Chapter 254 - Luring the Snake out of the Cave (1/2)

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Zhu Ming frowned and sighed. “That day, I unexpectedly sensed that there was a special aura in the Divine Underworld. I followed it and realised that it was immortal Qi. That was when I saw that girl. At the time, she was trapped in a Blood-Soul Array. I rescued her out of it.”

“A Blood-Soul Array!” Feng San exclaimed, eyes widening. “You mean somebody tried to steal her soul!”

“That’s right.” Zhu Ming nodded, his expression dark. “Someone who can set up a Blood-Soul Array must be a ghost immortal of reasonably high cultivation level. This person must have set his sights on her immortal soul, since it is less powerful than divine beings’ souls. That was probably why he tried to suck her soul out to house his own and set up the array to attack her weak body. I was afraid that if she stayed in the Divine Underworld, the person who set up the array would not let her go so easily. That was why I sent her over to you before she even regained consciousness. I thought that you could use your Feng Qi Mountain’s powers to protect her.”

Lonemoon: “…” Was he the stand-in bride for no reason?

“Brother Zhu, do you know who kidnapped her?”

“I’m not sure either.” Zhu Ming shook his head. “When I found her, there was an array nearby.”

In other words, they had no idea where to locate this person? Feng San thanked Zhu Ming and kept the mirror.

“Master?” Yi Qing turned to Shen Ying. Given Shortie’s cultivation level, it would be dangerous for her to remain, whether in the Divine Underworld or the Divine World.

Shen Ying frowned. “Come, let’s go to the Divine Underworld.”

“Yes, Master.”

A certain pair of parents spoke up, “The Underworld is too dangerous, Yi Qing, why don’t we-”

“No need!” Yi Qing turned around and glared at them. He pointed to Long Zhen and said, “Solve your rotten problem before you try to come along.” Master was enough for him.

“Oh…” The two of them muttered in disappointment.

They were sad – it felt like the master had become his biological mother.

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The Underworld was whether the perished souls from the Three Reals went to seek a place to stay. It was the complete opposite of the Divine World, which was filled with immortal Qi in every corner. Where the two worlds met, the heavens and earth seemed to be split by a single line. Where there were supposed to be green plains, pure springs and immortal Qi in the Divine World, there was pitch darkness and death Qi in the Divine Underworld.

The three of them arrived at the Underworld.

“What now?” Lonemoon looked around at the travelling souls surrounding them.

Yi Qing tried to set up a tracking spell, but gave up after awhile. “I can’t, there’s too much death Qi here. The aura that was present in that dense forest is completely gone in the Underworld.”

“Shit!” Lonemoon cussed under his breath. “The Underworld is huge – where are we supposed to find Shortie?”

“Why don’t we get him to come to us?” Shen Ying suddenly said.

The two of them started, turning to look at her. “What do you mean?”

“Wasn’t the person who captured Shortie after her soul?”

“Indeed.” Yi Qing nodded. “That Blood-Soul Array was meant for devouring souls.”

“We have immortal souls here as well.” They would not complain there were too many, right?

Yi Qing pondered about this and finally understood. So he turned to look at Lonemoon.

“Why are you looking at me!” Lonemoon burst out, glaring at him. It was not a bad idea to try and lure the snake out of the cave, but… “Why must it be me again?”

Shen Ying: “People can’t see me even if I go!”

Yi Qing: “I don’t have my immortal body anymore.”

“And Father Niu, you haven’t changed yet, have you? It’s just right, then – you don’t have to change. Maybe the other party likes girls?”