The neutral ghost king chats, the threat is endless

A flash of golden light transported them to another level. They fell together, catching their breaths before looking up to see their disciples and the beast staring at each other. Linghu Luoxi reacted quickly and captured the beast. Shangguan Yi chuckled and pulled out a mustard seed bag.

"Help! Kill the ghost!"

Shangguan Yi suddenly threw a bunch of spiritual fruits in front of the monster. The monster was stunned and blinked. Seeing that they had no ill intentions, it said helplessly: "Okay! What do you want?"

"We need Xiaoxiao and the others to destroy the barrier and release the monster's image stone."

The monster took out a photo stone from somewhere and threw it to them, then picked up the pile of spiritual fruits and took them away. The surrounding environment changed again. Looking around, it turned out to be the Tianzi Yipin Room at that time.

A masked woman sat at a table, eyes closed, resting, separated only by a beaded curtain. Panicked, Linghu Luoxi picked up her brush and drew a talisman. Just as the tip of her wolf-hair brush touched the paper, she felt a sudden lightness against her wrist. The brush itself floated through the swaying beads and landed in a hand as pale as porcelain.

Shangguan Yi was heartbroken: It’s over, this is where everything ends today.

The woman narrowed her eyes and said in a cold tone, "Little fellow, isn't it inappropriate for you to keep trespassing on my territory?" Playing with the pen in her hand, "This isn't a place you can just come and go as you please."

Linghu Luoxi stared blankly at the woman. This was the Ghost King from the original novel, powerful and relentless in his endeavors. He was Linghu Luoxi's favorite character in the entire novel. Neither good nor bad, she always maintained a neutral stance, and her admiration for him even surpassed that of the protagonist.

Linghu Luoxi bowed politely. The girl raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "You have to thank your father, otherwise you would have become nourishment in my forest. Well, you can go back now!"

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the girl changed the subject, "But I will get the interest back from your father." Their knuckles, which had just loosened, suddenly tightened again. The girl waved her hand, "Don't trespass on my territory next time."

Everyone felt as if their souls had left their bodies. When the feeling passed, they opened their eyes and found themselves back in the Dusk Nine Blue Forest. Beside them, the barrier, broken and cracked, remained. They worked together to repair it with their spiritual energy, while Linghu Luoxi hugged a tree and vomited violently.

Shangguan Yi's face was full of disgust, "Ugh~ So disgusting."

"I...I'll step aside for a moment." Chi An also went to help with the repairs.

Shangguan Yi casually pulled out a repairing magic tool, and as it spun, the barrier unexpectedly began to heal on its own. Linghu Luoxi vomited for a while and felt a little better.

Nangong Wanqing suddenly pressed the vibrating communication jade slip: "Sect Master urgently summons you." Looking into the distance, "Something must have happened. I should go back."

They thought they'd been gone for a few hours, but in reality, seven days had already passed. The crowd surrounded the main peak, clubs in hand, shouting commands. Fan You hesitated, muttering anxiously, "Why hasn't he returned yet? Did something happen?"

"Junior Sister, why haven't you come back yet? We can't hold on any longer."

"Left sword, right hand, leading men, come and conquer the sect with evidence in hand!"

Hearing this familiar voice, everyone unconsciously looked up. Several people flew over on swords, holding the image stone in their hands. Linghu Luoxi used her spiritual power to activate the image, revealing the culprit to the public.

Linghu Luoxi blinked and shouted to Yun Suiqi and the others, "I'll leave this matter to you. I have some unfinished business, so I'll leave first."

After saying that, he flew away without waiting for their reply. Chi An and the others followed him, puzzled. Linghu Luoxi stopped at the entrance of Hongchen Tower and glanced at Yuan Yuan who was settling accounts.

"Welcome to our building." Yuan Yuan didn't even look up, the beads on the golden abacus clacking. "How many guests are there?"

Linghu Luoxi raised an eyebrow and teased, "Oh? Is this how you receive guests?"

Hearing this incredibly familiar voice, Jin Suanpan suddenly stopped, and Yuanyuan looked up sharply. The three of them were standing there. Perhaps it had been so long since they last saw each other, Yuanyuan almost thought he was seeing things. He wiped his eyes and saw Linghu Luoxi had really arrived. He smiled and led the three of them to the host with a warm and familiar look.

"Master, they are here."

The figure standing on the windowsill with his hands behind his back paused, his mouth curled up. Linghu Luoxi and the other two entered the room. Muxue turned around and looked, but there was still no change. Before Muxue could speak, Linghu Luoxi threw a necklace to her, "Here!"

Mu Xue took it subconsciously and looked down. The necklace was made of a piece of silver into a heart lock, and then a red string was passed through it. The style was simple. Chi An tilted his head in confusion. Shangguan Yi suddenly remembered what happened in Qingshan Tower.

The woman carefully took out the love lock from her bosom and said, "This is the birthday gift I promised to give to Ah Xue." She handed it to Linghu Luoxi and said, "Please deliver it to her for me!"

"Ah?" Linghu Luoxi didn't react. She turned back to look at Shangguan Yi, and seeing that he avoided her gaze, she glanced at the heart lock in his hand, then looked up at the woman and sighed softly, "Okay."

The woman covered her mouth and smiled. "He can't be disgusted! When he was little, he found his sister had a love lock. I designed that love lock myself, and then he insisted on having one too."

"I guess you gave it, right?" Shangguan Yi asked.

The woman smiled, nodded, and continued, "Indeed, but I was busy at the time, so I just bought one directly. He ended up not wanting it anymore and insisted I design one. Unfortunately, I didn't have the chance later."

Mu Xue rubbed the love lock, her tone was evil, but there was a hint of tenderness, and her eyes were slightly red. "What else did she say?"

"Haha! She is just like your father..."

Mu Xue chuckled softly, pulled out a chair and sat down. The three of them also sat down opposite. Mu Xue put on the love lock and tapped the table lightly with her fingers. "Don't you want to hear what I've been through?"

Linghu Luoxi raised an eyebrow and shook her head. Chi An added calmly, "You are separated from your family by life and death. Saying anything will only cause you pain. It's the same as exposing your scars."

“Memories are like a piece of candy. I don’t know what it tastes like, but remember, it is a piece of candy, so no matter what, it will at least be sweet.”

Mu Xue nodded and sighed, saying with emotion, "Alright, alright! Do you want to sit for a while?" Then she suddenly added, "By the way, your birthday is coming up in a month, right? Don't forget to invite me then. And by the way, you can try to win over your dear sister."

Linghu Luoxi didn't answer, but stood up to take his leave. Chi An and the others followed him. Linghu Luoxi said nonchalantly, "I'm going into seclusion. Are you guys going to do the same?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Because I wrote an outrageous custom in the original novel to fill in the loopholes. Legend has it that the Linghu family has a custom of seclusion for a month before their birthday, and then emerging the day before their birthday."

"If we go into seclusion, what will happen to the sect? What about the secret realm trial in a week?" Shangguan Yi pretended to be reluctant.

"Don't think I don't know that you're the one who least wants to practice. Anyway, I'm going into seclusion starting tomorrow, and you guys should come with me. Don't worry, I'll help you with the retreat cave. You can come to me if you need anything, and you can exchange it if you don't like it."

Shangguan Yi's eyes lit up, and he grabbed the two and left. Shangguan Yi's spiritual root was a top-grade fire spiritual root, so he was happy to get a magma hot spring retreat.

As Shangguan Yi entered the retreat cave, heat spread throughout his body. Looking out, he saw a pool of lava in the center, and a rock in the middle. Shangguan Yi leaped, landing easily on the rock, then sat cross-legged.

Chi An was arranged to a retreat cave with abundant spiritual energy. Chi An sat in the middle. As soon as he crossed his legs, ice and snow quickly spread around him.

Linghu Luoxi's light spiritual root was quite special. When she entered the cave, she found a crystal coffin in the middle, surrounded by spiritual energy and spacious. Linghu Luoxi walked towards the coffin, opened it, lay down in it, closed it, and with the last step, closed her eyes and fell asleep.

As soon as the three of them went into seclusion, the news spread. Xuan Yu and the others were heartbroken and lost their appetite.

"Wuwuwu... now that Junior Sister is gone, who will provide me with spiritual herbs and medicines~"

"Junior sister! How could you do this? How could you abandon our relationship? Who will take the blame for me if you leave?" Xuan Yu hit his heart and cried.

Fan You looked at his two foolish disciples with veins bulging on their foreheads, and yelled, "Go and practice! The secret realm trial is about to begin! Your junior sister is going into seclusion, not to the Western Paradise!"

Outside Shangguan Yi's cave, there was a plate of osmanthus cake and a gorgeous Dudan flower next to it.

In the middle of the night, Su Yao sneaked into Wu Yuan's room and saw Wu Yuan frowning at the moon. "Haven't you got the magic weapon I asked you to steal yet?"

Wu Yuan didn't look back at Su Yao, but just replied with two words lightly, "Soon."

Su Yao was irritated and threatened: "They will go to participate in the secret trial in the future. By then you must get a magic weapon! Otherwise... hehe."

Wu Yuan's fists creaked from his clenched fists. Su Yao, feeling relaxed, sneered and left. Wu Yuan was distraught, struggling internally. On one side was a wisp of his mother's spirit, and on the other was Shangguan Yi. Wu Yuan muttered to himself, trying to convince himself, "You're only after his heirloom. Why do you care so much about his feelings?" Recalling every moment he had spent with Shangguan Yi, Wu Yuan clenched his fists and made a resolution.

On the day of the secret realm trial, Yinyin and the others left early. Su Yao smiled evilly as she watched Qiu Mucan and the others leave. Su Yao arrived at the destination they had agreed on, and when she saw Wuyuan still not there, she frowned in dissatisfaction. The system suddenly pointed at the figure in front and said, "Host, he's here."

Su Yao looked over and saw Wu Yuan walking slowly towards her, holding an old, simple, long wooden box in his hand. Su Yao nodded with satisfaction and raised her hand to take it. Wu Yuan dodged, "My mother's..."

"How can I feel at ease to return it to you if you don't show me whether it's real or fake?" Su Yao raised her eyebrows and asked back.

Wu Yuan frowned and threw the wooden box away. Su Yao took it and opened the wooden box. It was a snow-white long sword with light purple cracks, and there was a faint purple current around it.

"Can you give it back to me now?" Wu Yuan said with a slightly cold expression.

Su Yao closed the wooden box and said jokingly, "What's the hurry? You still have four..."