Chapter 29: Prisoner

【According to the records of "Yuan Jun Zhuan", Xue Fuyi found the Innate Spirit Treasure—the Xuanhuang Banner—in an ancient tomb in Qiansui Lin. That is the Soul Banner that the host's soul is bound to. The host just burned open a tomb entrance with that fire; shall we go explore it?】

【We must go! Even if I have to turn Qiansui Lin upside down, I must find the Xuanhuang Banner!】

Su Xi said to Cui Heng, "I suddenly have some urgent business; I will reunite with you all later."

"The Young Sect Master should go attend to it. We will wait for the Young Sect Master at the Luo Jiazhuang county office."

"I don't know how long it will take, so you all should attend to your own duties first." As she spoke, Su Xi looked at Da Jin, "You follow Commander Cui and the others, just in case."

"Yes, Young Sect Master."

Although Da Jin was curious about what Su Xi was going to do, since she intended to send him away, he would not be so tactless.

Su Xi used Teleportation and left.

Cui Heng said to Da Jin, "Then we will have to trouble you, Lord Immortal Cat."

"Easy enough, easy enough. Remember to prepare a pot of good wine for me."

"Haha, absolutely no problem."

When Su Xi arrived at the tomb entrance, she saw thick miasma overflowing outward.

It seems the source of the miasma in Qiansui Lin is this tomb.

A Tribulation Lightning Talisman appeared in Su Xi's hand, and she directly blasted the tomb entrance.

Cui Heng and the others, who had just left Qiansui Lin, suddenly felt fortunate.

It was a good thing they didn't follow; this person's combat power was too overbearing. She would either burn or blast things at every turn. If they were even slightly grazed by accident, their lives might be forfeit.

Da Jin felt an unbearable itch and scratched his ears and cheeks; he really wanted to see what Su Xi was doing.

The barrier broke, and even thicker miasma rushed out from inside the tomb.

Su Xi went against the miasma and stepped into the tomb.

The next instant, bursts of ghostly wailing and howling sounded as if they were right beside her ears, making one's hair stand on end.

【Host, it is the sound formed by the airflow. The miasma here is a hundred times thicker than in Qiansui Lin. Host, be careful.】

【Alright.】 Su Xi steadied her mind and continued walking forward. The defensive spell Rong Shou had cast for her began to flicker, reminding her that this place was very dangerous!

【Can the System Map be opened?】

【There is energy here interfering with the system; it cannot be used for the time being. Host, be careful.】

【This is the first time I've encountered a situation where you malfunctioned.】

【Er Miao is still very weak right now; when I am stronger in the future, I will be able to resist it.】

【Who is your... creator?】

【That information cannot be unlocked.】

【Will it be unlocked in the future? When you are strong enough?】

【Not Er Miao; this requires the host to be strong enough for it to be possible.】

【Are there many systems like you?】

【Just as the continent is a grain of sand in the world, and the world is a grain of sand in the universe, there are higher existences above the universe. Similarly, Er Miao is also a grain of sand, a seed cast into Yunze Dalu. If I fail to make the host succeed in the reversal, Er Miao will also disappear. The creator does not recycle failed systems.】

【So your situation is about the same as mine; we are both cannon fodder! By the way, do you not have enough points to upgrade right now?】

【Yes. To upgrade to level 3, points are required. Currently, it is:.】

【I'll round it up for you; you upgrade first. If I don't change the destiny, it seems upgrading is meaningless anyway; you are more useful.】

【No rush. Once the host finds the Xuanhuang Banner, perhaps you will be able to gain points again.】

【Hmm, it looks like a tomb chamber ahead; let's go over and take a look.】

Su Xi stood at the entrance of the tomb chamber, raised her hand, and used a Thunder Ball to blast open the tomb chamber door.

Inside, there were only the stone fragments from her blasting the door; there were no coffins, burial objects, or other such things.

She continued walking deeper into the tomb chamber.

【How about we go directly to the source of the miasma? Breaking it can be considered accumulating virtue and doing good deeds; perhaps we can even earn some merit. Master said that if one's merit is deep enough, ascension in broad daylight is possible. Moreover, high-merit cultivators are welcomed everywhere, and no one dares to bully them, otherwise, they will suffer karmic retribution.】

【Merit is also a type of destiny; the host can accumulate plenty of it.】

Su Xi headed against the miasma, and along the way, even if she encountered tomb chambers, she did not look at them again.

The defensive arrays on her body flickered in bursts, and suddenly, one layer of the spell was broken.

Su Xi did not pay it any mind and continued to speed or Teleport deeper inside.

Meanwhile, far away at the Southern Dao Sect, Rong Shou frowned; he sensed that one layer of the defensive spell he had placed on Su Xi had been broken.

Although there was no need to worry about her safety yet, being able to break his defensive spell was no small feat.

"This disciple is truly worrisome," he sighed softly.

"It is the Young Sect Master who is worrisome. Look at the disciples Hua Qing took in; every one of them is incredibly filial," Da Miao yawned. "Therefore, when it comes to having an eye for talent, Hua Qing is firmly better than the Sect Master."

Rong Shou: "..."

Deep in the tomb was a huge cavern.

In the middle of the cavern was a deep pool, and the miasma was being emitted from within this deep pool.

On the floor of the cavern were some scattered demonic stones, which Su Xi collected; when she travels to Mo Yu in the future, these things will come in handy.

She also wanted to collect the water from the deep pool, but unfortunately, her storage-type treasures were all spiritual and could not contain filthy objects.

【Er Miao, is there a spatial treasure that can hold the Miasma Pool water? After I return to the Southern Dao Sect, I will give it to Master to study.】 Besides cultivation, Rong Shou liked to study everything in detail, and there were plenty of materials from Mo Yu.

【We can also clear out the Miasma Pool water.】

【The host can go to the System Store and buy a spatial jar; it can hold anything. Of course, the larger the capacity, the more points it costs.】

【I don't know how much water is in this pool; you estimate it and help me choose one.】

【40 points, is a spatial jar with a capacity of 2 million tons okay?】

"Fine, if it's not enough, we'll just buy more."

A delicate, crystal-clear little jar, only the size of a palm, appeared in Su Xi's hand.

"It's quite cute, how do I use it?"

"Throw the Space Jar into the deep pool, and Er Miao will operate it. While you're at it, use the Space Jar as a medium to take a look underwater."

Su Xi threw the Space Jar into the deep pool.

"Glug, glug~" The surface of the pool began to bubble with tiny bubbles, which gradually grew larger, turning into a whirlpool that rapidly descended!

"Host, there is a very large tomb chamber below, and a prisoner."

"A prisoner?"

"He looks quite good-looking."

"...... You're a system, yet you have an aesthetic sense."

"Er Miao is the host's system, so my aesthetic sense is the host's aesthetic sense. In the host's eyes, he must be a handsome man."

"Could he be as good-looking as Master?"

"He is a different type from Master; the host will know once you see him."

The water in the deep pool had been completely drained, but an undercurrent was still gurgling into the deep pool, also carrying a dense miasma.

Su Xi ignored the undercurrent for the moment and used Teleportation to enter the tomb chamber at the bottom of the pool first.

On a wall made entirely of magic stone, several bronze chains engraved with runes locked a naked man in place.

He had a slender build with perfect muscle definition, and his long, silver-white hair trailed on the ground, with some of it draped in front to cover his most private parts.

At this moment, he opened a pair of hollow eyes without eyeballs and stared fixedly at Su Xi.