Zhang Ruochen’s heart was quite intolerant, after all, Han Xue’s age, was still so young, yet she had to embark on an extremely dangerous path.
Saying that he didn’t even know if that road was life, or death.
He walked over and held Han Xue tightly in his arms for a long time before letting go of his arms, and then took out a leaf in the shape of a Qilin, and hung it on Han Xue’s neck with a silk thread through it.
This leaf was taken from the Seven Star God Ling, and its value was equal to that of the Phoenix Leaf that brought the dead back to life.
It was said that wearing the unicorn leaf on one’s body could change one’s chi luck, thus managing to avoid evil. Regardless of whether the rumours were true or not, Zhang Ruochen chose to believe them.
Zhang Ruochen patted Han Xue’s little head and said, “I hope that when we meet again, your cultivation will have surpassed that of my master.”After a pause, he added, “Be sure to come back alive.”
Cold Snow gently touched the Qilin Leaf with her fingers, her eyes blinking as she nodded very seriously.
“Zhang Ruochen, when Master goes this way, his life and death are unknown. Therefore, you are still the owner of the Monstrous Sword and should make a trip to the Underworld Sword Mound.”The Xuan Gui Sword Saint gave an explanation.
This sentence of his seemed to have a very deep meaning.
Even if the Xuan Gui Sword Saint didn’t command, Zhang Ruochen would still go to the Underworld King’s Sword Mound.
The Immortal Blood Clan had every intention of wanting to still release the Underworld King, how could Zhang Ruochen let them succeed?
The Xuan Gui Sword Saint took Cold Snow with him and disappeared into the layers of ghostly mist, travelling towards the depths of the Underworld.
Zhang Ruochen, Mu Lingshi, Xiao Hei, and the Divine Demon Mouse, on the other hand, headed in the direction of the Kunlun Realm, embarking on two very different paths.
After spending half a month, they finally reached the edge of the Corpse River.
The water in the Corpse River was incomparably turbid, exuding an ice-cold deathly aura, with a rotting corpse floating on the surface. On the surface of the river, there was a single undead, rushing towards the other side of the river.
Every moment, there were a large number of Yin soldiers and ghosts, entering the Kunlun Realm.
“I don’t know what kind of situation the Two Elemental Sect and the Eastern Domain are in right now?”
Zhang Ruochen frowned tightly and let out a long sigh.
Mu Lingshi knew that Zhang Ruochen had a special emotion towards the Two Elemental Sect, and thus, said, “The Two Elemental Sect’s inheritance is extremely long, and even the great calamity at the end of the Middle Ages had survived. With just those ghost kings in the outskirts of the netherworld, they definitely can’t exterminate the Two Yi Sect.”
“I hope so.”
Right at this moment, Zhang Ruochen suddenly became alert as a sharp look surged in his eyes, quickly turning around and flexing his ten fingers, he struck out ten sword waves at the same time.
“Wow!”
The ten sword qi, formed ten circles of energy ripples with a diameter of a hundred feet.
In the direction behind him, a large handprint, which suffered from the attack of the ten sword waves, shattered with a loud bang, transforming into a wisp of holy qi and scattering in all directions.
“Come out!”
Zhang Ruochen withdrew his hands and gave a cold shout.
“What person?”
“How dare you sneak attack Master Rat, how bold.”
Mu Lingshi, Xiao Hei, and the Divine Demon Mouse all took a defensive stance, especially Mu Lingshi and Xiao Hei who each conjured up thirty-six war corpses, forming two legions of war corpses that were neatly arranged behind them.
On the banks of the Corpse River, a broken tomb door, slowly opened.
Riding a dragon corpse, Yin Xuan Ji walked out from a tomb, his eyes very deep and cold as he stared over from above, saying, “Zhang Ruochen, I have been waiting for you for a long time.”
The ghostly aura in the air distorted slightly .
A black ghostly shadow appeared out of thin air, wearing a watery black dress and a black veil, she appeared to be both bizarre and mysterious at the same time.
It was none other than the princess of the Ghost Raising Ancient Clan, Feng Yinchan.
Immediately after, six or seven more Demi-Saints from the Ghost Raising Ancient Race and Corpse Catching Ancient Race came out one after another, completely surrounding Zhang Ruochen and the others, in the centre.
They were unable to cross the Corpse River, so they could only hide in the shadows, and when they saw that the Xuan Gui Sword Saint was not travelling with Zhang Ruochen, that was why they were prepared to strike together to take Zhang Ruochen down.
Only by controlling Zhang Ruochen could they escape the netherworld.
Mu Lingshi laughed, “Yin Xuanji, Feng Yincicada, your old ancestors are dead, but you still dare to make an enemy of Zhang Ruochen. If I were you guys, I should honestly kneel down and beg for forgiveness, and perhaps, Zhang Ruochen might even take you back to the Kunlun Realm with him.”
Feng Yin Cicada stood opposite of Mu Lingshi, standing in a cloud of ghostly aura, her delicate body hidden from view, and faintly said, “As long as I capture you all, won’t I be able to leave the netherworld all the same?”
Yin Xuan Ji snapped, “With the power of the Corpse Catching Ancient Race and the Ghost Raising Ancient Race, you are already unable to escape.”
The old half-saints of the Ghost Raising Ancient Clan and the Corpse Catching Ancient Clan were indeed quite formidable figures, with powerful strengths and profound cultivation, and any one of them who stepped out at random would be a majestic lord who could shake a party. Zhang Ruochen and Mu Lingshi, compared to them, were too young, and their strength was still inferior.
However, Zhang Ruochen remained quite very calm, and did not even have the intention to make a move.
He gently shook his head and smiled, “The ones who can’t fly with their wings should be you guys.”
“Is that so?”Yin Xuanji said coldly.
He had already repeatedly confirmed that the Xuan Gui Sword Saint had not returned to the Kunlun Realm with Zhang Ruochen, and since that was the case, what power did Zhang Ruochen still have that could fight against them?
An extremely demonic voice came out from the ghost mist, “You Ghost Raising Ancient Clan and Corpse Catching Ancient Clan, you really are bold, don’t you know that to be an enemy of Zhang Ruochen is to be an enemy of me.”
Wearing a sexy red dress, the Red Desire Star Envoy soared up and landed on top of a tombstone not far away, a pair of slender jade .Legs, completely exposed outside the long skirt, looked particularly enticing.
The cultivators of the Black Market One Piece Hall, also all walked out and appeared below the tombstone.
On the ground, the sound of savage beasts running resounded, stomping on the earth and causing it to rumble.
A few moments later, Bu Qianfan led all the Half-Saints of the Ministry of War and appeared on the banks of the Corpse River. They wore battle armour and rode savage beasts, eyeing Yin Xuan Ji and Feng Yin Cicada intently, surrounding them in the centre.
Immediately after, a number of other forces, too, all came out of the darkness. There were both some Saint Sects and some ancient clans, and even, there were some forces that Zhang Ruochen had never heard of by name and did not have any friendship with.
All the cultivators, all of them, stood on Zhang Ruochen’s side. As long as Zhang Ruochen gave a word, they would immediately rush up and blast the cultivators of the Ghost Cultivating Ancient Clan and Corpse Catching Ancient Clan into flying dust.
It couldn’t be helped, who told them that all of them were now trapped in the netherworld, and only Zhang Ruochen could save their lives and bring them back to the Kunlun Realm.
Therefore, with such an opportunity, they naturally tried their best to show Zhang Ruochen goodwill.
Whoever was an enemy of Zhang Ruochen was an enemy of them.
Although, one couldn’t see the expressions on the faces of Feng Yinchan and Yin Xuanji, they were able to guess that at this moment, their faces, must be quite ugly.
Yin Xuan Ji clenched his teeth and stared at the Red Desire Star Envoy, saying, ”Your Black Market has an undying grudge against Zhang Ruochen, so even if you help him, he won’t be able to take you out of the netherworld. Why don’t we join forces and capture him together, and as usual, we can force him to take us out of the netherworld. How?”
The Red Desire Star Envoy’s red lips hooked, revealing two rows of snow-white shell teeth, but she was not moved by it.
Because, she knew Zhang Ruochen very well, this was a man who ate softness but not hardness, and anyone who went to threaten him, in the end, all of them had no good results.
Feng Yinchan looked at the people from the Ministry of Military Affairs and said, ”Zhang Ruochen is a felon that the court wants to arrest, if you guys go out to help him, aren’t you afraid of being chastised from above? How about, the Ministry of War joins hands with our two clans to capture Zhang Ruochen. When we return to the Kunlun Realm, Zhang Ruochen will be at your disposal. I believe that as long as you are able to escort Zhang Ruochen back to the Central Imperial City, it will definitely be a great feat.”
It had to be said that both Yin Xuan Ji and Feng Yin Cicada were extremely intelligent people, clearly seeing that only the Black Market and the Ministry of Military Affairs had the most powerful forces present.
As long as, they were able to unite with one of them, they would be able to take the initiative, and those other forces would surely immediately turn against Zhang Ruochen, all of them striking out against Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen was the person that the Empress had ordered to be captured, so if someone was able to capture him, it would certainly be a great honour.
