Chapter 594: Chapter 493: Breakthrough Point

Emperor Chong’en’s sigh became the last straw that broke the camel’s back.

Gongyang Jin was the first to fall.

Facing Taibai Jinxing’s terrifying sword light required full concentration every second, and any carelessness could lead to death.

The mental interference from Emperor Chong’en caused Gongyang Jin to freeze momentarily, and in that instant, Taibai Jinxing pierced her with a long sword.

The next second, everyone saw darkness.

The long-lost Kunlun Twin Fruit World, reset!

The number in Gongyang Jin’s palm also changed from "2" back to "1".

Everyone, including Han Zhan, wore a grim expression.

"This is almost an impossible mission," Shang Siteng said as she glanced at everyone.

Even though she knew her words would be demoralizing, the facts couldn’t be ignored, and there was no point in self-deception.

"Just dealing with those immortals who helped us before is already difficult enough."

"Failure is only a matter of time, not to mention the real Queen Mother of the West hasn’t intervened. We stand no chance."

At this point, Shang Siteng looked at Han Zhan and asked, "Ah Zhan, what was your reason for not paying homage to the Queen Mother of the West?"

Hearing Shang Siteng’s question, Han Zhan didn’t conceal anything and explained, "Because I’m worried that if I pay homage to the Queen Mother of the West, I will become like them."

"Them" referred to the immortals of the Kunlun Immortal Court.

"You mean..."

"Fall into an endless time loop and never be able to escape," Han Zhan explained more directly.

"Have you noticed that since we entered the Kunlun Twin Fruit World, despite experiencing several deaths, the world’s reset is always anchored to the activated rhombic crystals?"

"But Emperor Chong’en mentioned that for them, the end of the Peach Blossom Banquet is the endpoint of a time loop."

"So, in my view, if we pay homage to the Queen Mother of the West, we’ll lose our previous memory anchors, or have them refreshed. And the refreshed anchors will be no different from those of other immortals in this fruit world!"

This conjecture from Han Zhan was not alarmist.

After hearing his explanation, Shang Siteng and Gongyang Jin, being the first to understand, nodded in agreement.

"Indeed, if we go with that assumption, we really can’t pay homage to the Queen Mother of the West," Gongyang Jin said.

"But with our current strength, how can we defeat a group of enemies whose overall power is overwhelming?"

If this key issue couldn’t be resolved, whether or not to pay homage would only be a matter of time. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Faced with this problem, Han Zhan shook his head.

He also had no leads for the time being.

"I can withstand Taishang Laojun’s attacks, and even defend against other immortals’ assaults in the Jasper Pool. But those who are directly engaging with you, I have no way to intervene in time."

"Moreover, Nuannuan’s Kunlun Mirror will be taken by the Queen Mother of the West at that time, equivalent to being completely sealed."

With the Kunlun Mirror sealed, it’s not just that Nuannuan becomes a weak link in the team; losing the bug-like ability of Flowing Light and Shadow would severely impact their effectiveness against enemies.

"Perhaps, instead of immediately coming up with a solution now, there is one urgent matter we need to address."

At this moment, Shang Siteng spoke again, raising her right hand as she did so.

On the palm of Shang Siteng’s right hand was the number "2", representing that she still had two lives remaining.

"We may not be able to solve this major problem for the time being, but we can maximize our opportunities through some clever means allowed within the rules."

Shang Siteng’s idea was simple.

According to the rules of the Kunlun Twin Fruit World, any death triggers a world reset.

So how to "control the order of deaths" logically and reasonably becomes a clever means.

Each person’s current life status: Xia Youwei has three lives, Gongyang Jin has one life, and everyone else has two lives.

If utilized well, as each reset occurs as predicted, they theoretically have at least seven chances to restart.

If it gets even more extreme, that number could double.

"When we enter the Peach Blossom Banquet next time, if the same situation arises, let me die first," Xia Youwei volunteered, "I have three lives, and I’m the most forgiving."

Shang Siteng nodded, not opposing the suggestion.

The discussion about the Peach Blossom Banquet continued.

This time, Nuannuan offered a new perspective: "Perhaps we could make a breakthrough with those immortals?"

Lacking divine talent, Nuannuan was of no use on the battlefield and was transparently staying behind Li Lingzhen.

Her transparency granted her additional insights into the battlefield situation.

"Emperor Chong’en didn’t immediately intervene to attack us," Nuannuan added, "He only acted upon the Queen Mother of the West’s urging."

Does this mean that Emperor Chong’en actually has no memory reset, but simply doesn’t want to appear too familiar with them in front of the Queen Mother of the West?

"Nuannuan, your mean?" Han Zhan followed up on her words.

"We can try to tell them the ’truth’," Nuannuan replied.

By finding a chance during the Peach Blossom Banquet to convey the truths Emperor Chong’en mentioned to those immortals who once had ties with them,

if they could regain part of their consciousness and stop ’aiding the enemy’, it might be the key to breaking the situation!

This proposal of Nuannuan received unanimous support from everyone.

The discussion concluded.

After resting, Han Zhan and the others entered the Peach Blossom Banquet for the second time.

The initial encounters and experiences were exactly the same, with nothing further to describe.

Until the Beidou Star Monarch entered, Nuannuan stepped forward to stop him.

"Star Monarch, do you remember the interrupted flow change you saw in my River of Time? I have new insights."

Nuannuan’s first words to the Beidou Star Monarch piqued his curiosity. "Oh? You really have insights? Tell me more."

"Currently, there is only one person capable of this, that person being the Queen Mother of the West!"

As soon as Nuannuan said this, the Beidou Star Monarch, standing opposite her, was completely stunned.

His gaze flickered with struggle and his body began to sway slightly, as if trying to break free from some sort of control.

There’s hope!

Seeing this, Nuannuan decided to press on, continuing, "In fact, you were long dead, killed by the Queen Mother of the West, and made into puppets by her after your death, controlling you."

Nuannuan finished these words in one breath, but didn’t receive the anticipated bigger reaction or feedback.

The slight swaying of the Beidou Star Monarch’s body abruptly ceased, and his flashing gaze turned cold once more.

The familiar voice of the Queen Mother of the West echoed in Nuannuan’s ear:

"Oh? Really?"