“Complete souls that come to the underworld are under my jurisdiction to be reincarnated, but some incomplete souls that cannot be reincarnated will automatically enter Ghost Ridge when they come to the underworld.”
"Ghost Ridge is a forbidden place in the underworld. Unlike other places in the underworld, it is a gathering place for countless resentful souls, forming a dense aura of death and malevolence."
"There grows a Three Yin Tree, which connects the entire underworld and is the foundation of the underworld. All the resentment and anger generated by the remnant souls that enter Ghost Ridge will become nourishment for the Three Yin Tree, maintaining its continuous vitality."
"You mean, my father's remnant soul has entered Ghost Ridge!"
Wu Xie nodded.
"Where is Ghost Ridge? I want to go in," Ruan Xiyan said sternly.
“Miss Ruan, don’t worry. There are countless remnant souls in Ghost Ridge. Your father’s remnant soul only entered there recently, so he should be fine,” Wu Xie said.
"Moreover, Ghost Ridge is extremely dangerous. Even I wouldn't dare to enter it lightly. Miss Ruan, you should be cautious."
“I have already thought it through. I came to the underworld to bring my father’s remnant soul back. No matter what lies ahead, whether it be a mountain of knives or a sea of fire, I will not back down.”
Jun Yu held Ruan Xiyan's hand, "No matter what lies ahead, I will be with you, Ayan."
Wu Xie looked at Jun Yu, then at Ruan Xiyan, and said, "Since you've made up your minds, then come with me."
Wu Xie led them to a valley and swung his power towards it, opening the entrance to Ghost Ridge. The moment the entrance opened, an aura rushed towards them.
There were all sorts of strange auras, and when those auras mixed together, they made people feel uncomfortable all over, like sitting on pins and needles.
A crystal-clear demonic flame appeared in Ruan Xiyan's palm, and the purifying power within the flame directly dissipated the approaching deathly aura.
Seeing this, Wu Xie was shocked. Her power could actually purify death energy, making even death energy fear it.
The souls of the underworld cultivate by relying on underworld energy, which is born from death energy. Death energy interferes with their cultivation and disturbs their minds.
The deathly aura that gave them so much trouble was actually afraid of the flames in Miss Ruan's hand. It really is true that everything in the world has its counterpart.
“Normally, living people cannot enter Ghost Ridge. I will set up a barrier outside to buy you two hours.”
"Although Miss Ruan's flames can deal with death energy, death energy only accounts for a small part of Ghost Ridge; the main problem is malevolent energy."
"Besides the various evil thoughts generated by the remnant souls, the malevolent energy also gathered there when the lords of the underworld perished."
“The malevolent energy is more terrifying and has a stronger attack power than the death energy. Miss Ruan, you must be careful and leave Ghost Ridge within two hours.”
"I've got it, thank you."
After Ruan Xiyan finished speaking, she and Jun Yu stepped into Ghost Ridge.
Upon entering Ghost Ridge, the entire area was gloomy and shrouded in a gray mist. Countless black ghost plants lined both sides, and remnant souls occasionally drifted through the air, creating a very oppressive atmosphere.
Ruan Xiyan's spiritual power swept around, passing over each of the remnant souls.
Finding one remnant soul from among thousands of others in just two hours is no easy task.
Time was ticking away, and Ruan Xiyan was frantic. No! No! This isn't it either...
"Ayan, don't be anxious, we'll find it." Junyu and she searched together through Ghost Ridge. "Ayan, let's go further and see if we can find anything."
"good."
While resisting the surrounding deathly and malevolent aura, they searched for a wisp of remnant soul as if looking for a needle in a haystack.
In the hazy fog, Ruan Xiyan and Jun Yu continued walking forward. The further they went, the thinner the fog became, until a towering tree came into view.
There was no fog obscuring the view around the towering tree, nor were there any lingering souls nearby.
“This is the Three Yin Locust Tree that Wu Xie mentioned.” Ruan Xiyan said, “The death aura here has weakened, but the overwhelming malevolent aura is very strong. The aura of this malevolent aura is somewhat familiar, and it seems to be the same as the aura on Wu Xie’s body.”
The malevolent aura here is not only left by the deceased Lord of the Underworld, so why is there also the aura of Wu Xie?
The silent Three-Shaded Locust Tree suddenly swayed, as if it had just woken from a dream. It shook its massive branches, and its leaves rustled.
Several black branches stretched out in all directions, reaching into the mist.
With a "whoosh," the branches were pulled back from the mist, each branch entwined with a remnant soul.
The trunk of the Three Yin Locust Tree opened up with a large mouth, and swallowed the remnant souls that had been swept up in it with a few gulps.
Each time a branch extends, it brings back a few remnants of souls.
As a branch was pulled back from the gray mist, Ruan Xiyan's pupils contracted; that remnant soul belonged to her father.
Seeing that the remnant soul was about to be swallowed by the Three Yin Locust Tree, Ruan Xiyan rushed out without thinking, and struck the branch of the Three Yin Locust Tree with the Glazed Demon Flame in her hand.
The Three Yin Locust Tree cried out in pain, instinctively retracting its branches and releasing the coiled remnant soul.
Ruan Xiyan put the remnant soul into a specially prepared bottle.
The Three Yin Locust Tree was robbed of its food, and in its anger, the entire tree began to shake violently, with several branches lashing out at Ruan Xiyan.
"Ayan, be careful." Jun Yu pulled Ruan Xiyan into his arms and used his strength to block the attacking branches.
“We’ve found the remnant soul, A-Yu. Don’t get entangled with it, let’s go quickly,” Ruan Xiyan said.
Jun Yu grabbed Ruan Xiyan's hand and flew out of Ghost Ridge, with the branches of the Three Yin Locust Tree following closely behind, relentlessly pursuing them.
The branches moved very quickly, instantly forming a net that trapped Ruan Xiyan and the others in a giant sphere, while a fierce aura swept over them.
Ruan Xiyan and Jun Yu stood back to back, facing the menacing branches.
A branch, carrying a menacing aura, slammed down. Ruan Xiyan tried to defend herself, but was knocked back several steps by the powerful force.
Jun Yu grabbed her around the waist and pulled her close. Ruan Xiyan used the momentum to slash out with her Frostfall Sword, cutting down several branches that fell to the ground.
At the same time, the Soul-Binding Vine on her wrist swarmed out, constantly colliding with the branches of the Three Yin Locust Tree. The points where they collided broke off and then grew back, and for a time neither could defeat the other.
While Ruan Xiyan temporarily used the Soul-Binding Vine to block the attacking branches, Jun Yu's demonic energy appeared and tore a large hole in the sphere of branches that trapped them.
Jun Yu and Ruan Xiyan immediately flew out of the hole. After Ruan Xiyan flew far away, the flying vines retracted and turned back into bracelets.
However, the Soul-Binding Vine was clearly exhausted and looked rather listless.
The Three Yin Locust Tree failed to stop Ruan Xiyan and the others. In its anger, it extended all its branches, scooping up the remnant souls one by one and throwing them into its mouth.
After swallowing countless remnant souls, the Three Yin Locust Tree let out a burp. Feeling much better after eating and drinking its fill, it then fell back into a deep sleep and remained motionless.
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