Chapter 116 – The Sensed Adepti

In a valley at Nantianmen, at the location of the Dragon-Subduing Tree, an immense tremor erupted from this very spot!

Zhongli flew above the valley, one hand surging with golden Divine Power.

The Geo Element symbol flickered on his hand, aimed directly at the Dragon-Subduing Tree.

With each successive flicker, the tremors beneath the Dragon-Subduing Tree grew increasingly violent.

Kun Jun stood beside Zhongli, gazing intently at the Dragon-Subduing Tree below.

“Morax.”

“Is this really feasible?”

Kun Jun crossed his arms, looking at Zhongli beside him as he slowly asked.

“Haha, what’s not feasible?”

“Don’t worry, with me here, it’s guaranteed to succeed.”

Qiu Bai teleported beside Kun Jun and Zhongli, smiling as he spoke.

“The seal is about to be undone.”

“Be prepared, old friend.”

Zhongli furrowed his brow slightly, looking at Qiu Bai beside him as he slowly spoke.

Qiu Bai nodded, then rose into the air, flying high above.

White clouds drifted around, the pale blue sky dotted with soaring birds.

Sunlight shone upon the clouds, filtering through them to illuminate the earth below.

Qiu Bai stood with his hands behind his back high in the sky, calmly observing the scene below.

In a flash of light, his form transformed into that of Morpheus, the Heart of the Yin-Yang God at his waist radiating a brilliant glow.

His youthful face became that of an eighteen- or nineteen-year-old boy, though his height remained unchanged.

Then, one hand emanated black Divine Power, the other white Divine Power.

With both hands, he traced Tai Chi, white and black energies continuously generating and extinguishing each other.

Yet, they strangely merged together!

Colors like chaos gradually formed an ink-white Taiji Diagram before Qiu Bai.

The ink-white energy slowly transformed into the Two Polarities of black and white.

This Taiji Diagram emitted an extraordinarily terrifying Divine Power.

The sky was dyed gray-white by the diagram, and as it rotated,

the color of the sky shifted between black and white, constantly alternating.

“Merge.”

Qiu Bai formed a Magic Mudra with his hands, the enormous Taiji Diagram continuously spinning and shrinking.

The sky flashed with lightning and rumbled with thunder; against the alternating black and white sky, even the sun appeared illusory.

“What, what is that?!”

“Look over there, heavens!”

A couple gathering herbs at Nantianmen suddenly saw the clear, bright day shift between black and white.

When the couple looked up at the sky, they were utterly stunned.

Faintly, they could see a ball of light that seemed to be shrinking.

And in the sky, there was also a faint figure standing, dressed in white.

“Is, is that an Adeptus?”

“Husband, we’ve seen an Adeptus!”

The woman stared at the figure in the sky, so shocked she could barely speak.

The middle-aged man was already too astonished to utter a word; the basket in his hand had long since fallen to the ground, yet he remained completely unaware.

He simply stood there dumbfounded, gazing at the figure in the sky.

Suddenly, a massive tremor came from the ground, nearly knocking the couple off their feet.

“That Morpheus fellow.”

“What in the world is he up to?”

Cloud Retainer, who was training Shenhe, flapped her wings, calmly observing the strange phenomenon in the distant sky as she muttered in confusion.

“And, this feeling is…”

“Azhdaha!”

Cloud Retainer exclaimed in surprise. Feeling the slight earthquake,

she could sense that the Adeptus Lord’s location was precisely where the Dragon King was sealed.

“What’s wrong, Master? The colors over there in the sky don’t look right.”

“This is the first time I’ve ever seen the sky this color.”

Shenhe held her spear, turning her head to gaze at the horizon where the sky alternated between black and white, murmuring in confusion.

“Shenhe, this matter is no small affair.”

“I’m going to find those old-timers. Stay here and don’t move.”

With that, Cloud Retainer flapped her wings and flew away.

Even the Five Yakshas within Liyue Harbor seemed to sense something. They were out shopping, accompanied by Qiu Yue.

“Qiu Yue, do you feel that?”

Indarias furrowed his brow, looking toward the direction of Nantianmen as he murmured.

“I can feel it.”

“This… this is my brother’s power.”

Qiu Yue pressed a hand to her chest, gazing worriedly toward Nantianmen as she whispered.

“It seems… there’s another presence as well.”

“Faintly, as if about to break through the earth.”

Bonanus frowned, using Adeptal Energy to carefully sense the surroundings.

“It’s the Dragon King Azhdaha…”

Xiao crossed his arms, speaking calmly.

“The Dragon King Azhdaha…”

“Wasn’t he purified by the Adeptus Lord a thousand years ago?”

Bosacius looked at Xiao with confusion as he asked.

“No… you all passed away five hundred years ago.”

“About three hundred years ago, the Dragon King fought a great battle with Rex Lapis. In the end, the Dragon King willingly allowed himself to be sealed underground.”

Xiao looked at the group and slowly explained.

“But why would Rex Lapis fight the Dragon King?”

Menogias asked, puzzled.

“It was because of Erosion.”

Seeing that everyone was still confused, Xiao closed his eyes and explained slowly.

Hearing Xiao’s explanation, the other Yakshas fell silent.

Having lived for thousands of years, how could they not know what Erosion was?

“Erosion…”

“What is that?”

Qiu Yue tilted her head in confusion, looking at the Yakshas with an innocent expression.

“Qiu Yue, you are the Adeptus Lord’s sister.”

“How could you not know about Erosion?”

Bonanus looked at Qiu Yue with some confusion as he spoke.

“Brother never told me.”

“I’ll ask him about it later.”

Qiu Yue thought carefully—her brother really hadn’t told her what Erosion was.

“There’s no time to waste. Let’s head toward Nantianmen.”

“There are still ordinary people there. We must hurry!”

Bosacius said to the other Yakshas beside him, frowning.

Qiu Yue nodded as well. Then, in an uninhabited area, they transformed into streams of light and shot toward Nantianmen.

Zhongli had already lifted the seal, his pupils glowing with golden light.

Golden Divine Power surged through his body as he also soared into the sky, standing alongside Qiu Bai.

Looking at Qiu Bai’s Divine Raiment beside him, he smiled faintly.

Then, in a flash of golden light, he too transformed into his Divine Raiment as Morax.

A stream of light flashed in his hand, and the Vortex Vanquisher appeared in his grasp. He looked at Qiu Bai, who was shrinking the Taiji Diagram beside him.

At Yujing Terrace in Liyue Harbor.

Madame Ping, who was watering flowers, suddenly stopped her hand.

“The Adeptus Lord and Rex Lapis.”

“Haha, and the presence of an old friend as well.”

“This old body is going to be put through its paces again.”

Madame Ping clasped her hands behind her back, turned around, and looked toward Nantianmen with a smile.

Then, she transformed into a stream of azure light, shooting toward the horizon.

The Yakshas and Qiu Yue, who were halfway there, also sensed an incredibly powerful presence.

“This is… the presence of Rex Lapis…”

“I never imagined that the Adeptus Lord and Rex Lapis would join forces.”

Bosacius furrowed his brow and quickened his pace!

The other Yakshas and Qiu Yue also accelerated, shooting toward Nantianmen!