang family, followed by loud cries. Several wives stole a glance at the Spring Well while weeping, wondering if the Grandmaster was on the verge of dying since he had spat out blood and if the well water could still be used after it had blood in it.
Grandmaster Zhang breathed weakly, but he grabbed the edges of the well firmly and refused to be taken away from it. He kept staring into the well steadfastly.
The blood he spat out trickled down along the wall of the well and soon became invisible; but he was fully aware that his blood had already fused into the well water.
The blood was gradually dissolving in the clean well water; later, the dissolved blood started amassing to a point. Some bulges appeared on the amassed blood, one of which began to twitch slightly. Some fine marks formed on the surface of the bulges, which looked actually like the fish fins.
As time elapsed, the shape of the amassed blood was taking a distinct form; it transformed into a carp with red color throughout.
The Grandmaster Zhang's weak body had suddenly become strong; it was unclear where the strength came from. "Scoop this fish from the well!" he yelled tersely after standing up with straight body.
…
…
After the red carp had been scooped from the well, the Grandmaster Zhang put it in a golden basin gingerly.
He brought the golden basin into the Clan Hall and shut the door behind him. He forbade anybody, including his most favorite granddaughter, from peeping into the hall.
There was a big crowd outside the Clan Hall. The descendants of the Zhang family looked at the tightly shut wooden door of the Clan Hall with a grim expression on their faces, wondering what had happened.
Those wives who had been worried about if the well water could still be used were talking among themselves in a hushed voice in a corner of the courtyard; one could vaguely hear the words "devil", "bad omen", etc.
The Grandmaster Zhang was so tired after such a struggle and sat on the ground in front of the incense table, looking at the red carp in the golden basin with a nervous countenance.
The red carp didn't look energetic at all. His body tilted to one side now and the other side then, his mouth spitting out bubbles; it seemed like he was to die at any moment.
"My old friend, is it you?" asked the Grandmaster Zhang in a trembling voice.
"Who could it be if it were not me…" said the red carp weakly. "Why are you so frugal? Are you going to use my bathing water to wash your hands?"
"What do you mean?" the Grandmaster Zhang asked, baffled.
The voice of the red carp was full of irritation and helplessness, "To say nothing of this golden basin, it'd still be too small even if it were a real treasure basin."
His frail tail touched the side of the basin unexpectedly. The fish pouted his mouth and shrieked, "Ouch…it's so painful! Put me in a bigger place quickly!"
The Grandmaster Zhang got up rapidly and pushed open the door of the Clan Hall, yelling, "Bring the large vat I've used for my bathing over here…And you…dig a pond in the courtyard!"
The crowd had all heard the painful cry of the carp; their faces turned pale out of fear.
When they heard the Grandmaster's command, none of them dared linger around; all of them took advantage of the opportunity and ran away.
The door of the Clan Hall was open.
The golden basin was on the ground, and the incense table was above it, the green smoke rising slowly.
…
…
"Aja!"
The voice of the Giant came in from the outside of the Heavenly Slaying Formation, sounding like a deep thunder.
Jing Jiu was aware that he intended to remind him that it would take too long to dissipate the Heavenly Slaying Formation with the Buddhist light since the size of this formation was too large.
"Well, I'd better use the sword light then," Jing Jiu thought to himself.
The ocean waves suddenly subsided as an extremely bright sword light traveled among the seawater at an unimaginably fast speed, drawing countless lines in the sky.
The blue wall of water had countless tiny holes in it, resembling the sand beach after being pelted by the raindrops.
The innumerable drops of blood filling the air were breaking apart one after the other after becoming wonderful flowers, which were then cleansed by the sword light.
Regardless of how splendid a thing was, it was always composed by many detailed links. The sword light happened to be good at cutting off the delicate connections in the world.
The sword light traveled among the space between the sky and the sea; it was impossible to see it with naked eyes.
The formidable Heavenly Slaying Formation that was powerful enough to destroy heaven and earth had evidently ceased to operate, dissipating gradually, starting from its edges.
Though it was merely a brief moment, it was still a long period of time as far as the fast-moving sword light was concerned.
When the speed reached a certain limit, the rule of heaven and earth would experience an amazing change.
In the eyes of Jing Jiu at the moment, the morning sunlight seemed to have separated into many sections, which seemed to have a length and some sort of beauty.
Jing Jiu seemed to be in a strange mood as he gazed at the morning sunlight.
His Big Brother liked destroying the world, but he liked saving the world…However, saving the world was a tiresome work, and what was the meaning of all this?


I am the sword.
Killing a man amidst a thousand miles, no one dares take ten steps.
Killing a man amidst a thousand miles, no one can take ten steps.
Killing a man amidst a thousand miles, ten steps? Not possible!
I am the sword, the sword is me,
On the path towards heaven, each shall wield their own.

War has created struggles for many women like her to trade their body for survival. 

When they make that decision their body will feel the shame which their mind tries to hide.

Surviving this way is one of the harder decisions women like her makes. 

Every night the feeling of shame and guilt will wash over you no matter how well you hide. 

To live in such a way, the days can only be bearable by believing in the lies you tell yourself.

Only lies can hide your shame and give you the lost dignity.

As she walked back home she had her head down to avoid looking the eyes of the men around her. 

Her black velvet cheongsam dress illustrating her beautiful figure. 

Her hair flows in the air as she walks gracefully in the quiet street. Where there was only the sounds of her steps landing on the ground. 

The soldiers and citizens around her were stealing lustful glances at her, some were whispering into each other's ears with looks of pity, while other men seemed to point fingers at her with hate.

All of them keep a distance away from the flower. 

But to their social arrangements, she was already accustomed to regularly. 

Since the day her destiny changed, this was the only connection to the outside world she expected to have as a prostitute.

Yet the lustful spectators were like an audience below the stage. While in her every step there's a sense of loneliness that prevails around her. The loneliness of the girl dancing alone in the limelight.

Getting home she stays in her room and lits a candle placing it on the brown colored dressing table. 

Sitting in front of the large yellow illuminated oval mirror in silence.

She pulls out an empty drawer that was in the past filled with jewelry. 

Reaching to the back of the drawer she brings out a golden colored phoenix hairpin. Using the hairpin to tie up her hair. 

Looking in the mirror she sees a different woman than the shameful ill-reputed prostitute she believes in her heart. 

The woman in the mirror gives someone a feeling of elegance, youth, and innocence. 

Those pair of hopeless eyes hid away her despair when she cried in hatred of herself. Revealing a sign of light behind that pair of windows.

She simply paused there in the room as the candle illuminated her mirror. 
Admiring the simple beauty in front of her, the surreal beauty that she can cling on to like a dream during this war-tinted reality.

But her door slides open a tiny bit revealing a bit of the darkness from outside. 

An eye watches through the crack of her door, watching with hints of jealousy.

'That little slut decorating herself with a hairpin,' the old woman from outside thinks to herself, 'just like her concubine mother. That hairpin should've been mine.'

The old woman had deeply wrinkled skin that was contrasted by the red colored lips. Her eyes as she watched Zhi Yan was marked by jealousy.

Pushing forth the door, the old woman surprised Zhi Yan. 

Taking a step towards her she pulls away the hairpin from her.

Seeing that the hairpin was in her hands Zhi Yan saids, "Matriarch, hand me back the hairpin."

"You little slut. I knew you hadn't pawned all your jewelrys," her eyes were spiteful as she looked at her. 

The matriarch left the room and went out to the living room where the Patriarch was and showed him the hairpin, "Look, if we pawn this hairpin we might be able to get a big bag of rice.

Zhi Yan catches up to her and tries to grasp the hairpin from her. 

In her eyes it was not just a hairpin, it was keepsake full of beautiful past memories when life was perfect and safe.

"Stop! How dare you keep such valuable jewelry," the Patriarch shouts hitting his cane on the floor in disruption, "give it to her! We need food for the table."

"No! This is the only thing I have left," she says as she fights the Matriarch.

Her struggles were vain as the Matriarch finally pulls her hand that has the hairpin away from her. 

Freeing from Zhi Yan's grasp, she slaps her right across the face causing her to stumble on the ground.

Her younger sister also came out to the living room after hearing the clashing. 

She sees her sister Zhi Yan sitting on the floor with her feet sprawled and her hands tightly wrapped around the old woman's waist.

Zhi Yan cries pitifully as tears fall down her eyes, "No...That's all I have…"

In her memory her older sister was always someone who's strong and took care of her. 

Protecting her from everything and standing up for her at all times.

After the onset of the war, many of the servants and his father's concubines soon ran away from the home. 

The prosperity which they enjoyed in the past all were quickly taken away from them.

Forcing them to sell everything valuable in their home. 

But their possessions were not enough to buy any more rice as Foshan became a haven of starvation.

Her older sister made the decision to sell her youth and beauty in return for some food for the family to eat. 

Everyday she would see her beloved sister's eyes turning more and more bleak of light.

These past days the atmosphere before her sister became silent and serious. 

It was as though Zhi Yan was clutching on to the last straw as she works tirelessly to protect her from walking the path of a sex worker.

Today seeing her tears she knows that the last flickering light on the candle will be blown out by the harsh conditions set by the evil old woman.

Zhi Yan gives up her struggling cries as she watches the old woman leave the room walking into the dark streets outside. 

Seeing only the faint outline of her old body in the distance.

Traveling to countless movies, animes, and novels:

Tony Stark: "If I'm Iron Man who's that guy flying in that armored suit?"

Madera Uchiha: "What! That thick eyebrow guy broke my susanoo!! Stop what you're doing!"

Harry Potter: "I thought I'm supposed to fight Voldemort. How come Ron just send a spell that burnt Voldemort into a barbecued chicken?"

He stands.
His brain fragmented and whirling.
His pride is entangled in a battle of attrition against his body.
The result is a blood splattered thought of hope, which is praised and worshipped by Him
He stands in front of a mirror, what reflects is a journey to be conquered.
He steps back and the mirror shatters.
North, south, east, and west illuminated with various symbols.
He closes his eyes and plants his feet into the crumbling earth around him.
The pen His icepick, the world his mountain.

Awoken on His back,
A sense of desperation brings him to his knees. 
His mind the epicenter of an earthquake, his faith destroyed.
As he rests on his knees he lifts his head to find a mirror.
Looking back at him is an image of a dying warrior, who fought tirelessly 
for what feels like nothing.
His eyes drained of life, but his heart throbbing with the will to push forward
The pen His icepick, the world His mountain 

As he wanders toward the Mountain
He is over encumbered with thoughts of hatred and love, 
Crashing into his body like the waves of the Atlantic.
He enters a chamber in his own conscience, where pain and suffering mean progress.
A place that He and only Him love, as he begins his journey
He remembers only one thing  
The pen his icepick, the world his mountain. 

He stands.
This time he is alone. 
Atop the world, he gazes out into the emptiness before him.
The silence brings him back down to his knees, where he remains for only a moment.
When he returns to his feet, his face shows the same pride the warrior below him had.
He feels the power.
He feels the pain.
But he knows the journey.
Before making his descent he lets out a scream.
The scream warms his body and releases the pain from within.
At the bottom he knows only one thing,
The pen his icepick, the world his mountain 
At the peak his message is the same.
The pen my icepick, the world my mountain .


This is a dark and vibrant collection of small poems and metaphorical stories, to reflect on a rather bitter few years that I have had to endure. Read, reflect and connect, as I hope you enjoy what i have to say!

Feng Qingtian looked at the sky. "There are three more days to the full moon."
Three days was too long.
These days were longer than nine lives for him.
"Just wait. I'll keep her alive with pills for now; it's up to fate whether or not she can survive the last strike from the heavens."
Feng Qingtian nodded. "I'll keep an eye on her."
…
Naturally, Gu Bailu didn't return to the Gu house on her own. Prince Zi sent a bunch of Ye guards with her.
But nothing happened. Gu Bailu took out the piece of the Sky Splitting Mirror that was in the ancestral hall when she returned home.
"Master, I can only rescue you later. I can't let anything happen to the baby."
The dazzling light from the Sky Splitting Mirror illuminated the whole house.
This piece of the Sky Splitting Mirror was formless. It looked just like a regular piece of broken glass, except that dense mist swirled in it.
However, the mirror emitted a glittering brilliance that was full of power.
She couldn't see anything in the mirror. The swirling mist in the mirror looked like the beginning of the universe.
Gu Bailu waited for the Archfiend to pick up the Sky Splitting Mirror.
But nobody came after a whole day.
She spent an uneasy day waiting. Scared that somebody else would take the Sky Splitting Mirror away, she fortified the house with a few more arrays.
If the Archfiend came to take the mirror, he should be able to break the arrays.
When Gu Bailu and Ah Luo slept in the same room that night, Gu Bailu was clutching deadly runes in her hand.
She thought that she wouldn't be able to fall asleep, but to her surprise, both she and Ah Luo slept until noon.
She sat up quickly and looked at the box next to her pillow. The box, along with the Sky Splitting Mirror piece inside it, was gone.
She checked her pulse again, and it was still chaotic, which suggested that the parasites had yet to be removed.
"My lady, there's a note here." Ah Luo picked up a piece of paper from the ground.
"The demonic parasites will automatically disappear in three days. You made a smart decision, little girl. If you're willing to abort the baby and follow me, you can enjoy the Sky Splitting Mirror with me."
Gu Bailu snorted.
The Archfiend was indeed formidable enough to make Gu Bailu break into a cold sweat.
He had snuck in and stolen the Sky Splitting Mirror without alerting her at all despite all her security measures.
It would've been more than easy for him to kill her if he wanted to.
Feng Qingtian was right. She would be in great danger if she didn't give up on the Sky Splitting Mirror.
But would the danger disappear if she did give up on it?
The Archfiend was probably the big boss behind Nan Ningxin.
He was her true sworn enemy.
He hadn't attacked her because she was too weak for him.
She really needed strength, but she didn't know how to grow strong.
In order to be strong, she had to grow a spirit root and develop spiritual power, so that she could really be part of this world.
She hurriedly took out the water that the King of 9,999 Spring Harbingers had been placed in, and drank two bowls.
She felt very comfortable, as if a brook was flowing through her body.
Feng Qingtian said that the King of 9,999 Spring Harbingers could help grow a spirit root, but Gu Bailu still hadn't felt anything after drinking it for days.
She looked at the dazzling King of 9,999 Spring Harbingers in the water.
It was really too slow. She wondered if it would be faster if she simply ate it.
She couldn't stop thinking about it once the idea occurred to her. Looking at the King of 9,999 Spring Harbingers for a long while, she finally gritted her teeth. "I'm going to eat it."
She took the King of 9,999 Spring Harbingers out of the water, and the whole room lit up in various colors.


Gu Bailu has transmigrated. She was in Dubai one second ago, but the next thing she knew, she finds herself in a deep, dark forest. To make things worse, her body has been poisoned and sex is the only antidote. Thinking that she will die in the middle of nowhere, she somehow runs into a handsome guy who's semi-conscious. Eager to rescue herself, Gu Bailu lies him down, not realizing that he is Prince Zi, a powerful and brutal man who has killed every woman that had approached him. Her life is saved, but she can’t get away from him…

Sometimes I have complete moments of self growth. Sometimes  fail completely and utterly in the challenges those situations bring. Sometimes, and more often than not, I find myself in situations I completely and utterly don't want to be in. The only difference I find between those and this particular one, is at least I didn't have to die.
I've finally perfected the means to win, but it turns out my work is mediocre. Everyone else has completely abandoned reason and I'm the only person who had such childish dreams of super speed.

Latran Dolos, The Coyote with such beautiful fur it absolutely drives me insane. What's terrible, though, is the deep voice that comes with it. Latran is either completely gorgeous or I have somehow swapped sexuality in the afterlife. It could be due to the fact he's what Heaven considers an "Angel" or if he is naturally beautiful.
"The time is up... Let's see if your work is... Passable."
I don't like this feeling. The feeling of his voice hitting my ear drums... It's way too comforting and soothing.
He's judging me. I know it. He's been watching me... Otherwise how else would he have known I was sleeping so long... I'll definitely lose..
"I'll escort you and the other.. Volunteers... to the Pitt."
A strong image of corpses piled on top of one another with monsters ripping human heads off came to mind. Blood dripping to the floor and a huge ogre, standing on the mound of flesh,  wielding battle axes screaming at the sky.
He knew he wasn't the ogre. He had to have been the first corpse on the ground. The lowest of the low. There was absolutely no way in Heaven he was the ogre.
"Good Luck." Latran whispered and gave me the smuggest grin I've ever seen before pushing me backwards.

Everything turned upside down. The colors in my vision melted like a stream of color. The sunset is gone. The grass is gone. Everything washed away and bleached itself white.

A chair... It's comfortable.
..Is that talking?
"Oh, Another one... Tch.. Shame he's not that handsome."
"You called me ugly too when you met me, who can trust anything you say?"

"Baby your face and body is beautiful, but everything inside is abhorrent"
"What did you just say to me?! Say I'm ugly again to my face and I'll make you eat that chair."

"Look me in the eyes carefully then. Y-O-U A-R-E U-G---"
The numbness in my eyes receded. Just then it was like a snapshot in time.
A woman... So absolutely gorgeous time froze. It could be her or the sheer amount of adrenaline that shocked my system in that moment. Then her body transformed into the must blood thirsty and brutal thing I've ever seen in my life.
A huge Tyrannosaurus Rex. She started storming at a man with such a thick amount of make-up on his face it was impossible to make out his original look. He looked eerie. I don't like this feeling I feel in my gut... He's beautiful too... 
Why does he look so confident? Why isn't he scared? 
RUN! 
Wait... 
What is that golden mirror on his back?
A golden mirror rose up from behind him and blocked the dinosaurs view. As the two collided a huge light filled the room and blinded me again..
"I'm gonna lose."
I'm tired of all these color changes... I feel like I might get a seizure soon..

"You bastard..." The girls voice broke through the bright light.. "Why can't I transform?"
"You're asking me to reveal to you how far my power goes? You're ugly and stupid.. You're welcome. You were wasting Mana before the fights even began. Are do really want to lose that badly?" 
His smile was much more beautiful than Latrans', and it was a weird thing to admit. it was also... Kinder in a way. There seemed to be a genuine human empathy felt through it.
"I'm Clio, like Cleopatra but with an 'I' and no 'E'. And you are?" 
He walked towards me as he spoke. There is a certain confidence and boldness with his steps. I'm sure you'd have to be either confident, or extremely crazy, to pull off that look. It's definitely the latter. His eyes were a beautiful dark-green ocean. A certain depth hidden behind such heavy make-up and a powerful gaze.
"Baethor."
I stood up and went to meet him in the middle. Oh...
You're tall.
Very tall. At least a head higher. Please don't stand next to me...
When our hands met, a small clap sounded as the grabbed onto each other. A firm grip, probably firmer than mine. I don't like feeling weaker than someone who doesn't look as masculine as me. This feels weird. I know he's strong though, and that's terrifying. 
I never want to face that huge golden mirror of his. I'd definitely lose to you.
"And that ...thing.." 

He almost sounds like Latran when he speaks, the way the judgement just falls from the tongue."

"..Is Ai--"
"I CAN INTRODUCE MYSELF THANK YOU!"

Those hips. When she walked there was a sway, a rhythm. I could not look away. Keep walking. Please. But her voice... it ruined everything. The ugliest words which broke this moment..
"Eyes are up here, jack ass." 
Immediately looked her into her eyes and they were just as good as her hips. Honey-colored eyes that illuminated her face. Her lips look so soft. Kiss me with those lips one day please..
"I'm Aiko. Pleasure is yours, we know."
I've experienced this feeling before. You meet someone so incredibly gorgeous, but there's a certain ego threshold, that, when broke, that person immediately drops to the lowest tier. It could've been the hands on the hip stance, or the attitude in her eyes. Either way, I immediately knew I'd rather talk to Clio.
"Oh Good, you've all become acquainted.."

That silk voice just penetrated the room. It absolutely broke the tension and I could feel my anxiety rising... 
"Time for us to go now..." 

My vision illuminated with ivory light again.
...I'm getting really tired of all of the bright lights..

In Life, Death is the only certainty.
What's after Death, is just the beginning.

Baethor, A man in his 20's finds himself in a prison cell after his death. The world he once knew forever trapped away from himself. As he opened his eyes and stared at the prison cell around him, only one thought appeared in his mind.

"Can I please just go back to being dead..."

The golden sword was extremely fast. So fast that it was invisible to the naked eye.
Puff!
In the void, Ye Qingtang turned pale. A mouthful of hot blood spurted from her mouth.
The sword that was formed by the accumulation of Heavenly Venerate power swiftly pierced Ye Qingtang's right shoulder.
"Oh… my aim is off." The white-robed old man laughed softly when he saw what had happened. The next instant, he smiled slightly. "You won't be so lucky this time…"
As he spoke, the golden sword appeared again, and this time, it was aimed directly at Ye Qingtang's vitals.
Swoosh!
A piercing sound could be heard throughout the entire area, causing a strong wind to blow.
When she saw that, Ye Qingtang turned pale and immediately took out the Mirror of Illusions. 
Buzz!
The Mirror of Illusions turned rapidly. The moment the golden sword was illuminated by the Mirror of Illusions, it was transformed into a few pieces of wood and fell from the void.
"Mirror of Illusions…"
When he saw that, the white-robed old man was shocked. This girl actually had a treasure like the Mirror of Illusions?!
"Ah, based on your abilities, you can only use a treasure like that once… What are you going to do this time?"
The old man laughed coldly. He quickly raised his right hand, and another golden sword formed from the accumulation of Heavenly Venerate power appeared. It swiftly struck at Ye Qingtang's vitals.
At that moment, Ye Qingtang was standing in the same spot, frowning deeply.
The golden long sword was very fast—so fast that she could barely see it clearly…
Just as the white-robed old man said, as Ye Qingtang cultivation level was that of a Yin Yang Perfected Lord, she could only use a treasure like the Mirror of Illusions once. She needed to wait a certain period of time before she could use it again.
A perilous aura enclosed Ye Qingtang within the span of two breaths. The golden sword was mere inches away from her. 
Ye Qingtang almost reflexively shifted left.
Swoosh!
With a piercing sound, the golden sword swung past and pierced a mountain peak in the distance.
"Ahah, you're pretty lucky… your natural reflexes saved you… Looks like you've often danced with death. For a girl, that's quite unusual." The white-robed old man laughed softly. 
Ye Qingtang frowned deeply, then turned, and fled.
A thousand miles away was a valley formed by two gorges. If she could just get there, she could vanish from the white-robed old man's line of sight. 
When she thought of that, Ye Qingtang used all her might and increased her speed to its limit.
Eight hundred miles…
Five hundred miles…
Two hundred miles…
The gorge in front was just meters away.
But at that moment.
Whiz!
A frightening sound pierced the air.
Puff!
A golden sword swiftly pierced Ye Qingtang's body from behind.
Ye Qingtang instantly turned pale. Copious amounts of blood seeped from her mouth, and she fell from the void.
But her hands still gripped little You Yun and little Luo Xue tightly. 
At that moment, the little white tiger poked its head out of Ye Qingtang's robes. It smelled the strong scent of blood that lingered. Its snow-white fur was already covered with Ye Qingtang's blood.
The little white tiger was shocked to see Ye Qingtang's tightly closed eyes.
But before the little white tiger could move, Ye Qingtang opened her eyes again. Her brow was deeply furrowed. She forced down the blood that was rushing up her throat and swiftly passed through the gorge to enter an immense mountain range.
"Humph. You're about to die, and you're still struggling." The white-robed old man grunted coldly. He stepped through the void in the direction that Ye Qingtang had fled towards. 


In her previous life, her spirit root was dug out. Despite being filled with righteousness, she is deemed heretic!

When she returns to her youth, she tries her best to resist the tides of fate by defying the heavens. Anyone who humiliated or bullied her in her previous life would suffer payback a hundred times over!

She cultivates her bloodline independently and reforges a supreme-grade spirit root! She slays despicable clansmen and regains her glory!

The rules of the world do not bind her in any way. In this life, she plans to forge a path of righteous slaughter for herself! 

He is the God that is well-respected by everyone, cold and aloof; yet, he sneaks in every night to have her have his baby. 

"Hey, have you thought it through?"
"Can I reject it?"
"You can choose to have one baby or two."
"Why must it be me!?"
"Because you stole my heart!"

My character is too light and I don't have any relatives.
The only best friend beside me was someone I had known since junior high school. On the surface, she was my best friend, but behind my back, she liked to make fun of Huo ran.
Huo Ran's jade pendant was an ancestral item. Not only was it priceless, but it was also an old item that had been opened before.
Someone took a fancy to it and offered 100,000 yuan to her best friend to get it. Her best friend agreed without any hesitation.
She told Huo ran that the jade pendant had broken. In fact, the jade pendant had been bought by someone. Her best friend was just perfunctory with Huo ran.
Huo Ran saw her best friend's phone and knew the truth. However, she was cowardly. She had been enduring the grievance and did not dare to speak. After that, she was pestered by the female ghost.
Speaking of the female ghost in the apartment, she was also a malicious ghost with a lot of resentment. When she was alive, she had been betrayed by a man, cut into pieces, and beaten into cement. She had also built a cement wall in the bathroom.
In front of Huo ran, the female ghost had already caused the death of six girls. As long as Huo ran died, the female ghost's resentment would take shape, turning from a ghost into a fiend.
In the plot, the female ghost became a fiend. Later on, she had also harmed many people. But now, Xia Ling had directly pounded the female ghost back into the mirror. She had even heard the scream. She did not know if the female ghost was still alive or not.
* 
Xia Ling was wearing pajamas, and her hair was wet. Suddenly, after taking a shower, she went to the bathroom and was dragged into the mirror by the female ghost.
Xia Ling sorted out the cause of the incident, got up, and went to her room to sleep.
She was not afraid of ghosts to begin with, and after seeing Huo ran's experience since she was young, Xia Ling realized that these ghosts were not scary at all.
If these ghosts really appeared and could kill people, then huo ran would not be able to live that long with a jade pendant that opened the light.
The ghosts in this world, whether they wanted to kill or possess, all had a time limit.
For example, seven days of soul searching.
Perhaps a few days ago, the ghost's ability wasn't that strong. It could only appear in the mirror and turn the water in the bathroom into blood or something.
When the time reached the seventh day, the malicious ghost's ability would be completely unsealed.
In these seven days, the fear of ghosts gradually seeped into the living person's bone marrow. Ghosts relied on the fear of humans to be strong. The more people feared ghosts, the stronger their ability. In the end, the malicious ghost's soul searching naturally came true.
Xia Ling slept very peacefully. Even though she knew that there was a female ghost sealed in the Bathroom Mirror right now, today was the fourth day of the female ghost, so it was not the time for her to take her life.
Although Xia Ling did not believe that a jade pendant that had been illuminated could stop these malicious ghosts, how could her best friend suddenly cheat her? By tomorrow, Xia Ling would have to make her spit it out for him.
* 
The next day, when Xia Ling washed up, she felt a malicious gaze in the mirror.
When she looked up, there was nothing in the mirror.
It was not an illusion that she could feel the female ghost. The only possibility was that the female ghost had been tortured by her yesterday and was slightly injured. Now, she did not even have the ability to show herself to scare her.
After brushing her teeth and refreshing her mouth, Xia Ling smiled at the mirror.
The girl in the mirror was wearing a convenience store uniform. Although it was dark blue and light blue with wide stripes, the girl with a ponytail had a sweet appearance. When she smiled, she looked particularly beautiful, and there were two small dimples on her cheeks.
A few days ago, she had been frightened by the female ghost and looked haggard. Last night, after Xia Ling came, she had a good sleep. Standing in front of the mirror, she felt refreshed.
Xia Ling said, "goodbye, Miss Female Ghost. I have to go to work. You can take care of the house. "
Xia Ling vaguely heard the female ghost spit out blood. She put her work card into her pocket and turned to leave.

Xia Ling wanted to run, but no matter where she went, she could always see the devil king with a gentle and malicious look in his eyes.
"Xia Xia, where are you running to? "

[1v1, sweeter than ever ]
"..."
Text: Yan Luo Bai, "fast wear, flirt: Plan to save the fallen boss"

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