I Bound Myself to a Destructive Witch
Chapter 675 - 675: 643. Sage Ceremony, Betrayal, Enemy Kill

"Tap—tap—tap—"

The platinum boots slowly stepped up the stairs as Jinyang Tian pushed the door open and walked directly into the command center.

To his surprise, Apocalypse Knight Mi Liu was also present.

She was a woman standing at about 1.7 meters tall, not wearing the standard silver armor of the Apocalypse Knights but instead dressed in a bright yellow kasaya styled like an ancient monk's robe.

She was bald with well-defined facial features, her pupils a brilliant green like emeralds, and she bore a sacred white VI mark on her forehead. Her right hand was behind her kasaya as she stood by the glass window, gazing into the distance.

Beside her stood Shi Qi, an Apocalypse Knight, respectfully with a shark tooth smile.

Jinyang Tian's sharp eagle eyes narrowed slightly, imperceptibly: "Lord Mi Liu, do you have any clues about Sirius?"

The woman in the kasaya slowly withdrew her gaze, the green glow in her eyes dimming, and glanced sideways at the newcomer, her tone surprisingly gentle:

"According to the Star Phenomena Bureau's deduction, Sirius had a battle with a Sage in the 15th District yesterday, most likely severely injured by the Sage's power of the Holy Throne. Did your Jinyang City detect any relevant battle signals?"

Power of the Holy Throne? Jinyang Tian frowned and shook his head.

Shi Qi beside him responded respectfully in a serious tone: "Lord Mi Liu, besides the mysterious Sage forcefully killing Lord Yeli Dong with the power of the Holy Throne yesterday, there indeed weren't any other abnormalities in the district."

The woman in the kasaya nodded furrowing her brows, this was indeed a puzzling point.

If Sirius did battle with the Sage yesterday, could this mean Yeli Dong is Sirius?

But Yeli Dong had long achieved Venerable status, the timing of becoming Venerable does not match, and the corresponding celestial bodies in the Star Realm are very clear, definitely not Sirius.

"Currently, the only confirmed information is that the presence which achieved Venerable status in the Taichin Sea two days ago is most probably Sirius." Shi Qi shook his head, "But once the clues reached the Taichin Sea, the trail vanished, and Sirius cannot be found."

Sword Heart listened silently as the three conversed, pondering the various clues, her narrow phoenix eyes slightly narrowing.

"Since the trail is lost and it's been two days," Mi Liu turned to look at the woman with wine-red hair sitting quietly in the corner, "there's no way Sirius is still hiding in the Taichin Sea, why are you all here?"

Freya's beautiful eyes remained calm as she explained: "According to the tracking information provided by Lord Shi Qi, the murderous fiend who killed Yeli Dong fled towards the Taichin Sea."

"Just as it happens, Lord Mi Liu came to Litian City to execute a wolf-hunting mission, so we wanted to ask you for a favor."

Freya's expression was sincere, and cold light flickered in her wine-red eyes, "There may be a Sage protecting the fiend. Although this Sage probably won't be able to fight after using the power of the Holy Throne once, we still wish to ask Lord Mi Liu to oversee, just in case."

Mi Liu couldn't help but frown. She came to Litian City with a very hectic mission agenda, totaling three tasks.

First, to hunt Sirius.

Second, to investigate the Peach Organization. According to intelligence, the mysteriously re-emergent Peach Organization from a year and a half ago has shown signs of renewed activity in the 15th District.

Third, a secret task directly assigned by her majesty the Empress, which is also the most crucial—guiding a mysterious individual bearing the Empress Mark, codenamed X, into the Star Gate Trap.

Though she didn't know why her majesty the Empress wanted to capture this X, Mi Liu didn't care about the reasons.

After so many years, she finally awaited the awakening of the Empress, and being the first mission since the Empress awoke, she was determined to complete it flawlessly.

To deliver a perfect report to her majesty.

The only pity was that her majesty the Empress informed her that the mysterious X was in Litian City but didn't specify the precise location or identity.

Mi Liu pondered for a moment. Among these three tasks, none were easy to accomplish, lacking any clear leads.

Thus, helping the Yeli family a bit wasn't a big issue.

With the Sage Mi Liu's approval, the military ship accelerated its reconnaissance over the Taichin Sea.

Sea surface.

Jinyang Tian and Sword Heart each stood on a rocky outcrop as the waves surged.

The man with the Platinum Eagle Helmet on his forehead gazed towards the clouds. On the western side, the sunset hues dyed half the sky, approaching a beautifully picturesque evening's descent into night.

"Yeli Dong never imagined he was merely a part of your drama even till death," Jinyang Tian shook his head and spoke softly.

Sword Heart's long black hair floated with the sea breeze and fell against her back, her straight bangs veiling her forehead, the phoenix eyes calm: "A pity, the battleground of the Sumeru Throne was intended to be his grave, he wasn't supposed to die yesterday."

"Much less at... the hands of that Evil Cultist."

Jinyang Tian's expression grew stern, his eyes narrowing slightly, feeling no remorse over Yeli Dong's premature demise.

"Although there was a bit of a mishap, the ceremony was ultimately successful, wasn't it?" Jinyang Tian remarked.

"Your Holy Resolution Ceremony needs Spiritual Artifacts to secretly help at least three A-level Spiritual Artifact holders succeed in their Holy Release, and I've already completed one for you."

Sword Heart held a mirror in her hand, throwing it to Jinyang Tian, "Don't bother me with such troublesome matters thereafter."

Jinyang Tian's stern face revealed a smile as he handed the mirror back, "Aunty Xin helped your nephew greatly, this is best kept for your self-defense."

Sword Heart considered briefly, nodded faintly, not refusing.

"Aunty Xin, for your Entering Saint ceremony, you need three Spirit Masters with cultivation no lower than the Venerate Third Realm, who trust you deeply and have been acquainted for at least 300 years, to die directly or indirectly due to your betrayal."

"You've completed the first ceremony, what's the second ceremony?"

Sword Heart's beautiful eyes gazed at the distant sunset, indeed, her true cultivation wasn't simply at the Venerable One Realm.

The rumors that she stalled her cultivation after advancing to the Venerable One Realm three decades ago were merely fabrications.

"The second ceremony requires three enemies whom I hate to die by mutual killing due to my deceit. Moreover, these three enemies must all be of the Holy Realm."

Listening to Sword Heart's voice, Jinyang Tian contemplated.

As Sword Heart's most trusted person, he clearly knew that Sword Heart's age was much older than Yeli Dong's, having already reached the Venerable Five Holy Realm apex before joining the Lidong Army as its second-in-command.

Thus, in order to Enter Sage, Sword Heart had been planning for a long time, ultimately choosing to seal her cultivation and even her memory to engage closely with Yeli Dong, all for one day to betray him.

But now hearing Sword Heart's account of the second ceremony, Jinyang Tian immediately sensed this ceremony was several steps more difficult than the first.

The first 'betrayal' ceremony can succeed as long as one spends time and meticulously avoids any lapses.

However, the second 'enemy killing' ceremony can't be accomplished merely with patience and time.

"How does Aunty Xin plan to complete this ceremony?" Jinyang Tian inquired.

Sword Heart's beautiful phoenix eyes glimmered faintly with light, finally shaking her head, "Let's take it one step at a time."

"Whoosh—"

Suddenly, the hundred searchlights of the distant military ship gathered, illuminating a spot on the sea surface, forming a column of light energy penetrating ten thousand meters deep.

"Found you!" In the sky, Shi Qi grinned wickedly with his shark tooth smile, his expression bloodthirsty and terrifying.

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