Chapter 52: Heading to the Underworld
Li Ziqi's transformation and rebirth brought an end to the turmoil in the Li family.
In the square in front of the ancestral hall, the solemn atmosphere has not yet dissipated.
After Li Mingyuan finished dealing with the clan affairs, he quickly walked up to the three young people, looked serious, and bowed.
"My three junior brothers, thank you for your help this time."
Li Mingyuan's voice was filled with relief at surviving the disaster and sincere gratitude.
"If the three of you hadn't seen through the evil plot in time and exposed the true face of Li Ruolan, the foundation of my Li family would have been almost destroyed, and the consequences for Ziqi's child would have been even more disastrous."
Xiaobai raised his little face, and now he spoke in a babyish voice: "It's just a small favor, Patriarch Li, you don't have to be polite. Ziqi is our nephew and he will never do nothing. Patriarch Li should take a good rest."
Li Xiaoran also nodded slightly: "It's my job."
Yan Jinjin also nodded: "Yes, yes, Junior Sister Xiaobai is the best."
Li Mingyuan looked at these young people in front of him who were young but able to turn the tide (as well as Xiaobai, who was older in generation but younger in age), and felt deeply moved.
He stood up, his eyes sincere, "I am grateful for your kindness. Where are you going next? If you need anything, the Li family will definitely help you. But Ziqi, we want to keep him in the Li family for a while. Do you think it's okay, my three nephews?"
"Of course you can. Just let Junior Brother Ziqi stay for a few more days. I will talk to the head senior brother." Li Xiaoran made the decision directly. The main reason was that Li Ziqi had just broken through to the golden elixir stage, and the next thing was not suitable for him to go with him.
Xiaobai's eyes lit up and she looked at the phantom of the heavenly book beside her (which only she could see).
Xiao Bai (the spirit of the heavenly book) showed a line of words in her sea of consciousness: "There is an ancient formation leading to the underworld in the Li family's ancestral land. The Li family is currently short of a talisman. You can ask your senior brother to negotiate."
Xiao Bai immediately said, "We want to go to the underworld. Does Patriarch Li know of any solution?"
"The underworld?"
Li Mingyuan was stunned when he heard this, and then he looked embarrassed.
"To be honest with you, the path to the underworld has long been cut off, but..."
He pondered for a moment, as if recalling something.
"Deep in the ancestral land of my Li family, there is indeed an extremely ancient teleportation array sealed. According to the incomplete records in the ancestral book, it seems to be related to the underworld."
"But." His tone became heavier and his expression became extremely solemn.
"That formation is too old, and the method to activate it has long been lost. The formation itself is also unstable. If we force it to open, the consequences will be unpredictable."
"First, the teleportation is most likely not to a fixed point. There is a high probability that you will be teleported to different corners of the underworld."
"Secondly, the underworld is not a good place. It is filled with evil spirits and is full of dangers. It is far from something that cultivators from the lower world can easily set foot in."
"The third and most important point," Li Mingyuan took a deep breath, "Based on the fragmentary information from our ancestors, once this formation is activated, the passage it forms can only last for forty-nine days."
"After forty-nine days, the passage will be completely closed."
“If you fail to return by then, there will be no way to save the situation, and my Li family will not be able to open it again.”
His eyes swept over Xiaobai and the other two with deep worry. Although he didn't know why they were going, the situation was not very good. Li Mingyuan still hoped that the three juniors would not go as it was too dangerous.
Because it means that this is likely to be a one-way journey.
Xiao Bai did not hesitate, and clenched his fist: "We are going!"
The mission of the Heavenly Book must be completed, and Sister Yue can't wait any longer. He must be sent to the underworld, otherwise it is very likely that Second Brother will once again experience the pain of losing a loved one.
Li Xiaoran wanted to go alone. He didn't want Xiaobai and the others to take risks again. And sending his sister there would be good even if she couldn't come back.
But Xiaobai seemed to know what Li Xiaoran was thinking, and repeatedly and firmly expressed his desire to go.
Yan Jinjin looked at Xiaobai with a firm gaze: "Count me in. It is my duty to protect my little junior sister."
Li Mingyuan looked at their determined expressions and sighed in his heart, but also felt a sense of admiration.
"Okay, since the three nephews have made up their minds, the Li family will lend you a helping hand!"
Li Ziqi looked at Xiaobai and the others and realized that he didn't know how to thank them. He could only say that he was waiting for them and hoped they would come back safely.
"Hahaha, don't have a stern face? Junior-Junior-Senior-Senior-Senior Ziqi, I still like your rebellious look earlier, or is that look that you can only show to Junior-Junior-Senior-Senior Yuyan?
By the way, did you tell Junior-Martial-Nephew Yuyan about your breakthrough to the Golden Core stage? Hehehe."
Yan Jinjin was still teasing while watching the fun, but when Li Ziqi heard Shen Yuyan's name, he became a little shy.
"Okay, you stay at the Li family. If we don't come out after forty-nine, or if only two of us come out, notify Junior-Junior Sister Yuyan to come over and pick us up and leave.
Then completely destroy this formation. Completely, do you understand?
Do you understand? If I don't come back, you will take them away." Li Xiaoran said the latter part in a low voice.
Li Ziqi certainly knows the seriousness of the matter, but many times, like Xiaobai, he has to go.
He could only pray that everyone returned safely.
Li Mingyuan immediately gave an order to mobilize the family's masters to go deep into the ancestral land.
The preparations were complicated and quick, with almost all the members of the Li family coming out to protect the ancient formation.
It was a stone platform engraved with obscure runes, weathered by the weather, exuding an ancient and desolate atmosphere.
As several of the Li family's most powerful elders worked together, they injected tremendous spiritual power into the center of the formation.
Buzz...
The ancient stone platform shook violently, and the dusty runes lit up one by one, emitting a dark and deep light.
The space began to distort, and an unstable crack slowly appeared in the center of the stone platform. Inside was chaotic gray-black energy, emitting a heart-pounding aura.
"The formation has been opened and the passage is unstable. Please enter as soon as possible." An elder shouted loudly, his face already pale.
Xiaobai took the lead and stepped into the chaos without hesitation.
"Junior sister."
Li Xiaoran and Yan Jin followed closely behind without any hesitation.
At the moment when the three figures were about to be swallowed by the chaos, a powerful and irresistible tearing force suddenly erupted!
"Well, be careful!"
As if being roughly pulled by an invisible giant hand, the three figures were instantly separated in the distorted light and shadow, and were swept in different directions.
Cold.
Bone-chilling cold.
There is also a unique smell of... decay and death.
Xiaobai rubbed his bruised little butt and opened his eyes blankly.
It was dark all around. Under the gray sky, there was a boundless black wasteland with jagged rocks and no grass.
The air was no longer filled with spiritual energy, but a cold, stagnant energy.
"Is this the underworld?" Xiaobai muttered and patted his chest.
The shadow of a golden heavenly book emerged.
[Successfully reached the underworld.]
[It was detected that Li Xiaoran and Yan Jinjin landed in a similar location, but they are safe.]
Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately his fellow brothers were fine.
Immediately afterwards, the light of the heavenly book flashed again.
[The target's aura appears. Third Senior Brother (Nangong Wentian) is currently somewhere in the underworld and is in critical condition!]
[Trigger new mission: Find and save the third brother.]
"Third Brother?" Xiao Bai's eyes widened in surprise. "Why is he here? Although Second Brother seemed to have said that we would meet, how could it be in the underworld? And how can I save him? What does he look like?"
However, the heavenly book did not provide more information.
[Specific clues need to be explored by yourself. The interference from the underworld is too great, and some functions are restricted.]
Afterwards, the light of the heavenly book dimmed and no longer actively displayed information.
"Hmph, stingy Tianshu, you failed at the critical moment. When Xiaoshushu comes back to upgrade and merge, I'm sure it won't be as difficult as it is now."
Xiaobai puffed up his cheeks, but there was no sign of retreat in his big black eyes. Instead, they were burning with fighting spirit.
"No matter what, we must find our third brother."
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