Volume 6: The Key to the Demonic World Chapter 23 The World is in My Heart
"You have a way to enter the formation, and I have a way to break it, so I think we can cooperate once. Anyway, everyone's goals are similar." As Bai E said this, she cast another seductive glance at her temples, which made Ying Lili feel sick. She thought to herself, can't this monster just stop flirting?
"I never cooperate with monsters of unknown origin and motives." Ying Lili said coldly, with a look of sarcasm suddenly appearing on her face.
"I can't talk about my identity casually, but I swear on my demon quality that I am definitely not coming for you. Our goal is only to deal with the Wuji Immortal Palace." After thinking for a moment, Bai E threw out an answer that made Gong Lili not very satisfied.
"I won't do anything to help the evil." When he heard that the other party's goal was to deal with the Wuji Immortal Palace, a bad premonition suddenly flashed through Gong Lili's mind.
Although her favorability towards the Wuji Immortal Palace had already reached rock bottom due to Huai Qian and his men, she didn't want to offend them too much. After all, it was a place as famous as the Penglai Fairyland, so the less trouble they caused, the better. Furthermore, their purpose in coming here was simply to search for someone. She only needed to explore the secrets of the 'Xuanmo Fuxi Formation' and, by the way, find the woman in green. There was no need to cause further trouble.
Ying Lili is not a fool. She will never do anything that would make things easier for others.
"Miss, have you heard of 'White Tiger Ruins'?" The other party seemed to have seen that Gong Lili had no intention of cooperating, and finally couldn't help but use his trump card.
'White Tiger Ruins'? This unfamiliar name gave Ying Lili a slight jolt. She vaguely felt that she seemed to have seen this name before in the ancient books of Sha Mo. But what did 'White Tiger Ruins' have to do with her?
Ying Lili's eyes swept over Wei Xingying and others one by one, but they all shook their heads in confusion, as if they had never heard of it.
"The Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, and Black Tortoise were all powerful and majestic in the Void Realm. In the end, they were all recruited by Lord Xuan Yue and became his capable assistants. Later, after Lord Xuan Yue left, the Azure Dragon was sealed and disappeared. The Vermillion Bird remained silent under the Yonghui City, guarding a treasure for Lord Xuan Yue. The Black Tortoise guarded the South China Sea and never left the country. Only the White Tiger has been living in seclusion in the city." When Bai E said this, Wei Xingying was the first to be speechless.
"Wait, what did you just say? Xuanwu guarding the South China Sea? Did I hear that right? For thousands of years, it's been our Ruoye clan that has guarded the South China Sea!" Wei Xingying was a little indignant. Hadn't our Ruoye clan been guarding the South China Sea for generations? And how could Xuanwu, who had never even heard of him, have such merit in guarding the South China Sea?
Bai E glanced at Wei Xingying with disdain and replied coldly, "Do you think your Ruoye clan alone can hold back the demons beneath the South China Sea? What a joke! If Xuanwu hadn't transformed his body and spirit into the final seal to imprison the gate to the demonic realm, your Ruoye clan would have been consumed by the demonic energy long ago!"
Before he finished speaking, he pointed at Qingluan and said to Wei Xingying, "If you don't believe me, ask her. The people in Penglai Fairyland have known about this for a long time."
Wei Xingying looked back at Qingluan with disbelief on his face, but saw Qingluan nodded slightly, and was suddenly speechless.
However, Gong Lili doesn't care about the Black Tortoise. Since it is guarding the South China Sea, that's good. Gong Lili naturally classifies it as a good beast. But how did this White Tiger manage to hide in the city?
"Stop talking nonsense and get to the point. Tell me what's going on with the 'White Tiger Ruins'." Gong Lili was unwilling to waste too much time at this moment. She just wanted to know the most crucial information.
"'White Tiger Ruins' is the place where Lord Baihu practices meditation, and it is also where we settle down. I won't hide it from you, young lady. In fact, 'White Tiger Ruins' is not far from Kuaiji Mountain. It's just that the area is full of barriers and traps, so ordinary people can't find it." When Bai E mentioned 'White Tiger Ruins', he seemed a little proud, which made Gong Lili couldn't help but speculate. Could it be that Bai E was actually a monster driven by the White Tiger?
But how did the white tiger, one of the ancient mythical beasts, get mixed up with monsters and demons?
And what about those paper figures before? Ying Lili suddenly remembered the paper figures that attacked the country boy Erhuzi in the hall. She was sure that those paper figures were exactly the same as the ones that attacked Huai Lian before. Although she couldn't say that they were made by the same person, they were at least from the same clan.
But, the ancient mythical beast White Tiger would not deliberately bully an unknown young man who has just started out, right?
At the time, it was a blur. She didn't quite grasp what the pattern was, and she hadn't thought much about it. But now, as she thought about it, it suddenly became clear in her mind. The pattern was like a vivid tiger! Furthermore, when she reached out to touch it, her fingers felt as if they were being bitten!
Furthermore, Mo Yi, usually aloof from others, seemed especially kind to Er Huzi. Ying Lili was certain that Mo Yi had absolutely no prior knowledge of Er Huzi, nor could he have hit it off with him. So, there was only one possibility: Mo Yi was trying to save someone else's face, Canglong or Baihu? Could Mo Yi have already seen through something? But why had he remained silent?
At this time, Ying Lili was almost certain that the country boy Erhuzi must have some connection with the white tiger, but she didn't know whether this connection was good or bad for Erhuzi.
So, although she was extremely curious, she didn't dare to ask easily, for fear that she might say something wrong and harm Erhuzi.
After all, he was not with them at the moment. If someone knew his current whereabouts and deliberately wanted to deal with him, it would be terrible. She recalled that she had promised the old man in Hongsha Village that day to take good care of Erhuzi.
"Could this be the reason why you are trying so hard to break the 'Xuanmo Fuxi Formation'? That formation will affect the feng shui of your 'White Tiger Ruins'?" Just when Gong Lili was caught in self-contradiction, Qingluan suddenly spoke. Qingluan already knew some ancient legends, and when he heard Bai E's words, he understood everything at once.
"This girl is quite clever, but you are only half right. To be precise, this 'Xuanmo Fuxi Formation' is aimed at the 'White Tiger Ruins'." Bai E nodded slightly at Qingluan and said seriously, "Those Taoists in the Wuji Immortal Palace all look righteous, but they are actually insidious and cunning. They took advantage of the favorable terrain of Kuaiji Mountain to set up this formation, but they absorbed all the spiritual energy of the world within a radius of 100 miles. As long as this 'Xuanmo Fuxi Formation' is still there, within ten days, not only the entire Kuaiji Mountain, but also the area within a radius of 100 miles will become dead silent! No living creature will be spared!" Bai E was already indignant when he said this, and a blush appeared on his originally fair and charming skin.
Hearing what he just said, Pinglili subconsciously looked back at Zeze, but saw that Zeze's delicate little face also showed worry at the same time, and her small brows were tightly furrowed into a line. When Pinglili winked at him just now, he had already used the earth escape technique to secretly investigate, and the conclusion he came to coincide with what Bai E said!
Zeze grew up in Kuaiji Mountain, and was naturally very familiar with every plant, tree, bird and beast in the mountain. His confirmation at this time basically confirmed the guilt of the Wuji Immortal Palace.
It seems that what Bai E said is true.
Ying Lili sighed, thinking, it seemed their feud with the Wuji Immortal Palace was sealed. Even if it wasn't for that idiotic 'White Tiger Ruins', she couldn't let them do such a heinous act.
"But why did the Wuji Immortal Palace, which has been living in seclusion on the shores of the South China Sea for many years, suddenly come to Kuaiji Mountain and set up this harmful and evil 'Xuanmo Fuxi Formation'?" Ping Lili suddenly thought of another more important question. After all, the matter was of great importance at this time, and one could not act rashly. One had to be cautious in everything to avoid being used by people with ulterior motives.
"If my guess is correct, the 'Haotian Tribulation' of their Wuji Immortal Palace is about to arrive." The person who took over the conversation at this time was Qingluan. Gong Lili subconsciously looked back at Qingluan, not understanding what the 'Haotian Tribulation' was.
"This is a secret unknown to the Wuji Immortal Palace and our Penglai Fairyland. Even in our Penglai Fairyland, not many people know about it. I only came across it by chance in a forbidden ancient book. It is said that both the Penglai Fairyland and the Wuji Immortal Palace, although they are both ethereal existences, must undergo a 'Haotian Tribulation' every five thousand years, just like the reincarnation of humans or demon beasts. In short, it is a predetermined tribulation. Only after overcoming that tribulation can they have the possibility of continuing to exist."
Qingluan's eloquent speech only served to further impress Bai'e. He nodded slightly at her, "This young lady is truly insightful. We at White Tiger Ruins have also made the same inference. To overcome their tribulation, the Wuji Immortal Palace has set its sights on the Kuaiji Mountains, a region rich in the most abundant spiritual energy in the entire Void Realm, aside from Yonghui City."
When Bai E mentioned Yonghui City, Ying Lili's heart trembled slightly. Wasn't that Zhuo Ao's home? Why did Wuji Immortal Palace choose Kuaiji Mountain instead of Yonghui City?
At this moment, Wei Xingying seemed to have the same idea as Gong Lili. He added casually, "Thank goodness these stinky Taoist priests didn't set their sights on Yonghui City, otherwise it would have been really troublesome."
Yes, it was fortunate that they chose Kuaiji Mountain instead of Yonghui City, otherwise the people of Yonghui City and tens of thousands of Ruoye soldiers would have been buried in vain. Yinglili nodded empathetically, but suddenly stopped as if struck by lightning.
No, that's not right! Ping Lili suddenly remembered what Huai Lian said. Zhuo Ao was sent to Yonghui City by Wuji Immortal Palace to carry out a mission, but he defected midway.
Could it be that Wuji Immortal Palace had once chosen Yonghui City, but abandoned it midway because of Zhuo Ao? And what connection did Zhuo Ao have with this "Clear Heaven Tribulation"? Could it be that Zhuo Ao, unwilling to commit such wicked acts, had abandoned his master and transformed himself into the guardian of Yonghui City?
