“If you have decided to go to the underworld, you need someone to protect you. If they sense something is wrong, they can forcibly pull you back.”
Nine-Tailed Fox repeated to me the precautions I needed to take when crossing into the underworld.
Having followed my master for so long, I still don't know if he has ever set up any supernatural magic formations.
After consulting with Nine-Tailed Fox about things to be aware of when going through the underworld, I decided to call my master. If possible, I didn't want to wait a moment longer.
I must wake Wu Shi up before I return to school, otherwise I won't be able to rest easy.
After leaving the Nine-Tailed Fox's room, I called my master and learned that he had returned to the Dao Hall.
The Taoist temple isn't far from here. With my current walking speed, I can get there in three minutes. However, I have to wait until night to go through the underworld, so I'm not in a hurry.
I thought about a lot of things while walking down the street. All sorts of things came to mind. My life is like a scene from a movie. It's quite exciting to think about.
Pushing open the door of the Taoist temple, I saw my master sitting on the stone table, engrossed in a thick book, so absorbed that he didn't even notice me walking in.
I walked behind my master and glanced at the book in his hand.
The book contains records of cases of Taoist predecessors whose souls were damaged, but judging from the master's appearance, he probably didn't gain anything from it.
"Master, are you looking for a way to repair a soul?"
I asked softly, afraid that speaking suddenly would frighten my master.
When my master heard me call him, he put the book on the table and sighed deeply.
“Sigh, I’ve been flipping through almost every ancient book these past few days, but none of them contain what we need right now.”
It's clear that Master has looked extremely haggard lately, with very noticeable dark circles under his eyes, probably because he hasn't been sleeping well these past few days.
“Master, I came to you precisely because of this matter. Just now, the Nine-Tailed Demon King told me that there is a Tree of Rebirth in the underworld, and its fruit has the ability to bring people back to life.”
"Although it's just hearsay and there's no actual evidence, I still want to give it a try."
"I don't know how to travel to the underworld, so I came to you this time to ask you to help me set up a magic array for traveling to the underworld. I plan to go to the underworld tonight."
After I finished speaking, my master frowned slightly: "Traveling to the underworld? Xiao Xi. Do you know how dangerous the underworld is?"
"Even I've only been to the underworld once. It's not as orderly as it is in the movies. The underworld is also known as hell!"
"The risk of seeking solace in the underworld through a hearsay method is too great; I cannot agree to it."
“Junior Nephew Wu is currently unconscious. If something else happens to you… what will we do then?”
My master refused decisively, and I guessed that he wouldn't easily agree to let me go to the underworld, since it's a place for the dead.
“Master, if there were any other way, I wouldn’t want to take such a big risk.”
"But Wu Shi became like this because he was trying to save me. There was a way to save him, and if I didn't do it, I don't think I would ever forgive myself."
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