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"Wow! Such a strong soul poison, mixed with the power of nearly a million souls and cursed resentment... This strength, even those old guys in the upper planes would find it difficult to encounter... But it's just right to help me!" The old voice seemed to be yearning, happy, mixed with a hint of amusement and surprise. Then, the thick fog dissipated, and an old man appeared in front of Yun Bai.

The old man was dressed in a dark grey cloth robe and a pair of black cloth shoes. His grey hair and beard were disheveled, and he looked like a country old man. However, countless black auras were faintly visible on his skin, which made him look a bit weird.

Seeing Yun Bai's surprised and wary eyes, the old man smiled slightly, and then said: "Little girl, your soul has just entered this body, and it is still a little unstable. It is in danger of leaving the body at any time. I will help you as a gift!" As he said, he blew a breath gently, and Yun Bai immediately recovered from the dizziness and splitting headache. He could tell at a glance that she was the soul host, and he could easily "comfort her soul", which made her immediately realize that the old man in front of her was not ordinary!

"Thank you, old...grandfather." Yun Bai's intuition told her that the old man in front of her had no ill intentions, and that she might be the one who could break the deadlock, so she spoke to break the impasse - of course, the other party might also be a man-eating monster, but even so, given her current situation, her hope of escape was slim, and the poison core in her body might explode at any time, so after comprehensive analysis, she might as well stay and wait and see.

She wanted to call him "old gentleman", but then she thought that it was normal to call him "grandfather" in her fifteen-year-old body. It never hurts to be a little sweet-mouthed when you are out there, this is the experience she has summed up after entering the workplace.

"'Grandpa'... five hundred years ago, my youngest great-great-granddaughter also called me that. But since then... well, let's not talk about that." At this moment, the old man's expression was nostalgic and kind. Without waiting for Yun Bai to speak, he continued:

"I haven't spoken for five hundred years, old man. It's great that you come and chat with me now!" Then he started talking incessantly.

Yun Bai quickly extracted some key information from the old man's words. According to the old man's self-introduction, his name is Long Qingtian, and he is the world god who guards this world. The universe is divided into nine planes, distributed in a pyramid shape from bottom to top. The same plane is composed of countless worlds. Each world is independent of each other, but also competes with each other, maintaining a delicate balance. Yun Bai's world is probably in the fourth plane, and the world guarded by Long Qingtian is the 12th world in the fifth plane.

The fifth-level plane is a nexus of the upper and lower planes, and is extremely important. In order to stimulate the vitality of this plane, His Majesty the Saint Emperor, the Lord of the Universe, will use rules to stimulate creation and promote competition between and within the worlds. Every three thousand years, the gods of each world will be ranked in terms of cultivation, military power, comprehensive world strength, and contribution to the universe. The gods with high rankings and the worlds they live in will receive generous rewards. In simple terms, the gods will be promoted and get a raise, and the world will prosper; the gods with low rankings will be punished, and the last three will be punished the most severely. The last god will be directly dismissed, confined for three thousand years, and the world he lives in will be cleansed; the second-to-last god will remain in office for use, and will be restarted after a thousand years of confinement depending on the situation, and the world he lives in will be moderately cleansed; the third-to-last god will remain in office, but will be confined for five hundred years before he can continue to perform his duties. During the confinement, the world he lives in will be lightly cleansed.

Although Long Qingtian didn't say it directly, Yun Bai could already guess that the 12th world of the fifth-level plane where she was currently located was the third from the bottom last time, and the world god in front of her was also "confined" here. "It turns out that being a high and mighty world guardian god is not easy either, and he is also very 'rolled'! And this old man in front of me is really miserable, ranking third from the bottom. No wonder he looks listless and miserable. It's unheard of for a god to be confined."... Yun Bai secretly complained, but gave the old man face and pretended not to know. He only asked what cleansing meant.

Long Qingtian's answer was very brief and to the point: a great purge would be the destruction of the world by the might of heaven, and only one out of ten living beings would survive; a moderate purge would be "natural disasters and man-made calamities", and only three out of ten living beings would survive; a light purge would be mainly "man-made calamities", which actually refers to war, and only five out of ten living beings would survive.

Yun Bai couldn't help but think of the "Great Flood and Noah's Ark", and the wars that lasted for hundreds or even thousands of years in domestic and foreign history... Perhaps these were not accidental, but were controlled by an invisible big hand.

"In the last World God Martial Power Ranking Competition, I was ambushed by a shameless poisonous worm. The remaining poison has not been completely removed, and my cultivation has also been damaged. Seeing that the five hundred years have come, if I can't detoxify and restore my cultivation, I'm afraid it will be very detrimental to the subsequent world revival. If I can't make any achievements during the next hundred years of observation, I'm afraid that next time..." Long Qingtian said here with a worried look on his face, and then looked at Yun Bai with burning eyes: "But His Majesty the Saint Emperor is kind after all, so he sent you to help me solve the dilemma."

"Me?" Yun Bai asked subconsciously. He vaguely guessed that it might be related to her poisonous body.

Long Qingtian grabbed her with his right hand, and she immediately felt a sharp pain, relief, and weakness. Then she saw a black bead the size of a baby's fist in his hand. He held the bead tightly, closed his eyes, and sensed it for a moment, then said:

"This poison core is where all the poison in your soul gathers. Judging from the energy and toxicity it contains, the girl's father has committed a lot of sins..." Yun Bai knew that the "girl" that Long Qingtian was referring to was Mo Sanshisan.

As Long Qingtian spoke, he played with the poison core in his hand, and then continued: "But I also have to thank him. Without this thing, I am afraid... Little girl, next, I want to ask you for a favor - if successful, you and I will completely get rid of the erosion of soul poison. Not only that, you and I will both benefit greatly from it - for you, it can be said to be a great fortune, are you willing?"

At this point, Long Qingtian put away his smiling face, looked at Yun Bai with a serious and solemn expression, and then added seriously: "Your body is deeply poisoned. Once this soul core matures, even with my protection, you can only maintain a lifespan of three years at most." Long Qingtian answered seriously. Yun Bai understood that Long Qingtian meant that if she agreed to help, there would be many possibilities, but if she didn't agree, there would only be one possibility.

"Then...what if I fail? Will I die?" Yun Bai asked uncertainly.

"If you fail, the toxins in the poison core in your body will be partially neutralized, which is equivalent to returning to the level before maturity. Therefore, you can still live, or at least live longer than you do now. But you may lose the opportunity to practice forever." Long Qingtian did not hide it.

"Then...tell me your plan in detail!" Yun Bai gritted her teeth and seemed to have made some kind of resolution. Since it couldn't get any worse than it was now, she might as well go for it!