Yinshan Record

Chapter 371 Don't Ask About the Road Ahead, Just Cross the Stone Bridge
As Siksananda just mentioned, the Vajrayaksha lineage may have originated from the ancient underworld. His father, Vajrayaksha Vidyaraja, attached great importance to everything in the ancient underworld and had searched for relevant information from various sources.

What does this mean?
This suggests that the Yaksha prince, like himself, likely still retains a considerable degree of "freedom of movement" in this ancient underworld.

This "freedom of action," coupled with the information about the ancient underworld that Śikṣānanda obtained from his father, Vajrayāyaṇa, means that he is very likely to be the one who benefits the most from the reappearance of the ancient underworld.

Not to mention the destruction that Siksananda and his son have caused to the world, I am already an absolute mortal enemy of Siksananda.

Once this Yaksha prince makes a comeback, the first person he'll target is me.

After a moment's thought, Su Che decided to wait and make his move later.

We should at least see what other tricks this Yaksha Prince has up his sleeve.

"Speaking of which, has the Crown Prince seen the notorious bandit that Master Xue brought with him?"

After consuming the Mirror Sea Flower, Elder Qin seemed to have finally recovered somewhat from the strange fragrance of the Soul Goiter.

“Him,” Siksananda glanced unintentionally at the walking corpse in the distance, “is probably still inside.”

"Oh?"

A ruthless glint flashed across Elder Qin's face: "So perhaps he has already lost himself in the strange fragrance of the Soul Goiter. He is a pitiful man after all."

"Perhaps not."

Xue Baizhi shook her head: "What are your plans, Your Highness? Although we have entered this ancient ruin, we are trapped inside and have no way to get out."

Why go out?

Siksananda smiled and asked in return.

"Both of you are highly skilled in alchemy, living on dew and escaping the world without worry. You can survive simply by relying on the spiritual energy of this place. And there should be some of the legacy left by the Lord of Mount Tai in this underworld. If you choose one of these to cultivate, and are free from the troubles of the outside world, you might even be able to attain immortality."

The Yaksha Prince's words made Elder Qin fall into deep thought.

That's right. Why go out? What kind of power is the ancient underworld? There are countless natural treasures here. As long as we can find the legacy left by Lord Taishan, it will be much better than the hard work of wandering around outside.

“But I always feel that there are dangers everywhere here.” Xue Baizhi seemed to see through the sinister intentions behind Shichanantuo: “With the strength of the Lord of Taishan, this ancient underworld was also wiped out. I wonder who destroyed this place back then, and what kind of methods they left behind here.”

It doesn't matter who it is.

Shichanantuo looked at Elder Qin and Xue Baizhi: "Staying here will only mean growing old and dying with this soul gall, and we will not obtain any rare treasures or the fundamental inheritance of the Taishan Lord. We only have one path to take now, and that is to move forward."

She pointed to the Xuan You Weak Water that had condensed into a sea: "The Weak Water is known as a place where even a goose feather cannot cross. It has the power to restrain. With so much Weak Water gathered into a sea, even a True Immortal of Longevity would probably not be able to touch it. Only by crossing this stone bridge can one pass through this sea of ​​suffering."

"Your Highness makes it sound so easy."

Xue Baizhi simply shook her head: "This bridge ahead is eerie in every way. Logically speaking, after the dead pass through the Gate of Hell, they should cross this bridge to reach Fengdu. But right now, these walking corpses have all entered the Dead Sea ahead. It is clear that the layout of Fengdu City must have been altered by a master."

She looked toward the stone bridge ahead as she spoke.

"What was once a necessary route may have become a dead end."

That makes sense.

Su Che listened from afar. Elder Qin had clearly fallen for Śikṣānanda's scheme; his mind was clouded, and the so-called Mirror Sea Flower antidote was probably a lie.

I wonder what kind of trick Śikṣānanda had up his sleeve.

Xue Baizhi was clearly smarter and could see through something.

In fact, Young Master Su had already imagined a general outline in his mind.

When Lord Taishan established the Underworld, he may not have informed the Five Emperors of the Five Directions. As a result, the Five Emperors of the Five Directions, who had lost face, immediately called on their friends and all came together to deal with this ancient power.

Of course, among those who joined in the beating were the current head of the Huangtian Dao sect and Zhongyuan. After a fierce fight, Lord Taishan was completely defeated. Then, Zhongyuan and the head of the Huangtian Dao sect, who had done this job, used their supernatural powers to bury Lord Taishan under Cizhou, which could be considered as adding a move to destroy the evidence after killing him to silence him.

As for the changes in Fengdu City, Su Che felt that they must have been the work of Huang Tiandao and Zhong Yuan, otherwise his own methods would not be able to operate freely here.

Perhaps the Yellow Heaven Daoist leader has already transformed this ancient underworld into a place where the Yellow Heaven lineage can move freely.

It's not that Young Master Su always thinks the worst about Zhongyuan and Huangtian Daoshou; it's just that based on the information he currently has, this is roughly the case.

While they were pondering, Xue Baizhi, Shichanantuo, and the other two reached a compromise. Together, they stepped onto the stone bridge and slowly headed in the other direction.

After they had gone far away, Young Master Su quietly appeared from behind the walking corpses.

He first walked to the Soul Gall Tree and looked at the small flowers blooming like crystal clusters below.

Regardless of what these Mirror Sea Flowers are used for, they are definitely not edible.

Young Master Su casually picked a few flowers and put them in his pocket. These Mirror Sea Flowers were so light that they had almost no weight, and the petals had only a slight coolness. They looked extraordinary and unusual, so it was no wonder that Elder Qin would put them in his mouth.

As the saying goes, "No poison, no baldness; no baldness, no poison." If Shizhananda was acting out of kindness, letting Elder Qin eat the Mirror Sea Flower to detoxify him, then Young Master Su should change his surname to Qin from now on.

After putting away the Mirror Sea Flower, Su Che looked up at the Soul Gall Tree above him.

The tree has dense branches and horizontal leaves, and you can vaguely see the fruits of various sizes inside by the dim light filtering down from the ceiling.

I couldn't see clearly from the other side just now. Although the fruits of the Soul Gall Tree are all about the size of a fist, they vary in size. Although they all have facial features like babies, some faces are already very clear, while others are blurry, and their features are struggling to come together.

Drinking water infused with this can help you sleep, and so can punching your head.

This spiritual root, which grows only three inches in a thousand years, produces fruit that only has the effect of aiding sleep; only that insane Elder Qin would believe that.

Just as Su Che was about to leap and pluck a few fruits, a sudden inspiration struck him. His figure transformed into a streak of light, disappearing back into the river of walking corpses.

The shadowy figures of the zombies provided perfect cover for Young Master Su.

Sure enough, Xue Baizhi reappeared in no time.

Her eyes swept over the Soul Gall Tree, then looked at the river of corpses standing in rows of zombies. After pausing for a moment, the female cultivator from Jade Sun Mountain turned around and walked back onto the stone bridge.

Su Che swallowed hard; Old Qin had been completely taken in.

(End of this chapter)