Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 264 Secrets (Part 1)

"I'm fine..."

On the bed, Han Yi propped himself up and glanced around. He seemed to be in a pharmacy.

He looked down at himself again. His tattered clothes, stained with blood and smoke, had been replaced with clean ones, and the wounds on his chest and shoulders seemed to have been treated with some kind of cool ointment.

Where am I?

After he got up, he took a sip of water and asked about Shen San.

"This is headquarters. After you fainted, Elder Huang brought you back for treatment and instructed me to take good care of you."

Shen San answered quickly. "How much time has passed?"

he asked again.

"Not long, only half an hour."

"Did Elder Huang say anything else?"

"No, they didn't say anything, just that you should focus on recovering. They'll handle the rest..."

"Um…..."

Han Yi nodded thoughtfully, it seemed that he had temporarily passed this hurdle.

He had already guessed that there would definitely be a lot of people surrounding him outside, and if he came out alive, someone would definitely question him immediately.

So, when he set fire to the black market, he came up with this idea.

Anyway, I was seriously injured and used up a lot of my energy to activate a Yang Flame Arrow. After that, I don't know anything. If anyone still asks, I was in a daze at the time and don't know how I survived. You see, I fainted as soon as I came out.

Unless you immediately suspect him and go in to search for clues, it would be easier to explain if you brought it up again after the fire was extinguished and all traces were burned away.

Anyway, there were no witnesses to what he did.

Even if we learn from those outer disciples that he went back once more, we can explain it away by saying he went to retrieve important account information.

In short, he knew nothing, he just started a fire, and who knew, he solved the problem.

"Han Yi, you're awake?"

Just then, Huang Ze strode in, his expression somewhat solemn, but when he saw Han Yi awaken, a smile appeared on his face.

Elder Huang.

Han Yi struggled to raise his hand in a gesture of respect, but the ointment on his shoulder and the wound on his chest throbbed with pain.

"No need, no need, you should rest!" Huang Ze quickly stopped Han Yi from moving, looking at Han Yi with a gentle expression: "You kid, you're really lucky this time. You even encountered this strange realm... and you still survived!"

"The Ghost Realm?" Han Yi heard this term again. He had previously suspected that Danyangzi's actions might be for this very purpose.

He frowned, puzzled, and asked, "Elder Huang, what does this 'mysterious domain' refer to...?"

"The Ghost Realm..." Upon hearing Han Yi's question, Huang Ze's expression changed. He picked up his teacup and took a big gulp of the emerald-green tea.

"Young man Han, you must have encountered ghosts, vengeful spirits, and other such evil entities before..."

"I know a little, but not much."

Han Yi paused for a moment, then replied calmly. He certainly couldn't claim to have been through countless battles and seen countless ghosts.

"Hmm, I guess you should know a little bit about it, otherwise you wouldn't have a powerful weapon like the Yangyan Arrow that targets Yin creatures."

Huang Ze also had an expression that said it was indeed true. The fire in the black market was still raging. Although they couldn't go in, the people in the Extraordinary Affairs Office had already realized that this fire was no ordinary fire.

While ordinary fires can burn away yin energy, they do consume it, and in environments with abundant yin energy, they are easily extinguished. Only specialized tools like the Yang Flame Arrow can burn ever brighter when exposed to yin energy, thus completely burning away this nascent ghostly realm.

“Since you know these things, that makes things easier…” Huang Ze sighed. “If we say that Yin entities are beings that only emerge due to special environments or accidental conditions, and can be destroyed by flames or Yang energy… then the Ghost Realm is the environment and conditions that produce Yin entities…” “Environment, conditions?” Han Yi was taken aback: “Elder Huang, do you mean that Yin entities can be produced in the Ghost Realm?”

"That's one way to understand it, but the creatures in the Ghost Realm aren't the kind of minor demons or ghosts you can just slap down..."

At this point, a hint of fear flashed in Huang Ze's eyes: "There might be demons in the Ghost Realm!"

"Demons?!" Han Yi was also taken aback. Although he had come into contact with many ghosts and spirits, none of them could be considered demons.

The 'yin energy insects,' 'peach tree spirits,' 'grave-crying wild dogs,' and so on that he had encountered before were, in the end, nothing more than yin creatures corrupted and mutated by yin energy.

The closest he had ever come to a demon was last night when Danyangzi transformed into a half-demon. Even this half-demon was enough to severely injure him, leaving him in a sorry state, before he could even activate his Blood Plum Cloth.

This is just a glimpse into the bigger picture. If things related to demons are this troublesome, then one can only imagine how dangerous real demons are, with their intelligence, strength, and innate talents.

"Elder Huang, let's put the matter of demons aside for now. Besides this characteristic, what other features does the so-called Ghost Realm have?" Han Yi paused, not pressing Huang Ze about demons, and continued with the previous topic.

Firstly, because the demons were too far away from him to be able to come into contact with them.

Secondly, he could tell from Huang Ze's expression that Huang Ze seemed to only have a superficial understanding of the real demons and monsters, and was full of fear. Even if he wanted to ask, he probably wouldn't get any information, so he might as well ask something useful.

"Sigh..." Huang Ze sighed, his tone softening slightly. "Of course, the Ghost Realm has more than just this one characteristic. It will gradually expand its range and the area covered by the gray fog over time. In addition, the biggest characteristic of the Ghost Realm is that once it takes shape, it will exist forever and cannot be destroyed!"

"It exists forever, it can never be destroyed no matter what, is there really no way to eliminate it?!"

Han Yi was truly shocked this time. If that's the case, then it's like an unsolvable problem that no one can solve. In that case, how can ordinary people have any hope of survival?

"Hmm... how should I tell you this..."

Huang Ze rubbed his forehead, seemingly having a headache: "In other words, the Ghost Realm is like a landscape, similar to the feeling of natural phenomena like mountains, rainbows, or blizzards..."

He gave a wry smile: "Han Yi, think about it, a natural landscape, like a big mountain in front of you, can it be destroyed by human power?"

Upon hearing this, Han Yi immediately fell silent and did not speak.

He somewhat understood Huang Ze's meaning. The Ghost Realm was a phenomenon that permanently altered the environment. It was similar to the vortex of yin energy he had seen deep within the black market, from which yin creatures, ghosts, and even demons could be continuously generated.

Therefore, in his understanding, the Ghost Realm is similar to the Field Magic Card in the card game of his previous life, permanently changing the terrain and having a continuous effect. That's why Huang Ze said it would exist forever and could not be destroyed.

Of course, Huang Ze's statement may not be accurate. There may be a way to eliminate the Ghost Realm, but it is too advanced, too mysterious and elusive, and therefore inaccessible, which is why we do not know about it.

Han Yi's mind raced, and he suddenly thought of something. He tentatively asked, "Elder Huang, how did you know about these things? Do you have any connections in this area? If something similar to what happened in the black market happens again, I'll be prepared."

He felt that Huang Ze seemed to know a great deal about things like demons and monsters. Much of the information Huang Ze mentioned was information that could not be found in ancient books or records.

As soon as Han Yi finished speaking, Huang Ze fell silent. After a long while, he poured himself another cup of tea, tilted his head back, and drank it down.

"When I was young, I once ventured into a strange realm... that was decades ago..."

A glint seemed to flicker in Huang Ze's cloudy eyes. He seemed to have remembered something, and his face darkened again.

"At that time, I had just opened my meridians and entered the realm of martial arts, becoming a martial artist. I was quite arrogant and confident that my strength was unmatched. However, while traveling in a deep mountain, I was unknowingly surrounded by mist..."

"I initially thought it was just ordinary fog and didn't take it seriously, but I never expected..."

Huang Ze's voice trembled with barely concealed fear: "Suddenly, some strange beings, incomprehensible to ordinary people, emerged from that thick fog..."

"When I first saw them, I just thought I had encountered some minor ghosts that I could easily deal with with my strength... But I never expected that after killing one batch, another batch of identical monsters would appear... No matter how many times I kill them, they will easily reappear..."

"In fact, as time goes by, those reappearing ghosts become stronger and stronger!"

"Finally, I barely survived in that bizarre realm, having lost half my life..."

With a sigh of regret from Huang Ze, the two looked at each other in silence for a while. The sunlight was growing stronger, and the chirping of birds could be heard intermittently outside the window.

Boom boom boom!

Just as the atmosphere was tense and Han Yi was about to say something witty to ease the tension, there was another knock on the door outside.

"Enter!"

Han Yi called out towards the door.

With a creak, Shen San pushed open the door and entered, followed by an elderly man with a kind face and white hair and beard, carrying a medicine box.

Although Han Yi's wounds had been treated with medicine powder and bandaged, this was only a temporary measure to stop the bleeding; the actual treatment of the external injuries had not yet been carried out.

Therefore, when Elder Huang Ze was looking for Han Yi earlier, Shen San volunteered to find a doctor to treat Han Yi's wounds.

"Han Zhishou's injury..." When the doctor unwrapped Han Yi's bandages and saw his injuries, he was immediately shocked.