She fled!
Ye Xuan genuinely hadn’t expected this woman to run off with the Qingxuan Sword!
Did she have no shame at all?
At that moment, Little Pagoda said gravely, “Young Master, this woman’s as shameless as you. What do we do now?”
What to do?
Ye Xuan was speechless.
What could he do?
In this ghastly place, without the Qingxuan Sword, he was practically a nobody!
To be honest, he was starting to panic!
He could no longer sense the Qingxuan Sword!
However, he knew that woman would definitely come back for him. Without his authorisation, she couldn’t possibly use the Qingxuan Sword. The problem was, what was he supposed to do in the meantime before she returned?
If he ran into those four not-quite-human, not-quite-ghost creatures from earlier, he’d likely be done for!
Just then, an eerie, chilling sound echoed from the distance!
Hearing it, Ye Xuan’s scalp tingled, and he turned and bolted!
He knew those four creeps were coming!
Ye Xuan sprinted wildly, soon arriving in a desolate mountainous area. The wilderness was shrouded in an eerie gloom, with a bone-chilling cold permeating the surroundings.
Little Pagoda suddenly said, “Young Master, this place doesn’t seem like somewhere normal people should stay!”
Ye Xuan scanned the area. At that moment, a group of figures appeared in the distance. They looked like a wedding procession, all clad in blood-red robes, carrying a blood-red sedan chair!
Seeing this, Ye Xuan felt a headache coming on. Damn it, did it have to be this creepy?
At that moment, the four rotting figures in white robes appeared not far behind him. Ye Xuan looked at the red and white groups before him, feeling utterly exasperated!
Then, a voice came from within the sedan chair: “The scent of a living person!”
It was a woman’s voice!
As the voice sounded, a woman stepped out, dressed in a grand red robe and wearing a phoenix crown, like a bride on her wedding day!
Ye Xuan glanced at her, his expression calm, and asked mentally, “Little Pagoda, if Qing’er came here and met this bunch of flashy creeps, what would happen?”
Little Pagoda was silent for a moment before saying, “A grand funeral!”
Little Pagoda: “…”
At that moment, the red-robed woman slowly approached Ye Xuan. He didn’t try to flee—he knew he couldn’t escape.
The red-robed woman came closer and blinked at him. “You’re from outside?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
The woman smiled lightly. “I heard you’re Hong Zhao’s man?”
Ye Xuan frowned. “Hong Zhao?”
The woman laughed. “The woman you met earlier!”
Hong Zhao!
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “She was just using me as a shield!”
The woman looked at Ye Xuan, smiling. “Then you’re in trouble! The Lord of the Dead won’t let you off!”
Ye Xuan’s expression remained calm. “He should know she was only using me as a shield!”
The woman blinked. “So what if he knows? To him, you’re nothing but an ant! Hong Zhao used you to annoy him, and while he can’t do anything to her, he can certainly deal with you!”
Ye Xuan sighed softly. “Don’t people at your level of power sense life-and-death dangers? Standing before you, can’t you feel any threat from me?”
The woman looked at Ye Xuan, silent.
Ye Xuan continued, “Aren’t you supposed to foresee fortune and calamity? Don’t tell me you’ve cultivated that ability away!”
The woman smiled faintly. “Do you know why you’re still alive?”
Ye Xuan frowned.
The woman leaned closer, blinking. “Do you think Hong Zhao is some saintly woman? Do you think she spared you because you’re handsome?”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then said, “Well… isn’t that the case?”
The woman froze, then shook her head with a laugh. “You’re shameless!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
The woman laughed. “The reason she didn’t kill you is because she sensed an ominous danger. Otherwise, she’d have drained you dry long ago!”
Ye Xuan glanced at the four rotting white-robed figures behind him. They clearly feared the woman and hadn’t dared to make a move!
Ye Xuan turned back to the woman before him. “How may I address you, miss?”
The woman blinked. “Jia Ye!”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “Miss Jia Ye, your appearance here isn’t a coincidence, is it?”
Jia Ye nodded.
Ye Xuan asked, “Are we enemies?”
Jia Ye looked at Ye Xuan, smiling. “That’s not certain yet!”
Ye Xuan asked again, “Do you have a grudge with Hong Zhao?”
Jia Ye didn’t follow Ye Xuan’s line of questioning, instead smiling. “What are you trying to say?”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “Can we talk somewhere else?”
Jia Ye glanced at the four white-robed ghosts behind Ye Xuan, then smiled. “You want me to help you deal with them?”
Ye Xuan suddenly said, “My apologies!”
With that, he pulled Jia Ye into Little Pagoda.
Upon entering Little Pagoda, Jia Ye’s eyes narrowed instantly.
Ye Xuan suddenly opened his palm, and the bloodline within him began to surge!
Jia Ye looked at Ye Xuan, but he remained silent.
After a long pause, Jia Ye suddenly laughed. “This little pagoda… and your bloodline… Well, those things don’t really matter. The main thing is, I’d like to be friends with you!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Jia Ye laughed. “Young Master, let’s head out! Those four creeps have been an eyesore for a while. Let’s teach them a lesson today!”
With that, she led Ye Xuan out of Little Pagoda.
Outside, Jia Ye glanced at the four figures in the distance and flicked her sleeve.
*Boom!*
The four were instantly blasted tens of thousands of feet away by a powerful force!
At that moment, Jia Ye suddenly said, “This young master is my guest. Get lost and don’t disturb him!”
In the distance, the lead rotting figure said gravely, “Lady Jia, he’s someone the Lord of the Dead wants dead…”
Jia Ye said calmly, “What, are you trying to intimidate me with your Lord of the Dead?”
The rotting figure gave a slight bow. “I wouldn’t dare!”
Jia Ye’s eyes narrowed. “Get lost!”
The rotting figure didn’t dare say more. He glanced at Ye Xuan and rasped, “No one can protect you forever!”
With that, he turned to leave.
But then, Ye Xuan suddenly said, “Wait!”
The rotting figure turned to look at Ye Xuan. Ye Xuan glanced at Jia Ye and stepped beside her, whispering, “Can this creep reverse time?”
Jia Ye looked at the rotting figure and shook her head.
He couldn’t!
Ye Xuan froze, then turned to the rotting figure. In the next moment, he vanished from his spot!
*Buzz!*
A sword’s hum suddenly echoed through the area!
This strike wasn’t Life-Severing but his Moment of Life and Death!
In the distance, the lead rotting figure took a step forward and threw a punch!
As his fist shot out, countless strands of black energy surged from it.
At that moment, Ye Xuan’s sword arrived.
*Boom!*
A burst of sword light erupted, and the sword pierced through the rotting figure’s fist, then drove along his arm into his chest!
*Boom!*
The rotting figure was instantly pinned to the space-time tens of thousands of feet away by the sword!
In that moment, the rotting figure was stunned!
Ye Xuan opened his palm and waved it, sending dozens of sword qi slashing through the area.
*Slash, slash, slash!*
The remaining three white-robed ghosts were shredded by the chaotic sword strikes before they could react!
Ye Xuan walked up to the white-robed ghost pinned by the sword. “Did you think I was weak?”
The white-robed ghost’s throat bobbed, and he said, “You… if you’re not weak, why did you run?”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
Damn it!
I thought you could reverse time!
It turned out this creep couldn’t!
With his current strength, aside from those who could reverse time, few powerhouses were his match. Even against someone like Hong Zhao, if she didn’t use time reversal, he could hold his own!
Ye Xuan didn’t waste more words. With a flick of his sleeve, a sword light slashed through, killing the white-robed ghost!
Nearby, Jia Ye laughed. “He was one of the Lord of the Dead’s men. By killing him, you’ve slapped the Lord of the Dead’s face! Now, you’ve really made an enemy of him!”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “Miss Jia Ye, can you tell me about this place?”
Jia Ye was surprised. “You don’t know about it?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “First time here!”
Jia Ye glanced at him, then said after a moment, “The Realm of the Dead. This is a cursed place.”
Ye Xuan frowned. “Cursed?”
Jia Ye nodded, speaking softly. “Long, long ago, this was a normal world. But then, something happened, and a vicious curse was placed on this place. Anyone here becomes a living dead, unable to leave this realm forever! Because the people here have absorbed too much deathly energy, their bodies contain only deathly energy, with no trace of vitality.”
Ye Xuan frowned. “Only deathly energy?”
Jia Ye nodded.
Ye Xuan said gravely, “With only deathly energy, how do you exist?”
Jia Ye smiled. “As living dead! Those with stronger power can suppress the deathly energy to some extent, preventing it from fully corroding us. The weaker ones, like the ghosts you just killed, are consumed by the deathly energy, which corrodes their bodies and souls, turning them into monsters.”
Ye Xuan nodded slightly. “I understand! So, who cursed this place?”
Jia Ye fell silent.
Ye Xuan asked, “Can’t say?”
Jia Ye shook her head. “Don’t dare to say!”
Ye Xuan frowned. “They’re still here?”
Jia Ye nodded.
Ye Xuan glanced around. Damn it, it seemed he still needed to keep a low profile!
As if struck by a thought, Ye Xuan studied Jia Ye. “Miss Jia Ye, your attire…”
Jia Ye smiled faintly. “I’m waiting for my fiancé!”
Ye Xuan frowned. “Fiancé? He went outside?”
Jia Ye shook her head. “He’s dead!”
Ye Xuan’s expression froze. Waiting for someone who’s dead?
Jia Ye said softly, “He couldn’t resist the deathly spiritual energy in his body, so…”
She shook her head. “Let’s not talk about the past! Come, I’ll take you to meet someone!”
Ye Xuan was curious. “Who?”
Jia Ye said, “Someone who says you can save this world!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
