Free Web NovelChapter 641: Chapter 195: Planting Lotuses in the Jasper Pool, Li Yuan Changes the Emperor
Xue Ning shook her head and said, "One lifetime is enough..."
Li Yuan brushed her graying hair and said, "Not enough."
Xue Ning paused for a moment and said, "You’re my man, I listen to you. Wherever you want to bury me, that’s where I’ll be buried."
Li Yuan nodded.
...
Afterwards, he went to find Cui Huayin, Jing Shuixiang, and Gu Yaojue.
The establishment of the New Wendao Palace was almost complete.
Jing Shuixiang inquired about Li Yuan’s cultivation.
Li Yuan shook his head. The issue with Shadow Blood remained unresolved; even though Jing Shuixiang and the others had not yet reached Fourth Grade, it was still unresolved.
This issue couldn’t be solved by Qing Hancheng, nor by Lü Xuanxian, not even by himself...
However, "Celestial Eye" gave him hope.
Only Fourth Grade can master Fourth Grade Skills.
He had mastered "Celestial Eye," yet the status bar still displayed Fifth Grade.
This indicated that "Celestial Eye" might be a path different from Shadow Blood.
He might have inadvertently achieved Fourth Grade on the "Celestial Eye" path, but remained at Fifth Grade with "Shadow Blood."
If this is confirmed, then... even without cultivating the Shadow Blood Skill, another path could lead to Fourth Grade.
But this path, Li Yuan had no idea about, nor did he have any subsequent cultivation Dharma Gates.
If he could find others who had cultivated "Celestial Eye," perhaps he would have hope.
...
Finally, Li Yuan arrived at the Black Market Ghost Realm.
Compared to before, the Black Market Ghost Realm had undergone new changes.
This change was primarily... cold.
Li Yuan saw large patches of ice crystals, like bluish fish scales, forming on the ground of the Ghost Realm, making this area seem like an ice field.
Upon his arrival, the fire within him immediately projected a red membrane.
However, the red light on this membrane seemed "on the verge of collapse," like a candle in the wind, ready to extinguish at any moment.
The originally distinct red and white membranes had now undergone changes too.
There were no more membranes... just a red bubble.
Li Yuan walked within this red bubble, stopping before the familiar yet unfamiliar Ghost Realm.
Lady Yan in Cyan Robe appeared.
Her face was pale, her hair styled in a bun with a deep, dark hairpin, and her lips were a vibrant red.
Besides this, she held an odd copper mirror in her left hand; the mirror was worn, exuding an indescribable aura, yet this aura merged with Lady Yan in Cyan Robe, becoming a whole.
Lady Yan in Cyan Robe grasped the copper mirror and walked up to Li Yuan, softly saying, "Husband."
She spoke without any distance, as though two or three years of time were merely a moment to her.
Upon noticing Li Yuan’s gaze sweeping over the icy snow on the ground, she said, "The other day, I went to investigate and found a completely new Ghost Realm.
The killing rules of that Ghost Realm are interesting, so I merged with it."
"What rules?"
"Sunset."
Lady Yan in Cyan Robe said, "As long as there is a sunset around this Ghost Realm, and you glance at it, then... no matter what you were doing before, you will sit down and look up at the sunset.
If you don’t escape before the sunset disappears, you will die."
No need to mention it; Li Yuan already knew who this ghost was.
Sure enough, after Lady Yan in Cyan Robe gestured, he saw a cyan-robed ghost, frozen stiff but with a smile on its face.
No, this wasn’t the Wolf Mother he was familiar with.
Seeing the doubt in Li Yuan’s eyes, Lady Yan in Cyan Robe said, "She’s no longer the ghost she was before but rather a... Compound Ghost.
The vendor, her, and the Ice Coffin Ghost unintentionally merged to form this ghost.
You can call her Ice Mountain Ghost."
"During the day, anyone walking near the Ice Mountain will have the urge to apply makeup and immediately act on it;
At night, anyone walking here will quickly be frozen by the ice and snow, becoming part of the Ice Mountain, and will transform into a Ghost Servant here;
At the junction of day and night, everyone will uncontrollably sit down and look forward to witnessing a sunset.
The Ice Mountain was formed due to these three ghosts."
Li Yuan recounted the information about the Wolf Mother.
He had mentioned this to Yan Yu before.
Then, he recounted his battle with Lü Xuanxian and the fact that Ghost Street was a Dragon Vein, and shared his subsequent plans with Lady Yan.
After exchanging this, Li Yuan’s eyes abruptly gleamed with a mysterious light.
"Actually, whether it’s the Emperor, Lotus Sect, or Lü Xuanxian, Dragon Vein... I don’t trust them."
Lady Yan in Cyan Robe asked, "Then what does husband believe in."
Li Yuan said, "I trust you and me.
Sister Yan, I have a plan that could be utilized, though it might never be needed...
Be prepared."
Lady Yan in Cyan Robe nodded.
Li Yuan leaned in, whispering softly.
For a long time...
Lady Yan in Cyan Robe suddenly looked up, blinking at the man before her, then said as an Evil Ghost, "Amazing."
Li Yuan said, "There might not be an opportunity for this, but the possibility isn’t small."
Lady Yan in Cyan Robe said, "Don’t worry, husband, I will be ready.
I’ll send Xiaobai and Xiaohai ahead to Fujiang Path, but won’t enter Ghost Street; everything awaits your message."
...
...
Several days later.
The missing Emperor was found beside the General Temple in Mingyue Prefecture.
The Emperor, with countless trump cards, coupled with being at the special ceremonial site of the General Temple, easily forms a reasonable chain of logic.
And upon being found, the Emperor seemed startled, still somewhat dazed...
Yet, under the escort of Grand General Lü Xuanxian, the Emperor returned to the Xie Family to rest.
This time, Lü Xuanxian directly led eight thousand Flying Bear Army to guard the Emperor’s sleep.
Xie Feng, upon learning of the news, also commanded thirty thousand Hanzhou Iron Cavalry to arrive.
Thirty-eight thousand elite soldiers guarding one person sleeping—such a privilege is afforded only to the Emperor.
