Chapter 66
"They're all treasures, I'm so happy." Fire Phoenix Dragon Baby jumped around, patting the bulging storage space with a satisfied look on its face.
"Time is almost up," Ye Zi reminded her.
"Time flies, only half an hour left." Fire Phoenix said, too lazy to fly. "Dragon Treasure, lead the way, let's go straight to Hades."
Long Bao transformed into his true form, carrying the three of them on his dragon head, and flew towards the direction of the Underworld King's Palace.
Since Hades said the time was not yet right, then Hades must know the whereabouts of the fox clan's soul.
Therefore, if you go directly to Hades, you will definitely find the soul of the fox clan.
"A dragon is flying over."
"Go and inform Hades immediately!"
Hades strode out with an imposing aura, his steps even somewhat hurried, his gaze fixed on the three figures—one dragon and two others—that appeared above Hades's palace.
Hades bowed to Ye Zi: "May I ask what brings you to the Underworld, fairy?"
"Are the souls of the fox clan here?" Ye Zi asked.
Hades glanced at Luo Hengzhi, but quickly looked away before speaking, "They are indeed here. Does the Immortal intend to take them all away?"
"Yes." Ye Zi noticed Hades secretly watching Luo Hengzhi and asked, "Do you know Luo Hengzhi?"
Hades shook his head without hesitation: "I don't know him."
Luo Hengzhi: "But the look in your eyes just now... tells me you know me."
Hades: "......." It's his fault for not being able to control his eyes.
"You should know that your lifespan has come to an end."
"My lifespan has come to an end?" Luo Hengzhi truly did not know.
Ye Zi didn't know what the Underworld King meant. Did he intend to keep Luo Hengzhi alive? "Luo Hengzhi's life and death are beyond the control of the Heavenly Dao. Even the Heavenly Dao can't control her, so you have even less right to!"
"What the immortal says is true!" The King of the Underworld showed no sign of making things difficult and directly instructed the Ghost King beside him, "Give all the fox clan souls to the fairy."
"Yes." The Ghost King accepted the order and went to carry it out.
Luo Hengzhi's intuition told him that the King of the Underworld definitely knew his true identity, because the look the King of the Underworld gave him just now was very complicated, with awe and expectation!
The Ghost King handed a Soul Bead to Ye Zi: "Immortal, all 18,000 souls of the Fox Clan are here."
The Soul Pearl flew steadily into Ye Zi's hand!
"You got it so easily!" Long Bao had thought it would be a long and complicated process, and might even involve a fight.
Ye Zi put away the Soul Pearl and looked at Luo Hengzhi: "We need to go out now, in less than ten minutes."
Luo Hengzhi glanced at the King of the Underworld again. Time did not allow him to ask questions, and the other party did not seem to be able to answer.
"Okay, let's go."
Luo Hengzhi and Ye Zi left the Underworld with Long Bao and Huo Feng.
Hades looked in the direction where Luo Hengzhi's figure had disappeared, a smile spreading across his face. He tugged at the Ghost King beside him and said, "You saw it, he's back, isn't he? It really is him!"
“Anyone with eyes can see it, but you are the King of the Underworld now, so I hope you will pay attention to your demeanor as the King of the Underworld,” the Ghost King advised. “When you looked at him just now, he was clearly suspicious.”
"Also, you give them whatever they ask for without the slightest hesitation. Isn't that too fast? No wonder they're suspicious!"
Hades: "I didn't lose control for a moment, it's nothing, these are all minor matters!"
"I told you those burial jades would be best placed here. Didn't you see how happy you were picking them up? The Divine Lord is still as fond as ever of studying puppetry. Once he remembers everything, then we can leave this place!"
"Why did I give it to you so easily?!" Xin Yue took the Soul Pearl and examined it repeatedly, but found no problem.
But if it's too easy, it always feels suspicious!
Longbao: "I think Hades is quite easy to talk to, he just gave it to you right away. Did you throw a tantrum last time, that's why he didn't give it to you?"
“I almost knelt down and begged, you know? I was so humble.” Xin Yue said, “But he still wouldn’t give it to me, so I made a scene.”
"However, he still had some humanity. Even after I made such a scene, he didn't kill me in the end; he just kicked me out."
"What is the background of this Hades?" Luo Hengzhi asked.
Xin Yue: "You've come to the right person. I actually know the answer."
“That day, a ghost king beside the King of the Underworld said that if the God hadn’t fallen, how could his boss have ended up in the dark and hopeless underworld? When the ghost king finished speaking, he was stopped by the King of the Underworld’s glare, so what the ghost king said must be true.”
"So this Hades was probably once a fallen god, but when his superior died, he was demoted to the underworld and became Hades."
Upon hearing of the God Lord's fall, Luo Hengzhi naturally thought of the Heavenly God's Creation Sword!
Luo Hengzhi: "After a god falls, can he be resurrected?"
Xin Yue pointed at Ye Zi: "Even immortals can be reborn in the mortal world, let alone gods. Gods should live as long as heaven and earth, right? Of course, this is just my personal guess. I don't know much about the realm of gods. I only heard about it once in the underworld."
It seemed that no one knew much about the divine realm, so Luo Hengzhi didn't ask any more questions.
"Now that you're all settled, I'm going to begin reviving my fox clan." Xin Yue looked at the sleeping souls within the Soul Orb.
"Don't we need to prepare spirit stones?" Ye Zi asked.
The transformation of the Dragon Treasure Fire Phoenix consumed countless spirit stones, and now, with nearly 20,000 souls, the required spiritual energy is unimaginable.
“No need, there are spiritual veins right under the tomb,” Xin Yue said. “Don’t worry, the three spiritual veins I promised you aren’t here.”
"Is there a spiritual vein here?" The Fire Phoenix hadn't discovered this spiritual vein; it must be covered by an array.
Luo Hengzhi looked back at the rows of neatly arranged tombstones: "There's a formation here."
“That’s right, it’s a secret formation of my fox clan, and others can’t see it.” Xin Yue cut her finger, letting her blood drip into the soul pearl.
Xin Yue had rehearsed this process countless times in her mind, and she was extremely familiar with it!
As blood continued to seep in, the dormant soul within the Soul Pearl began to slowly awaken.
After everyone had awakened, Xin Yue flew to the sky above the tombstone, formed a hand seal with one hand to activate the fox clan's secret array, and the soul bead left Xin Yue's palm, standing still in mid-air. Then, lines were drawn out from the tombstone, drilled into the soul bead, and guided the souls one by one into the grave.
Ye Zilu Hengzhi saw the fox fur on the tombstone seem to have come to life and automatically burrow into the ground. This scene looked extremely eerie and made one's scalp tingle.
"Why not just revive up there? Do you want to crawl out again?" Long Bao asked.
Fire Phoenix: "There should be flesh and blood underground. If you really bring them all up here, you'll be even more unable to stand it."
Longbao thought about the situation and said, "Okay, it's better down there."
Seeing the smile on Xin Yue's face, Ye Zi knew that it was about to be successful.
Then, one by one, fluffy white foxes appeared on the tombstone, raising their furry little heads to look at Xin Yue.
Xin Yue transformed back into her original form, which turned out to be a five-colored fox with bright and dazzling fur that changed colors as she jumped, flying to the middle of the little foxes.
Fire Phoenix: "It's actually a five-colored fox, a rare species among foxes, said to appear only once every ten thousand years."
"Let's go, I'll take you to retrieve the spiritual vein." Xin Yue had already transformed back into human form, her tone light and cheerful, her mood noticeably improved.
The little foxes appeared and then quickly disappeared, presumably because there was a recuperation space inside the secret formation.
“Our fox clan needs to recuperate for a while. Once we’re fully recovered, we’ll go to Lingju Temple to fulfill our three-year agreement,” Xin Yue said.
Luo Hengzhi had no objection; this trip was a huge success no matter what!
After Ye Zi and Luo Hengzhi obtained the spiritual vein, they left the Fox Clan's secret realm, planning to return to their hotel for the night and take Long Bao and Huo Feng to go beachcombing the next day.
I was stopped as soon as I arrived at the hotel entrance.
"Taoist priests, it's them! They're monsters who kidnapped Young Master Yang!" The hotel manager reappeared, no longer wearing his uniform, and led a group of Taoist priests to surround Luo Hengzhi and Ye Zi.
"Could it be Master Ye Zixian of Lingju Temple?" A Taoist priest stepped forward and asked politely.
Ye Zi: "Yes."
“I am Zhang Ju from Yangqing Temple. I had heard from Fellow Daoist Qiu of Yonghe Temple in Qingyong City about the fairy before. Today I am finally fortunate enough to meet her,” Zhang Ju said.
Former hotel manager: "Taoist priest, they're monsters! Catch them! They even made me lose my job!"
"Get out of the way, what monster? This is a real deity!" Zhang Ju ignored the former hotel manager and said to Ye Zi, "We have come here to discuss with Fairy Ye Zi how to completely eliminate the evil rituals that have appeared in Hanhai City."
Ye Zi: "You also know about sacrificial rites?"
"It was the Taoist patriarch who appeared to us in a dream. The Taoist temple has been investigating ever since, but unfortunately, our abilities are limited. We only discovered some clues in the last two days," Zhang Ju said truthfully.
Ye Zi looked at the people from Yangqing Temple and found that none of them had successfully drawn Qi into their bodies. Of course, it was very likely that these people were all around 40 years old and did not have spiritual roots in their bodies.
"Does the Taoist temple have any outstanding young talents?" Ye Zi asked.
“Yes, yes, there are a few children who are quite spiritual, and they came along this time as well.” Zhang Ju said to the people around him, “Quickly bring the children over to see the immortal master.”
Ye Zi and Luo Hengzhi exchanged a glance and realized that this was a well-prepared move. Ye Zi also knew that Lingju Temple had limited resources. If they wanted to completely eradicate the evil magic, Lingju Temple alone would definitely not be enough. More forces would be needed to join the fight!
Three children, all around ten years old, were brought over. Zhang Ju called the children to Ye Zi's side and said, "Quickly greet Fairy Ye."
"We have met Fairy Ye," the children said in unison.
Ye Zi didn't say anything, but directly examined the children's spiritual roots. Sure enough, all three children had spiritual root bodies: "Dual spiritual roots of wood and fire, single spiritual root of wood, and single spiritual root of earth. Their physiques are all very good."
Zhang Ju: "Fairy, our Taoist temple lacks the capacity to nurture these children, and we fear it might hinder their talents. Could Lingju Temple perhaps..."
“Since they have already joined your Taoist temple, they are your disciples. Here are the basic cultivation methods; just follow them.” Ye Zi took out several cultivation methods and handed them to Zhang Ju.
These techniques were publicly available and were the most basic techniques a thousand years ago.
After all, they were not disciples of Lingju Temple, and the inner sect techniques of Lingju Temple could not be passed on to outsiders. Ye Zi would not violate the rules of Lingju Temple.
"Thank you, fairy." Zhang Ju didn't expect Ye Zi to give them the cultivation technique directly. After all, cultivation techniques are the foundation of a sect and are never passed on to outsiders!
Ye Zi: "The spiritual roots of these children will be coveted by demons and evil spirits. After they are drawn into the body, the Taoist temple should pay more attention to their safety. It is best if they do not leave the temple before they have reached the Foundation Establishment stage."
Zhang Ju: "Yes, yes, we will remember this!"
"Fairy, can we play with the Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix for a while?" the child asked, pointing behind Ye Zi.
The Fire Phoenix dislikes the Sleeping Dragon and the Young Phoenix, and the term has been used in a derogatory way: "Don't call me Sleeping Dragon and Young Phoenix, I am the Fire Phoenix, and he is the Dragon Baby."
"Fire Phoenix, your original form is so cool! Can you show us your true form?" The child asked with eager anticipation, wanting to see a real dragon and phoenix.
“That might not work. Our true forms are too majestic and imposing. You don’t have the cultivation level yet and can’t withstand the pressure!” the fire phoenix said. “You can only see our true forms after you have established your foundation.”
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