Chapter 1 The Beginning

　　Central Continent, Source Tower.

　　High above the ten thousand li, heavenly clouds enshrouded the area. A seed of fire, flickering with purple light, appeared strange and beautiful, wrapped in layers of snow-white mist.

　　The Seed of Wine, enveloped in clouds and mist.

　　And countless clouds and mists were all within one person's palm.

　　The red-robed Divine Seat narrowed his eyes, leaning lazily against the cloud-covered summit. He rested his head on his arm, while his other hand toyed with the purple seed of fire. The unowned Seed of Wine was instinctively emitting layers of extraordinary fluctuations… Each wisp of these fluctuations was enough to cleave mountains and shatter seas!

　　But at this moment, no matter how the Seed of Wine fluctuated, it could not sever the "clouds and mist" in his palm.

　　"Qinglong."

　　Within the clouds and mist, a mirror gradually took shape, reflecting the face of Mister Tianshui.

　　Tianshui spoke the name of the Sky Divine Seat, which almost no one in the Five Continents knew.

　　Qinglong.

　　The red-robed man looked at the mirror with a smile, "Mister."

　　One of them had already become a Divine Seat, sitting on the highest seat, while the other was a Crown Bearer, second only to one person, above all others. Aside from this well-known relationship.

　　In fact, they were also "teacher and disciple" a long time ago.

　　Tianshui was the Sky Divine Seat's teacher.

　　He had nurtured the most powerful existence among the Seven Gods, and now the entire Central Continent was in Qinglong's cloud-shrouded, slowly tightening palm.

　　"'Lord of Wine' has appeared," Tianshui said softly, "definitely in the Mulberry Continent Grotto."

　　"Mm... I saw it."

　　The red-robed man said with a smile, "It's just that within the Mulberry Continent Grotto, the 'Cloud Mirror' authority doesn't seem to work very well. I only saw some scattered fragments."

　　"After all, you've taken over that isolated island, and there's also the volcanic ash churned out by 'Tanya'..."

　　Tianshui said slowly, "The 'extraordinary substance' contained in the Tanya volcanic ash is very likely related to the remnant power of the Gospel Box fragments. It's expected that the 'Cloud Mirror' authority will be affected. These... are the 'images' captured by Red Dragon."

　　Mister Tianshui in the mirror waved his sleeve.

　　The mirror refracted countless rays of light.

　　Qinglong leaned lazily against the clouds.

　　He took in all the images refracted from the Cloud Mirror at a glance.

　　A few seconds later.

　　The Sky Divine Seat narrowed his eyes, and his voice turned cold. "What? 'Lord of Wine' is in Sector E0, and Vermilion Bird let the person escape?"

　　Because Tanya's volcanic ash obscured the line of sight over the Mulberry Continent Grotto.

　　The Cloud Mirror authority was damaged.

　　Even Qinglong could not see everything he wanted to see with one hundred percent accuracy... Coincidentally, after the Four Continents moved south, the amount of volcanic ash spewed out by Tanya increased, becoming denser and denser. The heavy rain a while ago even shrouded the entire island in a hazy color!

　　"That night, someone orchestrated a grand parade in Sector E0."

　　Tianshui said calmly, "Vermilion Bird suffered serious injuries."

　　Qinglong narrowed his eyes.

　　"'Lord of Wine' escaped control during this parade..." Tianshui said, "It was most likely taken away. Based on the current information, the mastermind may be from Guang Ming Bi Lei."

　　"..."

　　The Sky Divine Seat fell into a brief silence.

　　The Source Tower was searching for the Lord of Wine. This news should not have been known to others... Even the Divine Envoys did not know the truth. How could a "troublemaker" suddenly appear?..."We have a way to find the 'Lord of Wine' and relock the position."

　　Tianshui spoke again, saying, "However... we may face some conflicts."

　　The meaning of this was very clear.

　　"Have the Source Tower's conflicts been few these past few years?"

　　The red-robed man closed his eyes again.

　　"Let Red Dragon handle it."

　　He waved his sleeve to disperse the Cloud Mirror, leaving only the last cold and ruthless words, "Tell him, no matter what method he uses... he must bring that girl back to the Source Tower. I don't care about the process, I only care about the final result."

　　……

　　……

　　Sector E7.

　　After the beast tide dispersed, some remnants remained. The outer facades of many city walls in East Grotto were impacted, but the Source Tower enforcers were of excellent quality and carried sufficient equipment!

　　This level of impact was nothing at all.

　　On the surface, this Grade A beast tide seemed menacing, but the Source Tower enforcers resolved it "perfectly" without any casualties...

　　But this was just a superficial "illusion".

　　In reality, the Source Tower suffered the trauma of an entire district's enforcers being annihilated on the night of the parade in Sector E0!

　　Vermilion Bird, one of the Four Divine Envoys, was still recovering from his injuries.

　　At this moment, on the city wall, before the S-grade barrier, three figures hovered in the air, looking down at the corpses outside the city.

　　"Fortunately, the beast tide only impacted half of the area before retreating on its own..."

　　Xuan Gui frowned, looking at the corpses of the beast spirits on the ground. "Otherwise, several districts would really have their 'walls breached'."

　　The previous beast tide was indeed very dangerous.

　　Those extraordinary beast spirits seemed to be driven by some will, desperately launching attacks on the districts... If they continued to be crazy, then the "barriers" of these several dilapidated districts would basically be impossible to stop.

　　"Breaching the walls isn't a big deal..."

　　Yun Hu's tone was full of indifference, "Mister Tianshui's task doesn't have the option of 'protecting refugees'."

　　"Extraordinary people in the Mulberry Continent Grotto are 'scarce resources'."

　　Red Dragon said coldly, "They can die in our hands, but they can't die in a beast spirit attack. If the next target locked by the Cloud Mirror is in your jurisdiction, but ends up dying in a 'beast tide' attack, you should know what the consequences will be, right?"

　　"..."

　　Yun Hu was speechless for a moment, and shrugged his shoulders. "I was just saying."

　　He suddenly thought of something happy and asked with a smile, "Neglecting duties, arbitrarily withdrawing the barrier, leading to the loss of an important target locked by the Cloud Mirror, this is no small mistake... Judging by the time, Mister Tianshui's edict of punishment should be arriving soon, right?"

　　"Mm."

　　Red Dragon nodded and said calmly, "If the lost 'Cloud Mirror target' cannot be brought back to the Source Tower because of this mistake... Vermilion Bird will be stripped of his 'Full Star Divine Official Robe' and his 'Nanli Tablet' will be revoked."

　　"That serious?!"

　　Xuan Gui, who was usually extremely calm, couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this.

　　Taking away the Divine Official Robe and revoking the Nanli Tablet -

　　Wasn't this tantamount to removing Vermilion Bird's position as "Divine Envoy"?

　　"I've already said it... this Cloud Mirror mission is completely different from the past, there must be no mistakes."

　　Red Dragon lowered his eyes and said, "The higher-ups are watching our every move... After the Cloud Mirror mission, the Source Tower will welcome a new 'Lord of Wine', so every instruction given by Mister Tianshui is extremely important."

　　Yun Hu sneered, "Then Vermilion Bird has no chance at all?"

　　"Not necessarily." Red Dragon said lightly, "Vermilion Bird did not resist. He calmly accepted the punishment issued by Mister Tianshui and also applied for the opportunity to 'atone for his sins'."

　　"Atonement?" The sarcasm in Yun Hu's eyes intensified.

　　"It cannot be ruled out that he has the opportunity to bring back the 'Cloud Mirror target' and reverse the disadvantage."

　　Red Dragon raised his head, looking at the sky, and reminded in a calm tone, "Don't forget... the Divine Seat only looks at the results, not the process. As long as the mission can be completed, the twists and turns that occur in the middle don't matter."

　　"We wouldn't dare to slander in private."

　　Xuan Gui also smiled and looked up, he said leisurely, "The Divine Seat is detached from worldly affairs. If he looked at the process of everything, even if he were multitasking, he would feel tired. Moreover, how can mundane affairs be so interesting to watch?"

　　He looked at Red Dragon, the meaning in his eyes was very clear.

　　No matter where you are, you shouldn't say such things. With the "Cloud Mirror" authority, their every move was being watched.

　　However, Red Dragon's expression was as usual.

　　He had nothing to avoid. What the "Cloud Mirror" saw was not just superficial behavior. He knew very well that some things could not be disguised. False and insincere "praise" was a foolish act.

　　"Everyone... these past few days, I feel that the sky above Mulberry Continent Grotto is a bit strange."

　　Yun Hu suddenly spoke, "The clouds above the sky have become very dirty."

　　Xuan Gui raised his eyebrows.

　　"Dirty?"

　　Xuan Gui's domain was connected to the earth. He was also the only one among the Four Divine Envoys who needed to rely on the power of sealed objects to achieve "flight". The other three could lift themselves off the ground with just the power of their domains.

　　And Yun Hu was the strongest in the aerial domain.

　　He controlled the wind and clouds of the sky and was also the most compatible extraordinary person with the "Cloud Mirror" authority!

　　"The volcano in the core area of this desolate island..."

　　Yun Hu frowned and said slowly, "Tanya? That should be its name... Tanya is spewing 'volcanic ash' into the sky. The volcanic ash is sweeping towards all directions of the island with the strong wind. My 'clouds' have been polluted."

　　After listening, Xuan Gui unhappily retorted with two words: "Pretentious."

　　"No... it's not just ordinary pollution."

　　Yun Hu seriously explained, "My range of perception and control over the clouds have decreased... These 'volcanic ash' seem to contain some strange extraordinary substance that can shield 'spiritual' perception. Perhaps the Sky Divine Seat's 'Cloud Mirror' authority will also be affected."

　　"Mm..."

　　Xuan Gui reached out and stroked his chin, he murmured, "Now that you mention it, it is worth taking seriously, but Mister Tianshui doesn't have corresponding explanation intelligence for such an important matter?"

　　"... That's right!"

　　Xuan Gui slowly turned his head, he seriously asked, "If I remember correctly, you went south to chase someone on the night the beast tide broke out..."

　　Xuan Gui looked at Red Dragon.

　　The two made eye contact.

　　Xuan Gui asked with a smile, "I haven't had time to ask. What exactly happened that night? The Cloud Mirror showed that your last coordinates were in the 'Tanya' area. How did you chase him to that kind of place?"

　　A brief silence.

　　"The target's aura disappeared in the Southern District."

　　Red Dragon concealed the truth.

　　He said slowly, "The Cloud Mirror couldn't provide guidance, so I could only search for it myself along the suspicious aura. The reason I came to Tanya Volcano was because an unusual extraordinary phenomenon broke out there. A large number of birds threw themselves into the crater... These extraordinary auras misled me."

　　"Oh?"

　　Xuan Gui said suspiciously, "You don't seem like this kind of person..."

　　Red Dragon was very decisive in his actions.

　　After losing the target, Red Dragon would basically not do meaningless tracking if he couldn't find it, because the "Cloud Mirror girl" might not have escaped from the Southern District at all.

　　That night, a major disaster like the beast tide occurred!

　　As a result, Red Dragon, who issued the assembly order, was the last to arrive... He arrived even later than Vermilion Bird!

　　"Everything that happens here... I will inform 'Mister Tianshui'."

　　Red Dragon said calmly, "It's in your hands. If you think there is a problem, you can do the same thing."
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