Just as the dark-purple light mass vanished, the surrounding environment slowly began to change. Jialing Pass in the distance gradually dissipated, and the figures on it vanished along with it.
On the ground, the yellowish-brown earth slowly turned dark purple. Looking up, there was no sky, only a mass of dark-purple mist floating in place.
The entire spatial rift grew darker and darker, eventually leaving only a gloomy expanse. Only the massive Taotie Divine Ox behind Xuan Zi continuously emitted yellow light, illuminating the surrounding area.
Wang Nan's figure slowly descended, arriving beside Xuan Zi.
"Elder Xuan, how is it?"
"Look." Xuan Zi extended his hand, and a small shard appeared in his palm.
It was a dark-purple shard, with a jagged broken edge on one side and a sharp, blade-like edge on the other.
The more Xuan Zi looked at it, the more familiar it seemed. "Why do I feel like this is a shard of the weapon that person was holding just now?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Nan felt the same. He had indeed sensed a sharp aura when facing it just moments ago.
"This should be a shard of the Rakshasa God's Divine Artifact. The Rakshasa God Position has shattered, and the Divine Artifact has also turned into shards. It seems the source of these evil auras should be it."
Xuan Zi nodded. He had some knowledge of the Rakshasa God. After all, Shrek Academy's Legacy, passed down from ten thousand years ago, always included stories about its founder and the first generation of the Shrek Seven Devils, with the fall of the Rakshasa God being one of them.
"Although only this shard remains of this item, it still contains a trace of divine force. I'll entrust it to you for safekeeping."
Wang Nan looked at Xuan Zi upon hearing this.
"Although the Shrek Supervisory Group doesn't offer remuneration, all gains from supervisory missions belong to the supervisory members themselves," Xuan Zi said with a chuckle.
"Moreover, even I felt some discomfort the first time I encountered these malevolent thoughts, yet you've been here for so long without being affected at all. It's most suitable to entrust it to you for safekeeping. Be careful, though. It's a bit sharp."
"Thank you, Elder Xuan." Wang Nan didn't stand on ceremony, carefully taking the scythe-blade shard. Although such a small shard could no longer function as a Divine Artifact, as the Rakshasa God's Divine Artifact, it still emitted various malevolent thoughts, which would be a great tonic for the Evil Breaking Dragon.
With the scythe-blade shard put away, the malevolent thoughts in this space no longer had a source, but they would still take a considerable amount of time to dissipate naturally.
Wang Nan simply summoned the Evil Breaking Dragon. Watching the golden figure fly through the entire space, he sat down cross-legged and began to meditate.
Xuan Zi, seeing this, pulled out a large poultry leg from somewhere and put it in his mouth. His spirit, the Taotie Divine Ox, needed to eat constantly, and after a fierce battle, he naturally needed to replenish himself.
Wang Nan's eyes were tightly closed. As the malevolent thoughts in this space gradually dissipated, he sensed another emotion within them.
It was a woman's infatuation with another man.
With a mix of emotions, Wang Nan wasn't sure how to describe this feeling. If it could be called 'affection,' it was too thin; if it were called 'love,' it wasn't quite pure.
A moment later, this awkward emotion gradually dissipated. Wang Nan slowly opened his eyes, but more thoughts filled his mind.
"I wonder how the Holy Spirit Cult knew there was something like this here. Even the academy's records of the divine war from ten thousand years ago didn't mention such information."
With all the surrounding malevolent thoughts dissipated, Xuan Zi, seeing Wang Nan open his eyes, spoke, "Forget it. Since we're out and about, how about you come with an old man like me to Heaven Dou City?"
"Heaven Dou City?"
"A few youngsters from the academy said they were going to Heaven Dou City to reclaim the Tang Sect's territory. After all, the academy didn't intervene when the Tang Sect declined back then. Since we're already out, we might as well go take a look. I'll feel more at ease."
"I, this old man, represent Shrek now, so it's inconvenient for me to act. It would be good for you to come with me and help out a bit."
Wang Nan thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
He didn't know who else was currently in the Tang Sect, but at least with Huo Yuhao and Beibei there, Beibei's Bloodline was stable, and with Huo Yuhao's 'cheating-like' abilities, they shouldn't face any danger against the small sect that had taken over the Tang Sect's territory.
Besides, with Xuan Zi there, it was just a detour.
Seeing Wang Nan nod, Xuan Zi said no more and walked out through the spatial rift they had entered.
Wang Nan also appeared outside Jialing Pass. Taking a deep breath, waves surged in his mental force sea, and the surrounding mist quickly thinned. Without the effect of his mental force, the mist quickly dissipated under the sunlight.
Xuan Zi couldn't help but marvel at the sight. Even with his cultivation, his use of mental force was not as refined as Wang Nan's. He already understood that Wang Nan's future achievements would definitely not be inferior to his own.
"Let's go. We're heading to Heaven Dou City."
As Xuan Zi spoke, he took a step forward. Without using any Spirit Ability, his figure shot forward a considerable distance out of thin air.
Wang Nan's gaze narrowed slightly, sensing the fluctuation of spatial power. Seeing Xuan Zi's unhurried pace, he also understood something and followed behind Xuan Zi.
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On the other side, in Heaven Dou City, Tang Ya and her group had already arrived at the former site of the Tang Sect.
Besides Beibei and Huo Yuhao, He Caitou, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong'er, who had once participated in the Soul Duel Tournament, were also present.
These were all the current members of the Tang Sect. However, the gate of the former Tang Sect site now bore the name of the Iron Blood Sect.
Seeing this, two clear lines of tears streamed down Tang Ya's fair face, and her aura immediately became unstable.
Beibei, noticing something amiss, quickly grasped Tang Ya's hand, and only then did she gradually calm down.
Beibei sighed, then stepped forward.
"Please ask the Sect Master of the Iron Blood Sect to come out for a talk. Just say that old friends of the Tang Sect have come to visit."
The two disciples guarding the door exchanged glances, then ran inside.
A moment later, a tall, middle-aged man walked out. It was Tie Tang, the Young Sect Master of the Iron Blood Sect. He was the one who had bribed the city guards and, along with his father Tie Li, launched a night attack on the Tang Sect back then, with only Tang Ya escaping.
Tie Tang looked at the several people before him, a bad feeling rising in his heart.
After Tang Ya fled, they had investigated her whereabouts. The next time they saw Tang Ya, she was already a disciple of Shrek Academy.
At that time, he and his father had been on tenterhooks for quite some time, fearing that Shrek Academy would remember old ties and come knocking.
It wasn't until no one came looking that they finally relaxed. But now, Tang Ya had brought several people here and claimed to be old friends of the Tang Sect. It seemed this matter would not end well.