Chapter 94 Just a Pawn 13
Given Youyuan's almost miraculous comprehension ability, Xuanwei's explanation was practically useless. Just as he hesitated whether to repeat himself, Youyuan had already asked about the important matter, "Damaged soul?"
Haoming quickly revealed the puppet in his arms. This time, Youyuan didn't say anything, but instead took action.
The entire valley shook violently with its movement, the earth trembled, and rocks tumbled down. The puppet that Haoming had placed on the ground was lifted up by an invisible force and floated in mid-air, a jet-black dragon claw gently touching its forehead. This was just a routine reconnaissance, but because of the vast difference in size, the scene was chilling to behold, as if the slightest pressure from the claw would cause the frail puppet's body to disintegrate.
However, this action only lasted for a moment. The puppet was quickly pushed back to its original position with a light touch. Youyuan hummed, "It's him."
The tone of his voice, which suggested he already knew about Xun Que, startled both Xuanwei and Haoming.
However, considering that the old ancestor seemed a bit confused and might have made a mistake, the two swallowed their newly arising doubts.
Haoming brought up what they were more concerned about at the moment, "I wonder if the Ancestor can save him?"
Youyuan hummed in agreement and readily agreed.
Haoming: "Thank you, Ancestor."
Xuanwei: "Thank you, senior."
After the two exchanged greetings, Haoming swiftly cut open his heart, forcing out several drops of pure golden blood. Asking this ancestor for help naturally wouldn't be without a price, but at his level of cultivation and status, ordinary immortal artifacts, demonic crystals, and rare treasures were no longer of any interest. Haoming's essence blood, refined from his own clan, was barely enough to offer any assistance.
Xuanwei followed closely behind, but before he could make a move, his body was frozen in place. Meanwhile, the essence blood that Haoming had forced out was sent back to where it came from, and he was also scolded for "wasting his cultivation!"
Haoming was now certain that this ancestor truly regarded him as a young dragon seeking help.
However, what the other party thinks is one thing, but if he really tries to deceive them, he can't afford the consequences of deceiving this ancestor.
Haoming said sincerely, "I am already deeply grateful for your kindness, Ancestor. I dare not trouble you to expend any more of your cultivation."
Unexpectedly, Youyuan glanced at him with a puzzled look and asked, "Didn't I already agree to that?"
Haoming: ?
He looked up, puzzled. "You already agreed?" What did that mean?
Haoming quickly realized that Youyuan was looking at Xuanwei.
No, that's not right.
Thinking of Youyuan's previous mistake, Haoming suddenly realized that the "you" the ancestor was referring to was "Emperor Li Zun Shang".
Then think back to what Youyuan said earlier, "It's him."
Did the Ancestor really know about Xun Que all along?
Is it because of Emperor Li? The Ancestor promised Emperor Li that he would save Xun Que.
But what is the relationship between Emperor Li and Xun Que? How did the Emperor know they would come here? Is it because Xun Que is the reincarnation of someone? But if that's the case, when Xuan Wei brought Xun Que to the Nine Heavens, he should have remembered his past life.
Haoming was filled with doubt and was about to speak when Xuanwei, who was equally puzzled, spoke first, "May I ask, senior..."
However, before Xuanwei could finish speaking, Youyuan, with its exceptional speed, exhaled a breath of dragon breath, blowing out the souls of the three, including Ren Yi. Then, it opened its mouth and inhaled, swallowing all three souls.
After completing this series of hardcore maneuvers, Youyuan clicked its tongue and was about to lie down again when it paused, a look of confusion on its face. It lowered its head, its huge pupils trembling back and forth, seemingly struggling to survey this small space, before finally fixing on Xuanwei.
It bent down and nudged Xuanwei's body, which had fallen to the ground after losing its soul. The body was so nudged that the usually impeccably dressed emperor, who remained dignified even when lying on the ground, rolled over on the ground, and a piece of shimmering crystal fell out.
Upon seeing the crystal, Youyuan's half-closed eyelids snapped open, and a human-like shock appeared on his dragon face, quickly turning into panic. His enormous eyeballs darted around, and only after confirming that there was no other living creature nearby did Youyuan let out a long sigh of relief.
As a Netherworld Dragon, it still managed to leak out a small portion of a human's soul when it devoured them. If this got out, it would make the dragon laugh itself to death.
With a flick of its tongue, it deftly swallowed the crystal.
He immediately pretended that nothing had happened, found a high platform nearby and lay down, trying to hide his guilty conscience by pretending to sleep.
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Ren Yi was unaware that the immortal soul he had longed for had been easily extracted by a dragon. After regaining his senses, he immediately realized that his situation was different. There was no immortal power around him, and unfamiliar memories were trying to erode and cover up his original consciousness. If it weren't for the special nature of Ren Yi's soul, all his memories would have been replaced by now.
Ren Yi: Is it an illusion?
But that "memory" was too real, yet it didn't seem like a fabricated illusion.
Ren Yi pressed his head, pondering for a long while, before vaguely recalling a plot point where the main characters seemed to have a similar relationship: Yuan Que's soul was damaged, and Xuan Wei protected and helped him recover...
Did he steal the protagonist's opportunity again?!
Ren Yi felt he was doomed; if things continued like this, he would really be forced to take the protagonist's place in the storyline.
Will the protagonist's soul remain impaired because he took this place for him?
Ren Yi vaguely remembered that his alt account had a favor with Youminglong back then, and he might be able to use that to help?
The Netherworld Dragon is a demonic beast that feeds on souls. Its main diet consists of remnant souls that are tormented by resentment and unable to enter the cycle of reincarnation, commonly known as "vengeful ghosts." However, constantly consuming such things will cause problems. Over time, the resentment accumulated on the Netherworld Dragon became so heavy that it became bound by it and almost succumbed to demonic possession.
This small world already has many problems; if another Netherworld Dragon were added, it would likely cause a great calamity.
Originally, the demon realm had nothing to do with the Nine Heavens, but given the circumstances, the little one had no choice but to meddle and teach it how to resolve its resentment.
It's not actually that difficult. The lingering resentment of the vengeful spirits stems from their unwillingness to accept their fate. Once this "unwillingness" is resolved, the resentment will naturally dissipate. Traveling back in time for a single soul is clearly unrealistic, so Ren Yi allows these souls to relive their past through illusions, finding a way out.
The method is this, but most remnant souls cannot regain their sanity even in the illusion, let alone find a way out.
Ren Yi simply adopted the method of a subordinate department of the Transmigration Bureau that collects wish power. He found some "executors" to appease the resentment of these remnant souls, and had them enter the illusion to change the original outcome, thereby fulfilling the wishes of the remnant souls. Although this method was time-consuming and laborious, it also benefited the executors. In addition to being essentially a form of "worldly cultivation," the trace of soul power that dissipated with the resentment of the remnant soul would be bestowed upon the executor, which was extremely beneficial to their soul.
Because the soul is difficult to cultivate, people from all realms flocked to work for the Netherworld Dragon.
Ren Yi tried hard to recall what had happened back then. He remembered that he seemed to have already made a deal with the dragon.
It seems that, taking into account the future plot where the protagonist's soul is damaged, he placed the requirement directly on the protagonist as a precaution.
What did he say back then?
Too much time had passed for Ren Yi to remember clearly, but it was nothing more than helping the protagonist repair his soul.
Having confirmed that even if he had stolen the plot, the protagonist could still be saved, Ren Yi breathed a sigh of relief and then had time to speculate about the current situation.
Illusions, memories that seem close to reality, and an intense sense of resentment lingering in the mind...
This probably uses a similar method to the one used to deal with the demonic possession of the Nether Dragon back then.
The incident involving the Netherworld caused a great uproar back then. Some people thought they had found a shortcut to cultivating their souls and used secret methods to raise vengeful ghosts. As a result, they were either devoured by the souls they had raised or struck by lightning and left with nothing but ashes. Several bloody examples dispelled most people's desire to raise ghosts. However, those vengeful ghosts that had already taken shape became highly sought after, and everyone was fighting over them.
However, vengeful spirits are not exactly docile creatures. Without the suppression of the Netherworld, most people would be dealt with by the spirits before they could resolve their obsessions. It was necessary for someone with extremely high cultivation to be present to suppress the spirits' ferocity. But those with such cultivation didn't value the slight boost to their souls, making this method a useless and ultimately forgotten approach.
However, given Xuanwei's usual attitude towards "Yuan Que", he would never be stingy in wasting this bit of cultivation and energy.
Ren Yi guessed that Xuanwei must have seen the wounds on the puppet's soul projection and, in order to repair the soul of "Yuan Que", he found this method in the old books.
Judging from this, Xuanwei should also be in the illusion at this moment in order to suppress the evil spirit.
Just as Ren Yigang was thinking this, the torture chamber, filled with the stench of blood and filth, was suddenly opened from the outside.
The sudden light caused Ren Yi's eyes, which were used to darkness, to be temporarily blinded. His eyes stung and ached, but his body was so dehydrated that he could only feel a slight moisture in his eyes, but no tears could come out.
Ren Yi closed his eyes, provoked, but he could still feel a burning, intense hatred and murderous intent surging in his chest as the newcomer approached. The newcomer must be the object of this lingering soul's obsession.
Although his emotions were extreme, Ren Yi tried his best to understand and accept the feelings of the remnant soul.
As the originator of this method, Ren Yi naturally knew that the better one merged with the remnant soul in the illusion, the richer the rewards would be after the obsession ended. This was why the executors thrown in were all sealed in their memories. Although the benefits of the small world were negligible for Ren Yi's soul repair, every little bit helps, and he could only seize the opportunity to restore as much as possible.
However, Ren Yi did not expect that as the person approached, a profound fear suddenly arose beneath the intense hatred. The fear was so great that the remnant soul took control of the body and tried to shrink back.
Ren Yi: ? ? ?
This sudden sense of unease made Ren Yi forcefully open his eyes, but whether it was due to physical weakness or not being able to adapt to the light, Ren Yi could only see a blurry, tall figure.
but……
Xuanwei! Even though the face is different, isn't that Xuanwei?!
Did he choose this identity to suppress the vengeful spirit?
Are you kidding him?!
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