Not because of sadness, but because he had waited too long for this day.
Many years have passed.
The ghost race was hunted down, slaughtered, and driven out by the gods. Like mice, they hid in the dark, afraid to make a sound, afraid to show their faces, and afraid to let anyone know that they were still alive.
Their children have known fear since birth, and their elderly continue to run away until the end of their lives.
They thought their lives would end like this, that the demon race would perish in their generation.
But now, a newcomer, a human cultivator, had defended them in front of thousands of cultivators.
“From today on, no one is allowed to search, dig, or disturb the Underworld Mountains. Otherwise, Jin Huan’s fate will be an example.”
Yunquan had been waiting for these words for thousands of years.
“Mr. Chen.”
He stood up, bowed deeply, and said in a voice that was almost inaudible, “I cannot express my gratitude for your great kindness. The entire Youyue Kingdom will never forget it.”
David helped him up: “Your Highness, please don’t do this. I told you before, with me here, no one can hurt you.”
Yunquan wiped his tears and sat back down.
Her emotions had subsided somewhat, but tears still welled up in her eyes.
“By the way, Mr. Chen,” he suddenly remembered something, “You said that various parties are trying to win your favor?”
David nodded: “The Loose Cultivator Alliance, the Sirius Tribe, the Shadow Palace and dozens of other small forces have sent their business cards.”
Yunquan’s eyes lit up.
“Mr. Chen, I have an idea.”
His voice contained a hint of almost uncontainable excitement, “Since they are all trying to win your favor, could you take advantage of this opportunity to get back the Reincarnation Core and Soul Guiding Flame?”
David was surprised: “You want to go back?”
“Yes.” Yun Quan stood up, walked to the map of the fifteen heavens hanging on the wall, and pointed to the location of the Demon Clan’s Shadow Palace and the Beast Clan’s Sky Wolf Tribe. “The Reincarnation Core is in the hands of the Shadow Palace of the Demon Clan, and the Soul Guiding Flame is in the hands of the Sky Wolf Tribe of the Beast Clan.”
These two treasures are the keys to opening the path of reincarnation. If we can get it, and then find a way to get the Underworld Lamp from the Divine Judgment Hall, we can go to the Reincarnation Division to guide the trapped ghost souls.
His voice became increasingly agitated, and his fingers trembled slightly as he held the map.
“The souls of tens of thousands of ghost cultivators. If we can resurrect them, the ghost race will have hope. Not just the hope of clinging to life, but the real and honorable hope of continuing to live.”
David was silent for a moment, staring at the two marks on the map.
“Okay. I’ll take it.” David nodded.
Yunquan’s eyes turned red again.
“Master Chen, you have to be careful. Neither demons nor beastmen are benevolent. They are currently approaching you because you have shown your strength. But if you ask for their most precious treasure…”
“I know,” David cut him off. “I know what I’m doing.”
He stood up and looked at Jiang Xuelan.
“We will leave early tomorrow morning.”
Jiang Xuelan nodded.
Yunxi opened her mouth, wanting to say “I’ll go too,” but swallowed her words back.
He knew his wounds had not healed, and going there would only be a burden.
“Be careful.” That’s all he said in the end.
David smiled, turned around, and walked out of the council room.
Jiang Xuelan followed behind him.
The moonlight shone on the streets of the ancient city, casting long shadows of the two people.
“Where do you plan to go first?” Jiang Xuelan asked.
“The Demon Clan’s Shadow Palace,” David said. “The Reincarnation Core is in Ying Wuji’s hands. That old fox is even more difficult to deal with than the Beast Clan. It will be difficult at first, but later it will be easier.”
Jiang Xuelan nodded: “I will go with you.”
David glanced at him: “Of course you have to go. Aren’t you still looking for people with the bloodline of the Ice God?”
Jiang Xuelan’s lips curled slightly, but she didn’t say anything.
The two walked side by side under the moonlight, towards the stone palace.
Behind them, the lights in the courtroom slowly went out.
The ancient city fell silent in the silence of the night, like a sleeping giant.
The ancient city of Youyue Kingdom was shrouded in a mixture of black mist and moonlight, and everything was silent.
David didn’t sleep. He sat cross-legged on the bed in the stone hall, and purple chaotic energy slowly flowed around him, making the entire stone hall seem dreamlike.
Since absorbing the heavenly fire essence in the Heavenly Fire Well, his cultivation had broken through to the peak of the eighth rank of the Upper Immortal Realm, only one step away from the ninth rank.
But he knew that this step could not be taken by absorbing external forces; it required deep understanding and perfect control over one’s own power.
He closed his eyes and focused his consciousness into his body.
Inside his dantian, chaotic power rotated slowly like a purple vortex.
At the center of the vortex, a flame that blended gold and purple burned silently.
That was the Chaos Fire, a new fire that combined the essence of heavenly fire, the origin of supreme fire, and the power of chaos.
FAQ Novel
Q: Who was waiting for David upon his return to Youyue Kingdom?
A: Yunquan and Yunxi were waiting for David at the city gate.
Q: What specific events did David detail to Yunquan?
A: David explained the gathering of forces, the conflicts over crystals, and his confrontation with Elder Jin Huan of the Divine Clan at the Heavenly Fire Pit.
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