Chapter 56 Chapter 56 Negative state [Death]. ……
Qin Zhou waited for him to calm down for a while.
When Wen Jue calmed down completely, he rested his forehead on Qin Zhou's shoulder and asked in a muffled voice, "Does it hurt?"
"A little bit."
Wen Jue snorted.
After all, he restrained his strength and did not break the skin, but two deep teeth marks were still left on Qin Zhou's neck.
"Let me go. I'm not a child anymore. I don't want you to hold me."
When Wen Jue said this, Qin Zhou laughed softly, "I didn't hold the child."
The person being held is an adult.
Wen Jue: “…”
If he didn't let go, he would get angry, so Qin Zhou had to let him go as he was told.
"What are those?" He looked up and saw a room full of stars.
This is the space inside the barrier stone. Why is it dark? Why are there stars? Moreover, these stars were flashing when he was holding Wen Jue just now.
"People who die will become stars in the sky."
After saying this, Wen Jue quickly changed the subject, "You stay here, I'll go back and help."
"good."
Qin Zhou watched him leave in a hurry, and then looked at the "stars in the sky" twice more.
"Dead people will become stars in the sky..." Qin Zhou seemed to suddenly think of something as he pondered the meaning of the words.
Those who died in the secret realm had their qi seas peeled open and their spiritual energy drained, and that spiritual energy was used to replenish the energy of the barrier stone. But their souls should have been released by Wen Jue.
If the soul is imprisoned here, it will not be able to reincarnate.
No, the spiritual energy inside the barrier stone is even richer than any other place in the upper realm.
This is not detention, but rather like—
Nourish.
What kind of soul would make Lu Yi unwilling to send them to reincarnation, and instead nourish them with the vast spiritual energy in the barrier stone.
Qin Zhou's eyelids drooped slightly, and suddenly, two words popped out of his mouth: "... Lu Shi."
A star in the corner suddenly lit up.
Qin Zhou's pupils shrank slightly. Was he seeing things?
Qin Zhou hesitated for a moment, then he took out the list that he didn't like to read and started flipping through it from the first page.
Seeing the lit 'Summon' button under Lu Yili's painting, Qin Zhou paused.
You can summon Lu Yi now.
However, it seems that it is no longer necessary now.
Qin Zhou only took a few more glances and turned away.
Turn to page 4, finally.
"Lu Si." he shouted.
Star: Ding!
A ray of starlight suddenly descended from the night sky and came in front of Qin Zhou. After circling around, it went straight into Qin Zhou's character list.
Qin Zhou tightened his grip around the character list.
He could see that the portrait on the list was brighter. The young man on the list was riding a horse, waving his sword, looking happy and carefree, really vivid.
Two blood-red words also appeared on the status bar in the upper right corner:
【die】
But since a new status can appear in the status bar, it means that this is only a negative status.
【Death】can still be saved.
"Lu Liu."
"Ding!" The starlight fell, rubbed Qin Zhou's face intimately, and then went into the list.
A graceful figure also appeared in the portrait. She had gentle features, bright eyes like the bright moon, long hair held up by a hairpin, and she was smiling and talking.
Village chief, long time no see.
Qin Zhou took a deep breath and continued flipping.
"Lu Ba."
"Lu Jiu."
"Lu Shi..."
Qin Zhou flipped through the list faster and faster, and read the names in his mouth faster and faster.
Between one and one hundred, he read out the names of about thirty people.
More than thirty rays of starlight fell from the sky at the same time, formed a circle of light, and circled around him, and then all entered his directory.
Without the light of the stars, this corner of the space became completely dark.
Qin Zhou closed the list and felt his hand clearly feel heavier.
It turns out that the soul really has weight.
The dead will turn into stars, and the dead children of the villagers should return to the arms of the village chief.
After thinking about it, Qin Zhou stood up and walked towards his warehouse box.
Still a simple and unpretentious appearance.
Qin Zhou put his hand on the box, and as if sensing Qin Zhou's soul, the box opened with a click.
There is an independent space inside. Qin Zhou entered the warehouse, which was like a cloakroom, filled with a wide variety of precious items.
Qin Zhou went to look for the place where the elixir materials were kept.
As expected, two soul-giving grasses were found in the innermost area.
Soul-Growing Grass, a top-grade seventh-grade elixir material.
Something that could save fourteen lives.
Qin Zhou took it out and put it into his Qiankun bag.
I walked to where the refining materials were placed and found a unique one among those cabinets.
Those were the materials he had prepared. They were the materials he had prepared to build a new Dao Guardian Alchemy Furnace for Lu Wu before he quit the game. Every single one of them was of the best quality.
The seventh-level protective alchemy furnace can only be cast with these things.
Qin Zhou thought of Bai Xing and thought to himself that he had to prepare one more portion now.
As Lu Wu's only disciple, he helped a lot every time he came. He had to be able to present a decent gift to his disciple.
On the contrary, it was Lu Qi’s son Lu Xiao…he didn’t know what to give.
Ask next time.
After picking and choosing in the warehouse for half an hour, Qin Zhou took away things that he thought might be useful.
He had no plans to move the entire warehouse.
There is nothing safer than inside the barrier maintained by Lu Yi and Tian Dao.
After sorting everything out, Qin Zhou left through the portal.
Back on the ground, the stairs hovering in the air disappeared.
…
All the materials for refining equipment have been prepared. All that remains is to find Wen Jue to get Yinhe, and go back to the underworld to clean up the blacksmith shop in the village that has not been used for a long time.
After all these are done, you can start refining the weapon.
Qin Zhou came back to the entrance of the secret realm.
Many people have already come out of the secret realm, and most of them are independent cultivators. The independent cultivators have no intention of fighting for any treasures, nor do they want to participate in the struggle between good and evil.
They are very content, as long as there is a gain, they will retreat quickly.
The longer they stayed in the secret realm, the more likely they would be targeted by the demon cultivators. The demon cultivators would not let them go so easily and would always empty their Qiankun bags.
So, if you have something to take, you also need to have the life to spend it.
Those with lower cultivation naturally don't dare to go deeper.
After taking a few steps forward, Qin Zhou met an acquaintance.
Qin Zhou stopped.
After a while, the little wind sparrow hopped over and pecked Qin Zhou's trouser leg again, as if asking, why are you here again.
Qin Zhou bent down, picked it up and placed it in his palm.
Soon, Shen Yun's hurried voice came again -
"Senior, that little bird is my spiritual pet, please don't...eh?" Shen Yun came hurriedly, and before he finished speaking, he was suddenly stunned, "It's you!"
Qin Zhou: “…”
"You have successfully reached the upper realm, congratulations." Shen Yun compared his face with the face when he was in the lower realm, and immediately smiled and said, "You are here for the secret realm as well?"
Qin Zhou removed the disguise effect of the Cleansing Pill. At this moment, he was the Qin Zhou who had once met Shen Yun at the border of the lower realm, and not the 'senior' who had supported Shen Yun for a night in the inn.
Qin Zhou lowered his voice and hummed.
Shen Yun really didn't see anything. He just took the little wind bird from him and looked around him. After not seeing the masked senior who was with Qin Zhou last time, Shen Yun kindly reminded him: "If you are alone, don't go to the secret realm. The treasure this time is a hammer. I took a look from a distance. There are too many people there, and they are fighting. With your Jindan stage cultivation, I'm afraid you won't get anything good."
"Thank you very much."
Shen Yun smiled, "You're welcome."
Shen Yun only gave a few words of advice because they had met once before. Seeing that Qin Zhou didn't seem to be ready to give up entering the secret realm, Shen Yun didn't say anything more.
The two people passed each other.
It was not until Qin Zhou entered the secret realm that Shen Yun sighed and touched Xiao Que's head.
"It still feels strange to meet him again. Where does this feeling of closeness to him come from?" Shen Yun shook his head and prepared to leave.
It’s a pity that the treasure this time is not the atlas that records all kinds of spiritual beasts.
Although he has some strength, he doesn't want to be involved in the dispute between good and evil.
"Xiao Que, let's go to the lower realm again. Do you think the legendary spirit beast riot is about to begin?"
“Chirp.”
The two people's voices gradually faded away.
…
And Qin Zhou entered the secret realm again.
This time he had no worries, so he simply sat on the Swallow Wind and wandered slowly in the secret realm.
Along the way, I didn't see many monks.
According to the fact that Shen Yun saw the hammer, most of the cultivators should have found the location of the treasure. According to Lu Yi and his plan, most of those who wanted to fight for the secret treasure would die, either under the yellow sand gravity formation set up by Lu Qi, or at Lu Yi's hands.
People who have no strength or ambition will just take a look from a distance and leave.
Lu Yi and Lu Qi had no intention of killing everyone who entered the secret realm.
This is why the treasures that appeared in the secret realm in previous years were spread out. Spreading out, it attracted more greedy monks to come.
Over time, the energy of the barrier stone is replenished.
Qin Zhou's Wind-Swallowing Horse fell down.
"Why are you back?"
Lu Yi sat on the steps of the stone platform, holding the hilt of his sword, which was stuck upside down on the ground. He looked like a statue. The wind blew up his clothes, like a god of war facing the wind.
He must have just finished a round of killing, and the blood on the sword is still dripping down.
Around him, there were corpses lying on their backs. Everywhere he looked was blood red.
But he seemed a little tired.
Seeing this scene, the smile in Qin Zhou's eyes disappeared.
Seeing Qin Zhou coming, a trace of panic flashed in Wen Jue's eyes. Even though he knew that he was a devil, he still didn't want Qin Zhou to see so many killings.
However, he was really tired at the moment.
"You forgot to give me the Galaxy."
Wen Jue sighed, "I really forgot."
As he said this, he was about to rummage through his Qiankun bag.
“No hurry.”
Wen Jue raised his eyes, hiding his tired look, "Why aren't you in a hurry for anything?"
There is no rush to take the warehouse, and there is no rush to take the Galaxy.
"Let's chat for a while." Qin Zhou couldn't get through the gravity quicksand, so he could only take out a stool from his Qiankun bag and sit down outside the quicksand.
Wen Jue: “…”
It seems that the warehouse has been counted and the stools have been moved in.
"What are you talking about?" Wen Jue's mind is clear as long as they are not chatting in a very close position or with people stacked on top of each other.
"Let's close this secret realm after this year." Qin Zhou said.
Wen Jue: “…Why?”
"If it's just spiritual energy, I might have some way." Qin Zhou said.
Wen Jue remained silent after hearing this.
Did he believe it? Of course he did.
Qin Zhou is a very strange person. Even Wen Jue dare not say that he fully understands everything about Qin Zhou. At first, they spent a thousand years and only knew that the village chief was very strong.
This kind of strength is not strength in terms of military force.
Just like he can make elixirs and forge weapons, and no matter how strong the villagers are, they will still be forcibly summoned back by him to farm after ten thousand years.
So strong that there is no solution. It even makes people wonder if he has any relationship with the way of heaven.
But faith is one thing.
Now, it’s another matter.
"I am already a demon. Even if I close this secret realm, I will still be a demon, killing people without blinking an eye." Wen Jue said self-deprecatingly, "People with bad karma cannot achieve enlightenment and ascend, village chief."
He can no longer continue his hope. He is a demon and his wish cannot be fulfilled.
Qin Zhou: "Yeah, I know."
He seemed very stubborn, so Wen Jue could only reply: "...Let me think about it."
"good."
He didn't force Wen Jue to do what he said.
The next secret realm will open in a thousand years. During this thousand years, he should be able to get enough spiritual energy for the world. Of course, Qin Zhou did not have great ideals such as becoming a savior, he just wanted to survive with his villagers.
"What is this secret realm used for?" Qin Zhou changed the subject. When he came here, he found that the scenery in the secret realm was quite nice.
"Before... I wanted to move the village here." Wen Jue frowned and recalled, "But I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to find it when you came back, so I didn't move. This place was originally intended to be my cave."
Immortals all have their own caves, and Wen Jue is no exception.
"It's a good idea to make a cave." Qin Zhou nodded affirmatively.
He didn't invite him to live here, so what is he sure of? Wen Jue thought to himself.
"Why are there so many spirit beasts here?" Qin Zhou asked casually, "Did you raise them?"
"Some were raised in the past. Some were captured from the lower realms." Wen Jue said, "When someone comes to the secret realm, it is natural to set up some difficulties for them. Spiritual beasts are one aspect, and the others are arranged by Lu Qi. He is proficient in formations and has tricked many people to death."
"Spirit beast riot?" Qin Zhou suddenly thought of this rumor.
This should be the reason for the "Spirit Beast Riot".
If Wen Jue hadn't suppressed his strength and directly entered the spirit beast habitat at the border of the lower realm...
Wen Jue coughed lightly: "I didn't mean it."
Every time the secret realm was opened, although many monks died, many spirit beasts in the secret realm were also killed. Naturally, he had to catch some to make up the number.
"What about the treasures in the secret realm?"
Where did those treasures taken away by the wandering cultivators come from? Nothing was missing from his warehouse.
Wen Jue: “…I paid for it out of my own pocket.”
Qin Zhou smiled.
"Don't laugh!" Wen Jue said embarrassedly.
Thinking of this, Wen Jue suddenly felt extremely boring.
He made money for himself and worked hard for thousands of years, but in the end he was labeled a thankless devil.
Heaven really owes him a lot.
"The secret realm will not be open for the next thousand years." Wen Jue said coldly.
"Um?"
"Too many people died every time. Even if the treasures were so tempting, the cultivators would not dare to come. Only the demon cultivators dared to take a chance."
Maybe this year's secret realm can only barely support the energy needed by the pillar barrier stone.
In this case, there is really no need to continue.
Of course, the main reason is...
He is a little tired.
Wen Jue threw away his sword and buried his head between his arms tiredly, as if isolating himself from the wind and sand outside, and the world became a little quieter.
He doesn't want to be a devil either.
He also just wanted to be Lu Yi.
I want to be the Lu Yi that Qin Zhou can show off to.
Qin Zhou didn't say anything, just watched.
Look at the scenery, or look at him.
Suddenly, Wen Jue felt something and raised his head.
Qin Zhou:?
"Yinhe is smashing my Qiankun bag." Wen Jue lowered his head with a strange look on his face.
What's the fuss about this hammer?
Qin Zhou smiled and said, "Let it out."
He also hadn't seen his old friend for a long time.
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