Chapter 356: Curiosity Can Kill Bai Ze

Mu Yi ultimately still did not join the Dragon‑Slaying Brotherhood.

After all, he is considered a respectable immortal of Jiuzhou, so casually joining other organizations is not a good thing.

However, regarding the dragon‑slaying affairs mentioned by the Dragon‑Slaying Brotherhood, he was still very interested; after adding Zageng Dis as a Zongwang Player friend, Mu Yi and his companions returned to the main world.

"What's the next arrangement?" Mu Yi looked at Lily.

"Let's do some experiments; a Dragon's corpse makes good spell material!" Lily said, then looked up at Mu Yi, "Do you need me to handle your Dragon material?"

"No need, I'll go find a friend; I previously promised him to get some material, and he might bring me a surprise!" Mu Yi shook his head, intending to give the Dragon's corpse to Mingyue for handling.

Human relationships are refined through mutual trouble; this Legend Dragon's corpse as alchemical material might be a good choice.

"Here you go!" Lily tossed a ring to Mu Yi, which contained many magical materials and herbs.

"We'll split the pills fifty‑fifty! I'm also very interested in Jiuzhou's alchemy!" she said, then floated away.

Aili gave Mu Yi an elegant bow, then followed Lily and left.

Looking at the materials in his hand, Mu Yi smiled and said nothing; these materials indeed differ from those within Jiuzhou, and may indeed be useful to Mingyue.

Mu Yi once again traveled the Yellow Spring Path to Kunlun Mountain, and took a moment to glance at Shentu Yulei; the two deities were unaffected by the previous incident, still idly guarding the Ghost Gate.

Obviously, if the Underworld could truly find someone to replace the two deities, they would have retired them long ago; after all, even Lord of Mount Tai can retire, and Shentu Yulei isn't dead, so why sit desolately in the Underworld?

However, Shentu Yulei told Mu Yi that the Buddhist Sect seemed inclined to let someone take over Shentu's and Yulei's positions, but clearly this would be a huge shock to the current Underworld order, and all factions rejected the option.

Shentu Yulei was willing, but unfortunately the parties directly involved mattered least; in the end the two could only boredly guard the Ghost Gate and play hide‑and‑seek with occasional Zongwang Players who intruded.

Mu Yi could only give a wry smile; he actually sensed that things weren't that simple, and Shentu Yulei seemed to have some hidden issues, but with Mu Yi's current strength he wasn't qualified to probe those secrets.

However this time, Mu Yi didn't forget to ask about the drought demoness.

"Why are you asking that?" Shentu asked with a strange expression; the matter was a moderate taboo for them.

"There's a quest involving a drought demoness, I'm just asking!"

Mu Yi sidestepped, saying, "The Tiger Soul Blade matter is also a secret; too many people knowing isn't good."

"When the drought demoness is lucid, a single one could defeat both of us; the divine technique that Wind Master and Rain Lord once combined was shattered by the drought demoness and defeated."

"But after that, the situation is unclear; apart from His Majesty the Yellow Emperor, no one knows the drought demoness's state then!" Yulei said, rubbing his chin.

Mu Yi's mouth twitched; he had once foolishly thought he could slip through the mist and deceive the heavens, and now he realized he truly wasn't afraid of death. Having seen Shentu Yulei unleash their full power, he understood that with his meager cultivation, a single slap from the opponent could easily kill him.

No wonder there are so many death‑defying Legends who dare to charge the Ghost Gate; they're probably like him, thinking some treasure can protect their lives.

But unexpectedly, those treasures have no effect at all before Shentu Yulei.

"Thank you both for clearing my doubts!"

"No problem, remember to come early for the Trial; if we brothers go to the mortal realm, we might not return for a while!" Shentu instructed.

Obviously, although the two secured a holiday, they were still a bit bored and planned to use Mu Yi to pass the waiting time.

"Kid, go handle some personal matters first, then come back!"

Mu Yi bid farewell to Shentu Yulei and ran down to the foot of Kunlun Mountain.

It seemed that, having received the Queen Mother of the West's approval, Mu Yi's entry into Kunlun Mountain this time became unusually easy.

With hardly any effort, he met Mingyue.

"Mu brother!" Mingyue was delighted at Mu Yi's arrival.

"Last time we hurried apart, I never properly thanked you!"

Mingyue earnestly bowed in thanks to Mu Yi; had Mu Yi not sought him out as a guide last time, he wouldn't have had the chance to enter the Kunlun Palace and become a true Kunlun disciple.

Although not a disciple of the Queen Mother of the West, he was still a direct transmission from the Kunlun Palace and learned many things.

"Mingyue brother, no need to be formal!"

Mu Yi didn't dodge; he could accept this bow, as it reflected the karmic link between him and Mingyue.

"I merely served as a catalyst; ultimately it was you, Mingyue brother, whom the Supreme Deity favored, that was admitted within the gate!"

Mu Yi wore an expression as if he had comprehended karmic retribution.

After mastering Boundless, he came to Jiuzhou and discovered he could use his Divine Position to communicate with Heaven and Earth, solving many matters directly through deduction.

It was as if he submitted his request to Heaven and Earth for review; if the request fell within the scope allowed by his Divine Position, the answer would be returned directly, otherwise, if beyond his authority or concealed by heavenly mysteries, he would receive nothing.

It was as if, when he tried to deduce the whereabouts of Bai Ze using his permissions, he got only chaos; but when he deduced Mingyue's location, the answer came instantly.

"Since our last parting, I traveled beyond the realms, obtained some materials, and specially delivered them to Mingyue brother for alchemy!" Mu Yi presented all the prepared materials.

Mingyue didn't hesitate, using divine perception to examine them, and upon discovering these were things he had never heard of, he instantly became excited.

"No wonder they're from beyond the realms; they differ greatly from my Jiuzhou!" Mingyue exclaimed excitedly.

"This beast resembles a lizard, yet like an Ying Dragon it bears a pair of wings on its back; its blood seems linked to both flood dragons and true dragons, but with slight differences…"

"This flower can condense Heaven‑Earth spiritual energy, yet appears to have a third of toxicity…"

When alchemy was mentioned, Mingyue seemed to open a floodgate, speaking incessantly about the mutual generation and restriction principles of medicinal properties.

After a long while, Mingyue suddenly fell silent, solemnly looking at Mu Yi.

"Mu brother, these materials are costly; I have many ideas, but to forge a batch of pills we still lack one ingredient!"

"Mingyue brother, go ahead and speak; I'll fetch the missing material!"

Mingyue rose, paced for a moment, then spoke.

"These materials are novel; among the pill formulas I know, only the Dragon‑Tiger Golden Pill can match them, yet these days I've been devoted to cultivation and lack time to gather ingredients."

"I can exchange other ingredients, but for the tiger element within the Dragon‑Tiger Golden Pill, I truly can't think of a suitable source right now!"

"Mingyue brother, no need for more words; I'll handle this!" Mu Yi, hearing this, took the matter upon himself.

"Though somewhat greedy, it's best to obtain a tiger beast with White Tiger bloodline; even if a whole one isn't obtainable, partial essence blood will do, allowing the Geng‑metal qi in its veins to perfectly fuse with the material. Other tiger beasts with Geng‑metal qi are acceptable, though the effect may be slightly weaker!"

"If it's just an ordinary tiger beast, I can't guarantee the final product's quality!"

Hearing Mingyue's request, Mu Yi also furrowed his brow.

Legend‑level tiger beasts are easy to find, even those with metal elements; he could simply browse the Zongwang forums and locate them, but descendants of the sacred White Tiger bloodline are far harder to track down.

"I'll do my best!" Mu Yi fell silent for a moment, then still decided to give it a try; if it doesn't work, finding a tiger beast that possesses only the metal element should also suffice.

"Mu brother, you need not force yourself; all things have flaws, perfection is like flowers in a mirror and moon in water—do not blindly pursue it!" Mingyue comforted Mu Yi.

However, in his heart he also wanted the White Tiger's essence blood; only then could he perfectly realize his conception, refine a furnace of perfect Dragon-Tiger Golden Elixir, and thus repay Mu Yi's kindness.

Mu Yi casually found a place to sit, began to deduce the heavenly secrets, attempting to start from Jiuzhou's earth to see if he could deduce anything.

However, as soon as he began the deduction, a huge white tiger radiating holy light appeared before him, scrutinizing him.

Mu Yi broke out in a cold sweat, knowing he had encountered the true master—one of the Four Sacred Beasts, the White Tiger.

After a moment, the White Tiger dissipated, leaving only a strand of Geng-metal qi bursting in his mind, making him dizzy and blurred.

He knew this was the White Tiger's warning to him, telling him not to have any ideas about the White Tiger's descendant bloodline.

After a moment, Mu Yi helplessly opened his eyes.

He almost forgot that calculating a great power would bring a backlash; he had just begun here, and the other side already sensed it.

If it weren't for the fact that he himself is a god of Jiuzhou, he estimated the warning would not be as simple as dizziness and blurred vision.

Mu Yi scratched his head; now he could only settle for second best.

This White Tiger essence blood is truly not something he can tamper with.

After parting with Mingyue, Mu Yi flew out of Kunlun Mountain, intending to find a place to return to the main world via the Yellow Springs Road.

However, not long after leaving Kunlun Mountain, a familiar figure appeared before him.

"Mu kid, I've finally caught you!" Bai Ze revealed a mouthful of healthy big white teeth, looking at Mu Yi with a squinting smile.

"Don't ask me about it; it's related to the higher-ups—I tell you, you'll also be unlucky!" Mu Yi advised him kindly with a helpless expression.

"I want to know about that matter; I've never feared trouble!" Bai Ze's expression remained unchanged, his tone firm, obviously full of curiosity about what happened to Mu Yi.

"I really can't say; it's even more troublesome than your going to Kunlun!" Mu Yi tactfully advised Bai Ze to give up courting death.

Upon hearing Mu Yi say that, Bai Ze really hesitated a bit—one side was curiosity urging him on, the other was his life safety, truly making it hard for him to decide.

"Then let's not talk about that for now; let's discuss the Military Strategist instead!"

After hesitating a moment, Bai Ze changed the subject; he knew Mu Yi had something extraordinary about him, and since Mu Yi dared say it was greater than Kunlun affairs, he estimated there was at least someone comparable to the Queen Mother of the West.

He had better investigate first.

"Military Strategist?" Mu Yi blinked, not knowing what was going on with this.

"Do you know what those Military Strategist bastards did to me?" Bai Ze said this, his face turning black.

Mu Yi recalled how Wei Qing and Huo Qubing knew the beast god system inside out, and an embarrassed expression instantly appeared on his face; although he didn't know exactly what had happened, he could pretty much be sure it was nothing good.

"Three months! Full three months!" A trace of grief and indignation appeared on Bai Ze's face.

Those Military Strategist bastards deceived him with secrets, forcing him to reap what he sowed, and made him toil hard labor for three months straight.

All this is thanks to that little bastard Mu Yi; originally they thought Mu Yi, that little bastard, would at most ask about some heavenly treasures or such.

As a result, he was suddenly dragged into a great vortex; although he himself had dived in headfirst, ultimately it was still because of Mu Yi.

"You really want to know that much?"

Mu Yi looked helplessly at Bai Ze; although it was a bit of a stretch, just by looking at the cause-and-effect thread between himself and Bai Ze, he knew that today he wanted to leave directly, but that was impossible.

Bai Ze had already risen to the level of cause and effect; obviously this meant he had Mu Yi locked down.

If he didn't tell Bai Ze something today, he probably really couldn't leave.

"……"

Bai Ze hesitated a bit; he felt that Mu Yi's current expression was exactly the same as when those military god schemers deceived him into doing forced labor.

Thinking that this kid Mu Yi also came from the Military Strategist school and was even an outstanding one, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

But helplessly, his curiosity was like a hundred claws scratching his heart—he couldn't control it, and in the end he still nodded, as if possessed.

After all, things are not as they once were; now, if someone blocks it, there's really no way for him to know.

This is also why he gets deceived by the Military Strategist people.

Of course, more importantly, Bai Ze is willing to play this decryption-exploration game; after all, his past merits in helping humanity are there, so no matter how reckless he is, he won't die.

Bai Ze naturally would be as reckless as he likes; if it weren't for this unrestrained mouth, how could he provoke the Queen Mother of the West and other female immortals?

"Tell me!" Bai Ze sat for a moment to steady his psyche, then looked solemnly at Mu Yi.

"Then let me ask for instructions!" Mu Yi looked helpless; being blocked by Bai Ze truly left him with no recourse.

Or rather, wanting not to be blocked by him is simply a pipe dream.

He originally thought this person would give up, but he didn't expect Bai Ze to be so reckless—even though he knew this thing might conceal a trap, he still wanted to know.

"Praises to follow Heaven, emulate Earth, uphold virtue, glorify Hou Tu Niangniang!"

Mu Yi closed his eyes and prayed to Hou Tu Niangniang; there was no way—Bai Ze was bullying him with his seniority, so in times like this he could only seek a parent.

Otherwise, unless he doesn't return to Jiuzhou, there's a hundred percent chance he can't avoid Bai Ze.

"Approved!" In the dark, Mu Yi heard those words.

And Bai Ze was now completely bristling; he could sense an extremely dangerous signal, all sorts of magical treasures already drawn, just waiting to hear the end and then flee.

Mu Yi looked at Bai Ze's expectant yet fearful gaze, and slowly opened his mouth.