Jiang Yuebai suddenly sat up from the bed. The night was as cool as water and filled with chill. The incessant roar was still resounding in his mind, and the light spots from the vast sea of thunder had not yet dissipated before his eyes.
She remembers...
After rushing out of the bloody sea, I saw Ding Lanzhi and the people from Feiyan Pavilion, and finally... Xie Tianbao!
Perhaps it was because she saw Xie Tianbao that the tension in her heart relaxed. She was exhausted from controlling Po Yun Chong and using most of her spiritual energy to maintain the Immortal Vine, and she fainted.
The sound of waves came from outside the window, and the veil fluttered in the salty and wet sea breeze. Jiang Yuebai got off the bed and rushed to the door.
The door was opened from the outside and Jiang Yuebai bumped into Lu Nanzhi.
"Anan!"
Jiang Yuebai grabbed Lu Nanzhi's arm with some trembling and asked anxiously.
"What's going on? Where's Xie Jingshan? Where's my master and the others? And where's Shen Huaixi? Where are they?"
Lu Nanzhi pulled Jiang Yuebai into the house and said, "It's okay. Everyone is fine. Sit down and I'll tell you slowly."
Jiang Yuebai looked at Lu Nanzhi's expression carefully, fearing that she would lie to him and tell lies to comfort him.
Going to the table, Lu Nanzhi poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of Jiang Yuebai, then said, "The people from Shanhai Tower and Feiyan Pavilion arrived just in time. They brought 100,000 Shenxiao Thunder Talismans that were specifically designed to kill evil spirits and smashed them down. In addition, Feiyan Pavilion's Twelve Flower God Formation and Senior Xie Tianbao's timely arrival, the Blood Sea Ancestor was already dead."
Jiang Yuebai frowned, "Really? Aren't the ghosts said to be immortal?"
Lu Nanzhi took a breath, "Not entirely. The last time the Blood Sea Ancestor was suppressed, he also left a backup plan, so he was able to survive and slowly recover in the Shura Domain. This time everyone acted faster, so he won't have a chance to revive again."
"My master..." Lu Nanzhi paused, "Guanghan Jianjun and Canghuo Zhenjun were injured. Jiuchuan Zhenjun was invaded by the blood evil in his dantian while trying to save Shen Huaixi. His injuries are a bit troublesome but not serious. Senior Miaoyin has also followed us back to Wentian Island. Xie Jingshan..."
Seeing Lu Nanzhi frown, Jiang Yuebai's heart was lifted up, "What happened to Xie Jingshan?"
"He... He only has one soul left sealed in his body. His mother and grandfather are still trying to find a way to save him."
Jiang Yuebai stood up immediately, "Where are they? Take me to see them."
Lu Nanzhi stood up and said, "Okay, I'll take you there."
The two came out of the room and walked around the corridor. Jiang Yuebai saw from afar Li Jiuchuan, whose face was pale, standing in front of Shen Huaixi.
"… I saved you just for the sake of convenience. You don't have to feel any burden. I will inform the sect master about the matter of Shura Domain. While the ghost tide can still be controlled, we will unite with other righteous sects to carry out a cleanup of Shura Domain. I wonder if you are willing to lead the way for the allied forces?"
Shen Huaixi looked up at Li Jiuchuan in disbelief. He knew this was an opportunity, a chance for him to get rid of his ghost identity and get back on the right path, and even fight for a way to survive for the alien.
"Master Jiuchuan, you really... don't blame me?"
Li Jiuchuan patted Shen Huaixi on the shoulder and said, "Qing Nangzi is Qing Nangzi, you are you. What happened in the past is not important. What matters is what you do in the future. You are a good child. I am willing to believe in you again."
Shen Huaixi's eyes suddenly turned red, and his nose was sore from the heat from Li Jiuchuan's palm. He bit his lips tightly, lowered his head, and shrugged his shoulders, crying silently.
Ever since his father died, no elder had ever said such words to him, and no one was willing to give him a chance to choose again.
Li Jiuchuan risked his life to save not only him from the sea of blood, but also his heart and soul struggling in the darkness.
"Let's go."
Jiang Yuebai did not disturb his master and Shen Huaixi. Not long after he walked away, he saw True Lord Canghuo scolding Lord Guanghan Jian. Lord Guanghan Jian had a gloomy expression on his face. He stood under the tree like a wooden stake, looking at the house not far away with complicated eyes. A beautiful figure was reflected on the window.
“… There are good and bad people, so why can’t there be good ghosts? You’re really going to piss me off to death! What are you two looking at? Get away from me, cough cough cough, cough cough!”
True Lord Canghuo cursed and drove Jiang Yuebai and Lu Nanzhi away. His injuries caused him to cough up blood, so he simply lay down at the feet of Lord Guanghan Sword.
"If you want to touch Miaoyin today, you have to step over me!"
The yard was very large, and people from Shanhai Tower and Feiyan Pavilion were guarding various places in the yard. The backyard was blocked by Xie Tianbao himself. As soon as the two arrived outside the yard, Xie Tianbao seemed to have noticed something and immediately opened the barrier to let them in.
The house in the backyard was very dark. As soon as Jiang Yuebai entered, he saw Xie Jingshan sealed in the bed by runes. His face was pale and as quiet as a mannequin.
Suddenly, Jiang Yuebai seemed to see Xie Jingshan jumping up from the bed and scolding her for a woman trespassing into a man's room.
But no…
Xie Tianbao sat hunched in the dark, half of his body illuminated by the candlelight, looking old and tired.
"well… "
Xie Tianbao sighed. Jiang Yuebai couldn’t tell at this moment what his cultivation level was. It was higher than Nascent Soul but weaker than Spiritual Transformation. Since he was not rejected by the Earth Spirit Realm, it must be that he failed to succeed in Spiritual Transformation.
Ding Lanzhi also looked tired. She stood up from the bedside and walked towards Jiang Yuebai. She looked at her and suddenly bowed.
"We, the entire Xie family, would like to thank you for saving Jingshan!"
Jiang Yuebai retreated in panic, "No, no, no, this is all my fault. I shouldn't have taken him to the demon tribe. If he hadn't gone, then this wouldn't have happened..."
"alright."
Ding Lanzhi interrupted Jiang Yuebai, reached out to hold her and Lu Nanzhi's hands, her eyes slightly red, and rubbed their faces like a loving mother.
"Good children, you have worked hard this time. I know Jingshan's personality best. No one can change his decision. Yuebai girl, please don't blame yourself. I know you have tried your best. Fortunately, you two are fine, otherwise I would be..."
Ding Lanzhi couldn't continue speaking, so she let go of them and turned around to wipe her tears.
"Fortunately, you used the Phoenix eggshell and the Immortal Vine to keep him alive in time, so Jingshan still has a chance of survival."
Ding Lanzhi calmed down and turned around. Jiang Yuebai and Lu Nanzhi looked at her expectantly.
Ding Lanzhi smiled bitterly and said, "I still find this unbelievable. When Jingshan was three years old, I took him to the mortal world for a trip. On the way, I met a blind fortune teller. As soon as he saw Jingshan, he said that Jingshan had a great disaster in his life."
"He said Jingshan was destined to be a wealthy man, but unfortunately his fate was changed by someone else. He said that the fate of this reincarnated sword immortal was too hard for him to bear, which led to a bloody disaster in his life. He also said that if Jingshan could not overcome this bloody disaster, he would..."
Jiang Yuebai squeezed Ding Lanzhi's arm to comfort her, and Ding Lanzhi took a breath.
"That blind man said he had connections with the King of Hell, and if I gave him a hundred gold coins, he would help me tell the King of Hell that if anything happened to Jingshan, his soul would stay by the Forgetful River for 49 days to be summoned. How could I believe him, a mortal old liar? But now Jingshan's situation was described to him exactly."
Jiang Yuebai and Lu Nanzhi exchanged a glance and asked Ding Lanzhi, "So can we go find that blind man now and summon Xie Jingshan's soul?"
Xie Tianbao sat in the back and snorted, "In such a huge spiritual world, it's hard to say whether a mortal can survive until now if he finds one within forty days."
Ding Lanzhi said, "I have mobilized all the Shanhai Towers and Hongyan Towers in various places, as well as our Xie family's connections in various places to look for this person, but we can't just rely on that person. We must find a way to go to the underworld and try to find Jingshan's soul."
Xie Tianbao sighed, "It's not that easy. Living people cannot enter the underworld."
Ding Lanzhi turned to Xie Tianbao and said, "Mermaids are messengers from the underworld. As long as we can find the mermaid kingdom under the underworld sea, there will be a glimmer of hope."
Xie Tianbao looked worried and remained silent.
Ding Lanzhi looked at Jiang Yuebai and Lu Nanzhi again and patted their shoulders.
"I'll take care of this matter. You guys take a good rest and wait for Jingshan to come back."
(End of this chapter)