Chapter 150

Walking up, Li Youyi knocked on it with the back of his knife.

The Ash Spirit on the ground looked like it was kneaded from grass and wood ash, and sparks exploded continuously inside when knocked.

Chan Hai Guan Wu studied Chi Yongsheng's corpse and said: "Ash Spirits are not departed spirits in essence, but a type of fierce demon, so they naturally have intelligence. This kind of processing method... is like the means of the Night tribe."

"What do you mean?"

Li Youyi came to her side quickly and found that Chi Yongsheng had long since died, with no life fluctuations on his body.

"Ask your Master Guan; he knows the Night tribe better than I do."

Chan Hai Guan Wu walked toward the Ash Spirit on the ground, her five fingers hanging over its head, spirit light silk threads rushing out from her fingertips, penetrating into its body, wanting to seize its soul thought and look for some unknown answers.

Master Guan's voice came out: "The Night tribe Yuwen clan is the descendant of the ancient Son of Heaven Night Emperor. A thousand years ago, it was an ancient clan of ten million that could be mentioned in the same breath as the Jiuli tribe."

"Mist Son of Heaven just meant that after Chi Yongsheng died, the Ash Spirit occupied his corpse, and the means of processing the corpse came from the Night tribe, called the Human Skin Demon-Possession Technique."

"From the outside, you can't see any traces of wounds on the corpse, nor will there be any demon aura leaking out."

Li Youyi said: "I heard that the Night City cavalry, one of the three major barbarian thieves in the Southern Region, is hidden in the Nether Realm of the Dead, and its leader is named Yuwen Yan. Could it be that this group of barbarian thieves is the descendant of the Night tribe a thousand years ago?"

"Probably so," Master Guan said.

The more Li Youyi thought, the more he felt something was wrong: "Strange, this is clearly not the ash region, so why did Ash Spirits appear? And how did the people of Night City get mixed up with Ash Spirits? Could it be that they are ambushing the young martial cultivators of major forces?"

"Crack!"

The Ash Spirit whose soul was being seized by spirit light silk threads burst into flames, making ear-piercing screams from its mouth.

It soon burned out and turned into a piece of ash.

Chan Hai Guan Wu frowned slightly, said nothing, and walked toward the other four Ash Spirits.

"Crack! Crack!"

After the other four Ash Spirits were also tossed by her to burst into flames and turn into ash, she finally stopped and concluded: "Their souls have all been arranged. Once someone intervenes forcibly, they will self-ignite."

"So nothing was gained?" Li Youyi said.

Chan Hai Guan Wu said: "I personally took action, how could I gain nothing? These Ash Spirits come from the far west ash region and were invited by Night City and the Three Chen Gong. They seem to have a secret cooperation. These young martial cultivators nearby are not in their original plan."

Li Youyi asked suspiciously: "Are you sure it's the Three Chen Gong? These three elders are all martial cultivators of the Five Seas of the Three Chen Gong."

"So what? Dead martial cultivators, if they can become carriers of Ash Spirits, are the true value maximization," Chan Hai Guan Wu said.

Li Youyi said seriously: "The Three Chen Gong dares to plot a prefecture with the Sui Sect, and having the support of Night City and Ash Spirits behind them makes sense."

Chan Hai Guan Wu shook her head gently: "You underestimate the far west ash region too much. What they look at will never be just the Lizhou, but the entire Lingxiao Life Realm."

Li Youyi said: "This trouble is big! Inside the Lingxiao Life Realm, the major human forces are fighting into a pot of porridge, the demon tribe is fueling the flames and entering the field at any time. And outside the Life Realm, in places everyone can't see, it seems that a more dangerous storm is brewing. We must send this news back to the Jiuli tribe immediately!"

Chan Hai Guan Wu was far more relaxed and leisurely than Li Youyi, saying: "What does it have to do with you? Even if the storm of the Nether Realm blows over, it's not your turn to worry about it, a kid. For the two of us, improving our cultivation and strength as soon as possible is more important than anything else; don't be hindered by side issues."

She flew and landed back on the Zouwu's back.

Li Youyi searched the corpses, took away various magic artifacts and treasures, and then leaped up, disagreeing: "How is it unrelated? Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Taking a step back, if we don't pay attention to the world situation, how can we avoid war and danger?"

"Consider you right! Your breadth of mind is bigger than mine, an ancient Son of Heaven; amazing."

Chan Hai Guan Wu turned her head to look at him: "Why are you standing so far away from me? We agreed to try the possibility of falling in love, and you don't even have the courage to be close?"

Li Youyi was unmoved and said calmly: "Why should I be close to Li Ling? Take advantage of a little girl in her teens? Wait until you can separate your true body, and we will try slowly. No rush! No rush! No rush..."

After walking another hundred miles, an ash region appeared at the foot of the mountain range.

As far as the eye could see, it was all black dust and fine sand, sand dunes piled up one after another, and flame belts wound and extended into the depths of the Nether Realm, and one couldn't see the end for more than ten miles.

"The ash region has spread to the Mang Mountain range?"

Li Youyi's mood was heavy.

The Ash Spirits of the ash region seemed to be more dangerous than the Nether Realm of the Dead, and what they were plotting was huge.

Chan Hai Guan Wu observed for a moment, then looked toward the depths of the ash region, her face serious: "No, this is not an ash region!"

"But it is clearly exactly the same as the ash region I have seen," Li Youyi was very puzzled.

Chan Hai Guan Wu ordered the Zouwu to turn into the size of a cat, being extremely cautious, and personally took charge of the Green Yin Banner: "Leave this place immediately, as fast as possible."

Li Youyi had never seen her so nervous, and he felt horrified in his heart, immediately going completely into stealth.

They walked dozens of miles, far away from that ash region.

Only then did Chan Hai Guan Wu say: "That is the Dao Heart External Image! Just now, there must have been a powerful Ash Spirit from the far west ash region nearby. The image in its heart projected into the real world, turning into that ash region, covering the original real landscape."

Li Youyi couldn't imagine what level of existence that was; what Chan Hai Guan Wu said had already exceeded his scope of understanding.

The two continued on their way.

Li Youyi asked: "What level is your strength exactly? Do you have Nine Springs and Five Seas in your body?"

If anyone else asked this, she would never pay attention, let alone inform any relevant information.

Chan Hai Guan Wu pondered for a long time: "My situation is very special. My strength depends more on how much price I am willing to pay. Just like this physical body that has just condensed, including Li Ling's body, it is actually restricting me, as well as the mysterious laws of life and the order of the Yang Realm. You must know that in the heyday of the ancient Son of Heaven, if I could take off a piece of bone from my body and strike, it would be enough to sink half of Lizhou."

Li Youyi stopped, shocked by her words until his scalp went numb.

"Of course, a thousand years have passed, and my bone body no longer has such powerful energy. How can the deceased compare to the heyday? The heyday of the past is just a reminiscence!" Her tone was clear and quiet, like a wisp of wind on a snow mountain, a wisp of light in an immortal palace.

After encountering that unknown Ash Spirit expert, the two hurried at full speed, just wanting to leave the Nether Realm of the Dead as soon as possible.

It took only six days for them to cross a thousand miles and finally reach the northernmost end of the Mang Mountain range, seeing the light on the horizon.

After entering Zhi Prefecture, one of the seven prefectures of the Southern Region, Li Youyi's excitement of seeing the light of day again didn't last long before it was extinguished, and he finally saw the real scene of ten years of war.

Walking continuously for two days, passing through dozens of market towns and villages, all were empty, and the people who survived were all elderly people who had lost their value, all withered like firewood.

No young people could be seen; the men were all slaughtered, and the women were all captured.

Not to mention the children, who were either served on the dining table or starved to death on the side of the road.

The fields had no crops and were full of mugwort and trees as tall as people, desolate and incomparable.

Walking more than two hundred miles, Li Youyi's mood was very oppressive and dull, and he finally understood a little why the Jiuli tribe would rather pay tribute to the Coffin Mountain every year than try their best to avoid falling into war.

The cruelty of war is something that people who have not experienced it can absolutely not imagine.

Walking for another day and night, near noon, the two came to a large population town called "Tianchi" and saw the long-lost crowd and noise.

Tianchi Town was only forty miles away from Lizhou, had large mines nearby, and was close to the Suihe, with developed transportation and commerce.

There was only one main street in the town, built along the Suihe, with restaurants, wine towers, cloth shops, brothels, rice shops... everything was complete.

Li Youyi walked for three days with a heavy and dark mood, just waiting for a bowl of soup noodles to return his soul, and was already impatient.

In such a large population town, noodle shops were absolutely not lacking.

Everything else could wait until after eating noodles.

Li Ling was wrapped in a black robe, wearing a hood, not wanting to expose her Pure Immortal Body and bring unnecessary trouble. She sat opposite Li Youyi, waiting for him quietly, without ordering noodles.

She said: "Half of Zhi Prefecture has fallen and was taken into the pocket by the strongest local force, the Li clan. The imperial army and the Li clan rebel army have been fighting for years, robbing each other, and the war is still continuing today. Whether it is Li City or Zhi Prefecture City, neither is a good place to go."

Li Youyi said while eating noodles: "The young martial cultivators of the major forces left Tianchi Town four days ago. They walked while fighting, and their speed was much slower than ours. Now, they have all taken boats to Qiu Prefecture!"

"Not all of them left!"

Li Ling said this faintly and looked at the busy street.

After Li Youyi looked over, he was first shocked, then overjoyed.

Yin Thirteen, walking quickly on the street, wore simple cloth clothes, and with his round and soft public face, he could completely blend in with the local people.

"Swish!"

With a flash of his figure, Li Youyi appeared in front of him.

Yin Thirteen's magic power circulated in his body, almost striking with a palm, but seeing Li Youyi's face, it was naturally a joy from heaven, so he hurriedly followed him into the noodle shop and also called for a bowl.

He transmitted his voice with magic power: "I heard from Yin Nine that you were captured by a fierce and terrifying evil woman and disappeared into the depths of the Mang Mountain range, possibly being abducted to the Nether Realm to be a mountain-stronghold husband."

Li Youyi didn't know that the person above the canyon that night was Yin Nine, and was very speechless: "He is spreading rumors like this; could it be that he wants to be a God Hidden Person?"

Yin Thirteen was stunned, then nodded: "Yin Nine's speech is a bit incoherent this time, unlike his usual steadiness, possibly because he was injured. Even if there really is such an evil woman, she would abduct a Pure Immortal Body man; who would rob an ordinary-looking mortal like us?"

Li Youyi said seriously: "I have an important matter here that must be reported to the Hidden Lord immediately. Do you have a way to send the message back?"

Yin Thirteen's gaze fell on the woman sitting aside, completely wrapped in a black robe.

Li Youyi was used to not avoiding Chan Hai Guan Wu when speaking, and knowing he had made a serious mistake, he hurriedly remedied: "No matter, don't avoid her, her ears... you understand."

Yin Thirteen's expression suddenly relaxed, so he no longer transmitted his voice with magic power, laughing in a low voice: "My mission this time is to cover a group of important imperial members to leave Lizhou and head to Qiu Prefecture. Landing at Tianchi Town is to purchase a batch of supplies. I can't get away to rush back now, but I can arrange for manpower to send a letter back, but it depends on the importance of your news."

Li Youyi told him the important information.

"What? The Three Chen Gong is actually backed by Night City and Ash Spirits?"

Yin Thirteen understood the seriousness of the matter instantly, anxious like an ant on a hot pot. If the Jiuli tribe misjudged the strength of the Three Chen Gong, they would definitely suffer a big loss.

"Why must the message be sent back to the Jiuli Hidden Sect? As long as this piece of news is spread, it can naturally spread through Lizhou at the fastest speed, and it can also provoke mutual suspicion between the Three Chen Gong and the Sui Sect," Li Ling said faintly.

"Makes sense."

Yin Thirteen slapped the table and shouted, then realized something and pointed at Li Ling: "She... isn't she deaf?"

"When did I say she was deaf?"

Li Youyi glared at Chan Hai Guan Wu helplessly, and added: "Fine! Actually, she is Cangli's sister, one of our own, and can be trusted."

Hearing that she was Cangli's sister, the dissatisfaction in Yin Thirteen's heart disappeared instantly.

He was in charge of the Five Seas affairs of the Hidden Sect and was also a wind agent who collected all kinds of news outside, so he naturally had seen the Hidden Lord's true body. The Hidden Lord's daughter could still be trusted more or less.

This secret, he naturally wouldn't tell the two people in front of him!

(End of chapter)