The crystal red heart, having leaped to the same height as Zhu Zining’s gaze, shattered into two halves.

The shattering of the red heart was like a specific signal. The space barrier where the Reincarnation Department’s ambush troops were hidden also exploded in succession after that crisp sound.

The last of the Reincarnation Department’s ambush troops were completely exposed before us.

Li Chunfeng waved his hand fiercely and said, "Kill!"

The various groups from the Yin-Yang Inn pounced on their opponents at the same time, engaging in a fierce battle with the Reincarnation Department's elites.

In an instant, the Yin-Yang Inn was covered in the glint and flash of blades and swords. Zhu Zining, however, sat helplessly on the ground.

She knew that the situation was over. The Reincarnation Department’s elites were no match against such a large number of experts.

Before long, the Reincarnation Department would cease to exist.

Li Chunfeng and Qu Mo walked side by side to Zhu Zining. Li Chunfeng threw a knife on the ground: "Do it yourself!"

Zhu Zining raised her head, her face covered in tears: "Yu Qingzhu said that he would never betray me. Why..."

I also walked to Zhu Zining’s side: "The premise of him not betraying you is that you didn't betray him."

"Not every man in this world will come back after being hurt."

"The fox's revenge often comes more fiercely."

"I don't believe it!" Zhu Zining stood up and roared, "Yu Qingzhu, come out! Come out and see me!"

Zhu Zining shouted several times, but Yu Qingzhu did not respond. Instead,術道 (Shu Dao) experts covered in blood surrounded her from all directions.

I said faintly, "Saintess, be on your way!"

"I…" Zhu Zining looked at my master with a pleading expression: "Qu Mo, you…"

"Do it!" As I spoke, I was the first to stand in front of my master. Ye Yang, Lao Liu, and Hei Ye Xiao all flew over, forming a wall of people in front of my master, blocking his line of sight and preventing him from seeing what was happening behind us.

Qu Mo sighed and turned his body away.

"Qu Mo... Qu Mo..." Zhu Zining shouted my master's name hoarsely from behind the wall of people.

Perhaps, she had something to say to my master.

Perhaps, she wanted to see my master one last time.

Or perhaps, she was simply calling for help.

But, those things were no longer important.

The grievances of the martial world would eventually end in the clash of blades.

I heard the sound of Wang Butcher's knife suddenly rising behind me. Zhu Zining's voice also stopped abruptly.

The Reincarnation Department’s Saintess finally met her end in the Yin-Yang Inn.

Whether her love and hatred with Qu Mo and Yu Qingzhu were true or false was now impossible to verify.

I had suspected that the person who plotted against my master was not Zhu Ziyan, but Yu Qingzhu.

However, Yu Qingzhu avoided us, and the truth naturally sank into the sea.

I didn't want to go looking for Yu Qingzhu. It wouldn't mean anything to me or my master.

I was also curious about who Zhu Zining had truly loved.

However, my master was unwilling to explore the truth of the past, so no one would ask where the Saintess's heart truly belonged.

I walked behind Qu Mo: "Master, are you alright?"

Qu Mo slowly waved his hand and said, "With a great enemy before us, do we still have time to lament the past?"

"Junior Brother, has your plan been activated?"

When I turned to look at my dad, I saw him nodding with tears in his eyes: "It's been activated. Lao Shang should have gone too."

I was shocked: "Dad! What are you talking about? Lao Shang, what happened to him?"

Li Chunfeng sighed and said, "Lao Shang privately altered the Book of Life and Death, giving each Yang Jian Jie Ming Ren here three thousand years of life."

"Without a millennium of lifespan, you won't be able to break through the Heavenly Prison barrier."

"However, the Book of Life and Death does not allow anyone to alter it. Lao Shang has violated the iron rules of the underworld. No one can save him."

Yu Wusheng walked over at this moment and cupped his fist at me: "Lord, we are here under the orders of Lord Shang to be at your disposal."

I said with a trembling voice, "Where is Lao Shang?"

Yu Wusheng replied, "After Lord Shang sent us here, he returned to the underworld, saying that he was going to turn himself in."

I nodded heavily: "I understand!"

Li Chunfeng said, "This time, to deal with the heavenly tribulation, Lao Shang is not the only one who has paid the price."

"Feng Ruoxing's master, Judge Zhong, secretly released three thousand Shura ghosts and handed them over to Feng Ruoxing to command. He has also violated the iron rules of the underworld."

"Li Po! As a father, I don't want you to be involved in the tribulation war. It's enough for one of us, father and son, to fight."

"But, as a術士 (Shu Shi), I must let you fight."

"This is the responsibility of a術士 (Shu Shi)!"

"Do you understand?"

I nodded: "I understand!"

"Lao Liu, you and Ling join forces to calculate the path to the Heavenly Prison."

"The final battle of the heavenly tribulation must be fought by us, Yang Jian Jie Ming Ren!"

"We respectfully obey the Lord's orders!" Lao Liu walked to Ling's side: "Commander Ling, the astonishing game of chess is up to you. I will calculate the path."

After Ling nodded, she took out the chessboard, sat down, and watched a piece fall from the distant starry sky.

The starry sky is the board, and the ghosts and gods are the pieces.

This game can only be played by算师 (Suan Shi).

I turned around and said, "Everyone, rest and recuperate in place."

"When the heavenly path opens, all Yang Jian Jie Ming Ren will follow me to charge into the Heavenly Prison. The others will do everything they can to block the Tian Hun."

All the troops were being mobilized in an orderly manner. I turned to look at the Two Realm Mountain, where the great battle continued.