Chapter 123: Seeking Revenge

Chapter 123: Seeking Revenge
The sound of scratching and climbing grows closer in the crevices...
Before long, a pair of grimy, pitch-black hands emerge from the crevices, gripping the ground to climb up.
Immediately after, charred corpses struggle to crawl out, just like walking dead!
Among these burnt corpses, there are both human and various demon beasts, with various forms. However, without exception, they are all indigenous to the Pugu realm, and they died in the forbidden area. Their bodies have been burnt black by the underground fire and magma...
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Regardless of the scorched corpses crawling out of the underground, or the intruders who turned into "hair monsters" after death, they all became a kind of undead and started wandering and roaming in the forbidden area, besieging other intruders...
This phenomenon is the effect of lifting the seal on the forbidden land and the influx of death energy! Any creature that trespasses into the forbidden land and dies inside will be transformed into undead creatures, joining the giant beasts and giant birds in guarding the forbidden land!
Inanimate objects do not have consciousness and cannot exert the same formidable strength as they did in their prime, but this is actually their advantage - without consciousness, they have no fear. Even if immortals stand before them, they will rush forward and fight alongside each other, protecting the forbidden land!
And as the forbidden area spreads, with the increasing number of creatures dying and converting into undead, a powerful force will be formed!
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At the top of Blackstone Mountain, Ye Qingxian landed back on the ground, restoring his previous elegant appearance.
Remove the seal of the forbidden area, and the consumption of Ye Qingxian is also enormous. He doesn't even have time to pay attention to his surroundings, and sits on the ground to recover.
Ye Qingxian takes a healing pill, operates his cultivation technique, and forces out the death qi that has seeped into his arm...just now, he was holding the Chaos Ancient Key, and was inevitably eroded!
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After a stick of incense, Ye Qingxian finally recovered. He stood up, feeling refreshed and in high spirits!
Because the forbidden land has also reached its peak of restoration, the implementation of the "grand plan" is just around the corner!
Ye Qingxian walked forward with a smile, waving her hand to cancel the protective shield of Di Guan and the others. However, Xu Yao and the other four were still in a state of unconsciousness.
Seeing Ye Qingxian recover, Di Guan hurriedly asked curiously, "Senior, has the seal of the forbidden land been lifted?"
Gong De has been staying inside the protective shield, so he only saw some phenomena happening on the top of Heishi Mountain. As for the overflow of death energy and the revival of the dead...he did not see them.
"That's right, the seal has been lifted!"
Ye Qingxian nodded, feeling relieved at the moment, and said, "Thanks to you for bringing the Chaos Ancient Key, I was able to lift the seal ahead of time! With this forbidden land becoming more powerful, our invasion of the Ruiming Continent will be even faster!"
"Congratulations to you then!" Di Guan responded with understanding and offered his congratulations.
Ye Qingxian smiled and nodded, accepting Di Guan's congratulations. Then, he said, "Since you have helped me greatly with the Forbidden Ground, I must also show my appreciation."
"Tell me, is there anything I can help you with?" Ye Qingxian's ethereal words carry significant weight!
As the guardian of the forbidden land, Ye Qingxian has cultivated for an exceptionally long time and possesses a strength surpassing that of demons. Therefore, he has amassed a vast collection of techniques, secret manuals, and divine weapons... Just taking out one item could greatly enhance one's power!
If Di Guan is willing, Ye Qingxian can even use internal force transmission or some other means to "help the seedlings grow" and directly improve Di Guan's cultivation by one or two realms!
Di Guan hesitated for a moment before asking, "Senior, may I take a moment to think?"
Without a doubt, Ye Qingxian would certainly agree. He said, "No rush, take your time to think."
Ye Qingxian smiled easily and calmly considered the situation. This could be considered a test for him - if this kid asked for a technique, a divine weapon, or even greedily requested several items, it wouldn't matter, because they were all just a drop in the bucket for Ye Qingxian.
If the Earth Barrier requires some kind of worthless realm-expanding elixir or other item that can quickly increase one's cultivation level... then it means that he is someone who pursues shortcuts on the path of cultivation and is unwilling to work hard - if that's the case, it means that he failed the test of the Earth Barrier.
As for Di Guan, although he is not aware that this is a test, he understands the weight of Ye Qing's "help", so he is contemplating what he should ask for...
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Di Guan carefully considers whether he should ask for several martial arts secret books? But he already knows some footwork, body refining techniques, and supernatural abilities, so he doesn't particularly need them in this aspect...
As for weapons and magical artifacts, Diguan doesn't have a strong need for them because he practices the body refining method and his palms are protected by chaos god patterns. Therefore, he doesn't rely heavily on weapons.
"Otherwise, I should have some defensive magic tool ... or a set of armor?" Diguan pondered to himself, wearing a Golden Cicada Armor that he had "obtained" from the Duanmu Clan's treasury.
"Hmm, it's time to get a defensive treasure..."
But then he thought again and temporarily abandoned this idea.
Because he had been spending time with Qu Xingwen, Xia Wansu, and the others, so everyone was already familiar with each other's commonly used weapons and armor... If Di Guan suddenly took out a powerful treasure that had never been used before, it would indeed be difficult to explain its origin...
However, if you want to avoid arousing suspicion, there is still a way -- Di Guan can choose to ask Ye Qingxian for a common armor, with a slightly better quality than the Golden Cicada Armor. That way, it won't raise any suspicions. But Di Guan himself can easily find such a common item, so it wouldn't be of much significance to ask Ye Qingxian for it!
Di Guan silently considered, "Hmm~ I don't necessarily have to have something, what Ye Qingxian mentioned is helping... so I can ask him to help me with one thing, or maybe a few things?"
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"Ah, I got it!"
Di Guan pondered for a long time and finally thought of something. He said, "Senior, I do have a small request."
"Okay, tell me. Let me see if I can help." Ye Qingxian raised an eyebrow, curious about what Di Guan was going to ask for.
However, Ye Qingxian did not make empty promises, but emphasized that she would only help to the best of her abilities, in order to avoid making unrealistic demands.
Then, Dìguān expressed his request, "I would like to ask the senior to help me seek revenge!"
"Revenge?" Ye Qingxian's expression was hesitant, because as a guardian of the forbidden land, it was inconvenient for him to leave the forbidden land now, so it was impossible for him to go to the mainland of Chiming to help Di Guan seek revenge!"
However, Ye Qingxian is overly worried. The enemies in the earthly pass have already entered the Pugu realm, and are even in the forbidden area.
Earthly pass nodded and said, "Yes, before entering the Pugu realm, I had a conflict with a white tiger descendant. Although the white tiger was clearly at fault, it still sent people to assassinate my companions after entering the Pugu realm. So I want to ask the senior to help me seek revenge!"
Di Guan mentioned the name of the Fictitious Divine Beast Mountain, but Ye Qingxian did not have much reaction. On the one hand, he had indeed never heard of this force, and on the other hand, in his eyes, this kind of force was extremely insignificant and not worth paying attention to!
Compared to the background of Bai Huzi Si, Ye Qingxian is more concerned about its current position and asks, "So did Bai Huzi Si have someone send assassins to attack you, and did it enter the Pugu Realm itself?"
地关断言：“它肯定是进入了蒲古界的。”
After all, that Baihuzi and Diguan, just like them, came to the Pu Gu Realm for trials in the first place. How could they not enter the Pu Gu Realm?
"Well, that's easy." Ye Qingxian was quite satisfied, as long as the person was in the Pugu Realm, it would be easy to handle.
The forbidden area is spreading rapidly and will soon cover the entire Pugu Realm. By then, it will be a piece of cake for Ye Qingxian to find the descendant of the White Tiger.
Ye Qingxian asked Di Guan again: "Do you have a portrait of Bai Hu's successor, or any remnants of his soul?"
Ye Qingxian asked this question in order to obtain some clues to help him find the successor of Bai Hu.
"No, we didn't." Di Guan shook his head. While they were in the Hundred Broken City, they never had a direct encounter with Bai Hu Zi himself. They only caught a glimpse of his appearance through the window of a carriage..."
After a moment of hesitation, Diguan said, "However, I have caught a glimpse of that White Tiger disciple before. If you need, senior, you can use the Soul Searching technique on me."
The Soul Searching technique allows one to view the memories of the person being searched. This technique is extremely dangerous, as a slight mistake can damage the soul and result in dementia.
The earth gate dares to let Ye Qingxian search his soul, and he has his own multiple considerations - Ye Qingxian's strength is profound and unfathomable, and his mastery of the "technique" of soul searching is definitely not bad, plus the active cooperation of the earth gate, the danger is naturally greatly reduced!
One major concern of soul searching is that the soul searcher can view the memories of the soul being searched, including all experiences in life, the darker thoughts of human nature... all secrets will be revealed!
And precisely because of this, many cultivators would rather die than be soul-searched, because it is a form of humiliation!
As for this point, Diguan also chose to believe in Ye Qingxian, because they are allies after all, and Ye Qingxian has no need to examine all of his memories.
And Di Guan has always felt that Ye Qingxian is a person who follows rules and values trustworthiness, so he should not casually browse his own memories!
"Soul searching?"
Ye Qingxian was surprised and overwhelmed by Di Guan's willingness to be soul searched. In the matter of soul searching, the one being searched is either reluctantly coerced or has complete trust in the other person...
"Alright, then let's do a soul search!"
Ye Qingxian readily agreed to the soul search, as it would indeed be much more convenient. At the same time, he also promised, "Don't worry, I will be careful and only investigate that small section of memory."
"Senior, come here. The memory of seeing Bai Huzi's appearance was about half a month ago," Di Guan reminded, in order to help Ye Qingxian locate accurately.
Although it was Di Guan's suggestion to search the soul, he couldn't help but feel nervous and uneasy, hoping that Ye Qingxian would be more efficient and precise in locating!
叶倾仙上前，他将手放在地关天灵盖上，开始了搜魂……
"Hiss..."
At first, Guan felt a piercing pain in his soul, followed by a dazed feeling and a sense of consciousness scattered.
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仅两个呼吸之后，搜魂便结束了，迅速而又高效！
“好了。”叶倾仙收回手，他已经从地关的记忆里看见了白虎子嗣的样貌。
Upon hearing Ye Qingxian's words, Di Guan found it difficult to respond at the moment, "Hmm..."
Although soul-searching was fast, the aftermath was quite significant. Di Guan stood still, feeling dizzy and unable to recover for a long time...
After half an incense stick of time, Di Guan gradually recovered.
This was still the aftermath of the short-term soul search that he and Ye Qingxian had cooperated on, but the results were so severe. It seems that being soul searched is not an easy task!
"Huh?!
Just as the restriction was restored, Ye Qingxian exclaimed in surprise. It turned out that he had investigated the forbidden area and wanted to see if the White Tiger offspring had entered the designated area! Unexpectedly, Ye Qingxian actually discovered it!
"Take a look, is that him?"
Ye Qingxian waved her hand and a screen of light appeared in mid-air, showing a scene in a forbidden land, where several giant beasts were battling with intruders...
Although there are many intruders, their strength is simply no match for the behemoth. Even if they fight desperately, the intruders are constantly retreating, with each person covered in wounds!
The ground officer carefully identified, and it was confirmed that one of the figures was the White Tiger Child, and the people around him should be the coachman and guards.
"That's right, it's him," nodded the ground officer.
Just then, Di Guan was also convinced that it was Bai Hu Zizi. Ye Qingxian also believed in his own judgment, and he was ready to take action...
However, right before Ye Qingxian made his move, Di Guan suddenly spoke up and interrupted him, "Wait, senior, I have a small request!"
"Yes?"
Ye Qingxian put down his hand that he had just raised, turned his head and looked at Di Guan, his expression confused. Could it be that this kid changed his mind so quickly and decided to let his enemy go?
地关赶紧说出了自己的想法，“我想和那白虎子嗣交战一番，亲手杀了它！虽然麻烦一些，但还是希望前辈成全！”
地关觉着他的仇要自己报，让叶倾仙帮忙报仇固然更简单、更快捷，但肯定不及自己动手来得解气！
而且就因果论上来说，自己了结一场仇怨，更不容易引发心魔，对日后的修行悟道也更加有益！
"That's a good idea," Ye Qingxian nodded with a smile, appreciating this way of thinking.
However, they are currently facing a more practical problem - Bai Huzi's cultivation is at the mid-stage of the Wànxiàng realm, while Di Guan is only at the later stage of the Kāiyuán realm, the difference in realms is too great!
Di Guan also understood this and asked again, "Do you have any means to temporarily enhance my realm, or temporarily suppress the white tiger's realm?"
"Of course, there are both...," Ye Qingxian thought for a moment and added, "But temporarily enhancing your realm may have adverse effects on you, so it's better to suppress the white tiger's realm."
Actually, whether temporarily enhancing or suppressing one's realm, it will have adverse effects on the recipient. In that case, Ye Qingxian naturally prefers to let Bai Hu'er bear these adverse effects.
"Then I'll trouble you, senior!"
"Hmm." Ye Qingxian flew to the top of the palace and immediately activated her technique, transmitting it across space to the White Tiger's descendant...
(End of this chapter)