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He didn't stay long in the narrow and enclosed space. After Gu Yan woke up, the small space began to collapse and the moment it started, it sent its master back out to his original position.

The surrounding area was honestly a mess. Gu Yan didn't know how long he had been unconscious in that space but since he still had the energy to move, he guessed that not much time had passed.

Speaking of which, after hearing the click of a gun behind his head, he didn't think before using the life-saving cloning technique1.

This was similar to the substitution technique but a little more advanced. It did not send the user to a nearby area upon activation, but rather, into a safe space. Divination Masters who attained a certain level of cultivation would prepare such a life-saving technique in case of emergencies.

If we're talking about the importance of being overpowered—

When he came out, he was still at his original position. After being baptized by the series of explosions, Kun Yi Mountain was in a bad condition. While the human realm was busy dealing with the ghost city, China had no spare resources to send reinforcements to the mountain so all Gu Yan could see was a scene of chaos.

"Tss…" After standing up, he sucked in a cold breath. Gu Yan lowered his head and glanced at his left leg that sprained when he fell. After being unconscious for a few days, his left foot had swollen up even more.

As a divination master, Gu Yan had already noticed the abnormality from the moment he exited the space. Just by looking up, he could see the sky dyed in a dark red.

Moreover, divination masters were particularly sensitive to the yin and yang balance of the world. The yin energy in the human realm was more than 10 times heavier compared to what he recalled before he fainted. Even an idiot can use his knees to think about the cause of this situation. And because he guessed the reason, Gu Yan felt his eyelids twitch furiously.

After using a clone to bear a fatal attack, he fainted upon entering the life-saving space and didn't have time to find his lover…

He didn't need to think to know that his family's Qiuqiu must have thought he was dead, which was why the human realm had fallen into such a mess. After going through many worlds, Gu Yan had no doubt that if a certain person left for some reason, his family's Qiuqiu would become the villain BOSS who'd wordlessly destroy the world.

Gu Yan leaned on a tree, thinking that being unable to use one of his legs was really not a good thing. He narrowed his eyes to scan his surroundings, recalling how his phone had fallen out when he fell. It should have fallen nearby.

He could use an incantation to treat his leg but it would take too much time for him to get out of Kun Yi Mountain with his temporary disability. By the time he left, the human realm would most probably have been destroyed by the ghost city. With this in mind, Gu Yan decidedly chose to seek help.

After circling around the surrounding area a few times, Gu Yan finally saw his long-lost communication tool next to a fallen tree. Enduring the pain, he walked slowly towards it. As he walked, a layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead. Only those who have experienced it would understand the pain of walking with a twisted foot- akin to being stabbed by countless needles.

Picking up the broken yet persisting cellphone, Gu Yan hurriedly opened up his contact list and found the person he was looking for. He felt that his greatest failure in life was not giving his lover a cellphone after coming to the human realm.

There was still 10% of battery life left. The ringing only lasted for a few seconds before the call connected.

As usual, there was a sound of 'hello', but these words sounded hoarser than what he remembered. There was no helping that his throat was too dry.

In contrast to the relatively calm voice, the person on the other side seemed to have exploded in agitation. Gu Yan held the phone away from his ear but could still hear the sound of slamming tables and falling objects. He also heard an old person's voice roaring the words 'locate him immediately'.

"Xiao Gu, stay there and don't move. There will be someone coming to pick you up." Just as Grandmaster Zhao roared at his subordinates, he coughed and caught his breath before carefully instructing the person on the phone not to move randomly.

The great fluctuations in life had been experienced all in a day. For the old man, whose heart was weak in the first place, it was simply too stimulating. Grandmaster Zhao patted his chest as he gasped.

"I won't move, senior, you calm down." It's not like he could move anyway. Gu Yan took a seat as he spoke, setting his sprained leg aside. He was somewhat helpless and frustrated over his current predicament.

Although the divination masters in this world knew incantations and how to use spiritual energy to deal with spirits, it was somewhat different from cultivating. Divination masters were ordinary humans and their bodies were slightly weaker.

10% battery life couldn't last for long and the phone soon turned off, terminating the call.

There is nothing wrong with the words 'going to save the person who will save the world'. This was exactly what Zhao Hen told the rest of the people. This rescue mission was undoubtedly important and after saying so, he passed the fast-acting heart-stabilising pill to his master.

Only ten minutes passed before a helicopter arrived. The half-disabled Gu Yan needed the staff member to help him as well as the medical team who'd arrived. Once they boarded the helicopter, they didn't waste any time in beginning the treatment.

When the helicopter arrived, Grandmaster Zhao saw the bandaged youth. There was no better news than knowing this person was still alive.

Those who weren't aware of the truth merely thought Grandmaster Zhao favoured this junior, which was why he paid great attention to his safety and was extremely emotional.

When they walked into a private room, Grandmaster Zhao gave his disciple a glance. The latter quickly pulled a chair for the dark-haired youth to sit.

After having his disciple put aside the youth's crutches, Grandmaster Zhao's expression was complicated. He stroked his gray beard and said: "The one from your family thought you were dead. And now, he wants to bury the entire world along with you. Do you know… according to our intelligence, the information reported that he has already returned to the ghost city. With so many ghosts pouring into the human realm, he just needs to go berserk once and give out an order for the whole world to be destroyed."

Gu Yan's eyelids twitched. He knew that this was the truth but separated by the two worlds, he had no way of contacting the other person.

It wasn't as if he wasn't anxious. On the contrary, he was eager to coax his lover who'd gone out of control and ran away. He only sat here to find out his lover's current situation. Now that he knew where his lover was, Gu Yan only had one thought in mind. "I need some people to cover for me when I enter Ghost City. I need to see him to stop him."

Frankly speaking, saving the human realm was secondary, his main motive was to bring his family's Qiuqiu home and coax him. He knew that this time, he had really scared the other person… if he didn't coax him properly, he won't be able to calm down.

"No problem." Grandmaster Zhao agreed without hesitation. Even if all those accompanying him died, he had to send this person over, otherwise, the whole world would be destroyed. There was no need to calculate what was more important.

To enter the ghost city at this time was no doubt a fierce battle. The passageway was full of ghosts pouring into the human realm so there was no way they would be merciful to a living person, especially if you considered the attitude the inhabitants of the ghost city always held towards foreigners.

Although all the elites selected did not understand how the upper management passed such an absurd order, it was no doubt an order. They wanted to send a person into the ghost city during such a sensitive and dangerous period. Moreover, this person was injured and disabled.

Was this to mess with them-?

However, the task that was rapidly sent out and required immediate implementation did not show any signs of being withdrawn. Moreover, this was a special-level task which was definitely not a joke. In the face of the imminent destruction of the world, even if there was only a glimmer of hope, they cannot let it go. Now, these elite personnel can only believe that the dark-haired youth they were required to send safely into the ghost city was a hidden key.

"Ready to enter." Under the orders of the state department, the commercial street had long been cleared out. All the elite personnel who came here were prepared to lay down their lives.

Due to his limited mobility, Gu Yan enjoyed top-tier care while being pushed along in a wheelchair for the sake of convenience. After all, allowing a half-disabled person to participate in such a dangerous mission while holding onto his crutches was tantamount to suicide.

So all those escorting him shared a similar thought. Compared to having him struggle to walk, it was better to push him along.

Without his legs, he still had his hands so Gu Yan didn't allow himself to become a burden, acting as a vanguard to open up the road in front of them. His spells were thrown out so frequently it gave off the impression that spiritual energy was free. But it also greatly reduced the pressure on the others.

His family's Qiuqiu was probably holed up in the study room, looking at his paintings. There was no why, but Gu Yan just had a feeling that this was the case.