Daoqi Huangcheng

Chapter 50. [Controlling the Dark Waves]

Two days later, in the early morning, Song Chen pushed away the soft and sweet wife in his arms, hurriedly put on his robe in the darkness, and because of the morning's dampness, he made a hand seal and transformed into a streak of light, flying away from the Crane Mansion.

When he arrived at a wooden cabin in the northern suburbs of Huangquan, he calmly brewed himself a pot of tea. He remembered that when he was a corporate slave, he would brew a cup of tea first thing in the morning.

Before the tea was even brewed, the door was suddenly pushed open with a "bang".

A pale, ceramic smiling face emerged from the eerie mist.

Xiao Meng said, "Junior brother, you're finally back. There's been some unrest in the Yellow Springs lately, and our workload has increased."

As he spoke, the indifferent eyes behind the ceramic mask fixed on the teapot in front of Song Chen.

Are you making tea?

Song Chen said, "Yes."

He responded, then tilted his head slightly, revealing a look of reminiscence, and said, "When I first saw my master's holy countenance, he was drinking tea. Although I didn't understand the deeper meaning, I thought that since I was a slow bird, I should try to imitate my master and maybe I could gain something from it."

"Senior sister, would you like some?"

"Don't drink."

"Let's go then."

"Your tea isn't finished brewing yet."

"Work is important, it's not too late to come back after I'm done."

When I get busy, it's like the world is ending.

Song Chen remembered that Huang Quan was relatively stable before the vacation, but today Huang Quan suddenly erupted.

Ghost realms emerged one after another, and the power of evil spirits crushed the mountains, triggering a series of natural disasters such as "flash floods".

Xiao Meng suppresses the "excessive" ghost realms everywhere, while Song Chen works as a repairman with the marrow-eating crane demons, patching things up everywhere.

He didn't understand why the Five Elements Sect wanted to maintain this Yellow Springs Land, or what their purpose was, but that wasn't something he needed to concern himself with right now.

Time flies when you're busy.

Cultivators are energetic and more resistant to fatigue than ordinary people.

It was three days later when Song Chen finally caught his breath after being so busy.

His job was actually mostly done by the marrow-eating crane demons, while Xiao Meng was all alone.

He took a break, but Xiaomeng was still busy.

He returned to the cabin, where the tea brewed three days earlier had long since developed a strange smell.

He casually poured it out and started brewing tea again.

No matter where he was, he could be seen anyway, and even investigated afterward. So he lay down, drank a cup of tea, rested for a while, and then prepared to cultivate.

Anyway, staying indoors to cultivate is allowed.

He has one fire spirit stone, one gold spirit stone, one wood spirit stone, and this entire Yellow Springs Land that exudes water spirit energy; that's enough.

He began to circulate the "Yellow Springs Scripture," collecting a massive amount of water-based spiritual energy carrying yin energy from the air.

While he was cultivating, the fog outside suddenly began to rise, and as time passed, it overflowed the threshold, the walls, and swallowed the entire house.

Song Chen opened his eyes alertly.

Suddenly, a strange "thump-thump" sound came from outside the door.

The sound was incredibly shrill.

Song Chen was taken aback, then grabbed a spirit iron sword. He stared at the direction of the sound, glanced at the back window, and then transformed into a beam of light and "whoosh" darted out of the window.

It's not that he can't fight; the entity in his Illusionary Treasure Mirror has been replaced by a Divine Fire Beast at the ninth level of Qi Gathering. Therefore, the power he can unleash is actually the same as Tian Kui Zi, or at least on the surface, Tian Kui Zi.

In theory, as long as nothing unexpected happens, it's impossible for him to have any problems in this underworld.

However, he was very aware of his own position. He was a "technician," not a "combatant." In other people's eyes, he was only focused on cultivating realms. Shouldn't this kind of thing be handled by "combatants"?
"Senior Sister Meng!"

"Senior Sister Meng!?"

"Help!"

Song Chen shouted loudly, hoping that Senior Sister Meng would come over quickly and finish her work.

The light shot out and went far away. Logically, it should have gone more than ten miles away, but after Song Chen used the light to escape several times, he found that his original hut had reappeared in front of him.

"Ghost wall" is a characteristic of the ghost realm. Generally speaking, the ghost realm will only break open and the "ghost wall" will only disappear after the main ghost of the ghost realm is defeated. Song Chen suddenly looked at the door of his hut.

A strange old white tree had appeared in front of the door, and a hideous ghost was hanging from it.

The evil spirit, with disheveled hair, was blocking the doorway.

The moment Song Chen saw it, it suddenly raised its head, and a dense aura of resentment abruptly formed a rope-like loop in mid-air, which immediately wrapped around Song Chen's neck and then tried to lift him up.

Song Chen narrowed his eyes; it seemed he had no choice but to take action.

Just then, two figures flew in from the left and right, cut the straw rope, and then carried Song Chen to a grassy area.

Song Chen saw it clearly.

The two figures were He Bai and the old crane.

The old crane muttered incantations and threw out a talisman.

The talisman burned and transformed into a transparent gas shield.

Immediately, the hanged ghost stopped attacking.

Song Chen hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Aunt Bai, thank you, Elder He."

The old crane looked at him with the demeanor of an elder looking at a junior, and said kindly, "Little Song, look, once the Yellow Springs riots, all sorts of dangers may appear. Today, this ghost is at the fourth level of the White Realm. If it weren't for a bit of bad luck, it would have almost developed sentience."

You often explore hidden places, and if you don't control or realize it, you'll be putting yourself in danger at any time.

Please reconsider what I said the other day.

Seeing Song Chen sigh softly and about to speak, the old crane raised its wings and said, "That day I miscalculated and did not notice that there was someone watching from beyond the sky, but there is no one today."

Song Chen asked, "What do you mean, someone from outer space is watching us? Elder He, what do you mean?"

The old crane laughed and said, "Starting from the fourth level of the White Realm, evil spirits need to borrow strength to climb out. They will first pull you towards the Yellow Springs, and then use you to jump out of the Yellow Springs."

Song Chen asked in surprise, "You mean, this is the Yellow Springs?"

Old Crane nodded, then shook his head, and said, "The living and the dead are separated, and people cannot enter the Yellow Springs. You can think of this place as an intermediate zone. This is the power controlled by evil spirits of the fourth level or above."

They briefly create a secret realm in the underworld, which is the true ghost realm. Once the ghost realm is broken, you can return to the human world. But if you die here, you will sink directly into the underworld, and evil spirits can use you to rise to the human world.

This place is a secret realm; even if someone from beyond the heavens were watching, they wouldn't be able to see it.

Song Chen was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "I have no choice but to agree today, right?"

He Bai glared at him fiercely, about to speak, when the old crane beside him raised its wing, interrupting its voice, and then sincerely said, "I'm sorry, Xiao Song, in order to bring you to a suitable place to talk, I took advantage of the Dream Mirror being busy elsewhere and controlled a wave of Yellow Springs waves, so that the crest of the wave just happened to hit the wooden house where you are, bringing you here."

After saying this, the old crane sighed and said, "The Yellow Springs are not without waves. I can control the tides with my finger. This method is a secret technique that my clan has been developing for many years. The valleys and streams flow gently. This technique is called [Controlling the Netherworld Waves]. Although it cannot control the deeper waves of the Yellow Springs, it can allow you to walk on the land of the Yellow Springs as if it were flat ground before reaching the Qi Master Realm, and you will no longer encounter danger."

“Little Song, you are a member of my clan and have also inherited the ‘Yellow Springs Scripture’. I only want you to inherit it completely. If one day my Crane Clan suffers a calamity, if you remember this bond of kinship, then lend a helping hand. If you don’t remember, my Crane Clan will continue to be passed down by you, so that it will not be cut off.”

The old crane wore a human-like expression of sorrow, sighed deeply, and then said, "So be it, so be it." As he spoke, he reached out and pulled out a bronze crane feather from his storage bag, examined it intently, and sighed again.

He Bai exclaimed in surprise, "Grandpa, no!"

The old crane ignored it and looked at Song Chen, saying, "This is the heirloom of my Marrow-Eating Crane Demon Clan—the Flawless Feather. This feather, combined with [Controlling the Netherworld Waves], will make your control over the Yellow Springs waves even better. With a single wing strike, the waters of the Yellow Springs can be divided in two."

It is said that there is a great opportunity hidden within this, but only those who have inherited the "Yellow Springs Scripture" can control it.

Xiao Song, since you've taken the Yellow Springs Scripture, you might as well take this Flawless Feather as well.

With this flawless feather, the Marrow-Eating Crane Demon clan will henceforth be at your command!

This place is not spied on by outsiders, but our time together is short. If I were to harm you, why would I give you this clan token?
Today, I can still control these waves of the Yellow Springs; but what will you do if they are formed naturally in the future?

Song Chen looked at the flawless feather.

Before he could make a decision, lines of information suddenly flashed through his mind:

[Anchor point discovered]

[Host Xiao Fan Determined]

[Judgment failed]

【Return failed】

[Should we perform a replay of the previous host's death?]

'Yes. '

(End of this chapter)