The breath of death and coldness still hit my face, like facing a bottomless abyss, and the fear from my heart couldn't help but surge out.
Lin Xi took a deep breath to suppress her inner uneasiness and palpitations.
Every time I come here, I can't calm down.
But this time, Lin Xi's inner unrest was not because of Guiyuan.
The Ghost Abyss was like a divided world, with a strong aura of death churning, and bones piled up like mountains that were about to touch the sky, which was completely different from the world where Lin Xi was standing at this moment.
There was a white skeleton with the corners of its clothes fluttering slightly in the cold wind. It sat slumped in front of the mountain of bones, its skull drooped, and its whole body was bent as if it was pressed down by something heavy.
Deadly silent and desolate.
"Is it really him?" Lin Xi didn't know why her voice was trembling.
Jiang Chen nodded silently.
The gatekeeper of Guiyuan will always be in front of the bone pile and will never leave.
Lin Xi's mind was a little confused: "How could this happen? Isn't he the gatekeeper of Guiyuan? Even the peak half-saint doesn't care about him. What could make him like this?"
"I don't know much about Gui Yuan." Jiang Chen sighed: "Perhaps delivering a message for us violated his gatekeeper's rules, so he was counterattacked by Gui Yuan."
This is the most likely explanation.
"But..." Lin Xi felt like something was stuck in her throat, and there was one question she couldn't ask.
Why do this.
Why would you, a gatekeeper who has long been separated from the world, do such a thing?
"He is reminding us to preserve the opportunity for us ascended monks to become saints." Jiang Chen said with emotion.
Lin Xi stared at the white bones.
The bones are still alive.
But although the original Bai Li had a shriveled body and a withered appearance, he still had at least a layer of human skin and sparse white hair like withered grass, barely vaguely humanoid.
But now he has completely lost his human appearance, and is no different from the other bones in the ghost abyss.
"You said that you had cut off all ties with the past long ago. Why did you do this? Why did you give me the Eternal Bell in the first place? Why did you remind us not to go to the God's Light?" Lin Xi had some very complicated emotions in her heart.
The bones slowly raised their heads. It was obvious that there was no human skin and flesh, but it gave people a sense of vicissitudes and exhaustion.
He didn't speak, just waved his hand.
It seems that he is impatient of being disturbed and is driving away outsiders.
explain?
Is there anything easy to explain?
After staying here for so many years, I have long been accustomed to being in the company of bones, sinister winds and ghosts. I have long forgotten what it means to talk and what empathy is. I am used to seeing the gloomy sky and the strange black lotus that covers the sky and the sun.
I no longer want to see the joys and sorrows in the world, and there are still people.
It's just that in recent years, people have been constantly disturbing him, which vaguely reminded him of something imprinted in his bones.
Then let him subconsciously want to fight.
Oh, it turns out that after fighting, it will become like this.
Maybe it was because he hadn't slept for too long, so his brain became confused, or maybe his consciousness was gradually assimilated by Onibuchi and was about to dissipate.
By the way, why did I turn into a mummy last time?
Bai Li fell into deep thought.
"Why are you trapped in Guiyuan?" Lin Xi shouted again.
The voice interrupted Bai Li's thoughts.
He felt more and more tired and waved his hands more impatiently.
The cold wind turned into a cold sword blade, cutting through the dead silence of the space, as if it wanted to tear apart the chattering little bug in front of him, and turn it into a part of the ghost abyss.
Lin Xi couldn't help but take a step back, the dark wind dissipated the moment it left Guiyuan.
This seems to once again prove a characteristic of Onibuchi.
"No power from Guiyuan can leave Guiyuan." Lin Xi murmured to herself.
Jiang Chen whispered: "We don't know what happened to Senior Bai Li, but one thing is for sure, he is definitely not as ruthless as he appears."
Lin Xi nodded silently.
No one can explain what happened in the past.
"The spiritual world is more mysterious than we imagined. There are too many things that cannot be explored. The only thing we can do is to accept this matter." Jiang Chen obviously saw it more thoroughly than Lin Xi.
Lin Xi whispered: "I understand."
Many times, he was a little too eager to find out what happened in the past.
This has something to do with his character.
Perhaps, it has something to do with his identity as a demon cultivator.
But no matter what, Lin Xi really couldn't give him anything other than unreserved trust in the message conveyed by a senior at great cost.
"I also went to the Divine Light Land to enlighten myself, will it have any impact?" Lin Xi asked in a low voice.
"Have you been there many times?"
"That's not true. It was only once in total. The main reason was that Yuanwu Ling sucked away the source of Shenzhao."
"That shouldn't have much impact."
"Sir, Master, do you think that since the Divine Light in Northern Xinjiang has been destroyed, will there be people in Northern Xinjiang who can become saints in the future?"
"It's not impossible." Jiang Chen said with emotion: "If this is true, it will be a blessing for the monks in Northern Xinjiang."
The two of them looked at Guiyuan and couldn't help but fall into silence.
"Let's go." Jiang Chen said.
"Should we do something?"
"What about for example?"
"Come and talk to him more often."
"I think it's probably the best thing to do if we don't disturb you."
A dark wind blew, as if in response to Jiang Chen's words.
"All right."
The two of them looked at Gui Yuan from a distance and bowed their hands, but did not get up for a long time.
The person they respected was not Guiyuan, but a senior of the Qingyun Sect.
Lin Xi returned to Wenxinhui, which is the former site of the Divine Emperor Sect. It has now become the headquarters of Wenxinhui. People from the Yelang clan also came here. They are all very reliable people.
Jiang Xiaoxi looked like she was taking her work very seriously and was very busy. When she saw Jiang Chen coming back, she quickly flew over.
"Senior Jiang Chen, you are back. Tianming Valley, eight hundred miles away, has entrusted us with helping to capture a tenth-grade demon. Please take action."
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Jiang Chen was stunned: "Tenth level great demon?"
"Yes, they are not strong enough, and our ancestors are only at the Nascent Soul level." Jiang Xiaoxi said.
"This kind of mission..."
"It's okay not to accept it. We are mercenaries now, and their mission does not violate the taboo rules of the Wenxin Society." Jiang Xiaoxi said.
Jiang Chen looked at Lin Xi.
Lin Xi looked innocent.
The problem of insufficient manpower was exposed.
After Wenxinhui became famous, many sects came to seek help.
Of course there are sects that are very weak among them.
But they are also very important. They can also help Wen Xinhui pay attention to the movements of the man in golden robe.
Jiang Chen was silent. For a dignified half-saint monk to bully a tenth-grade demon, it was indeed a bit overkill and a loss of status.
"Where are the others?"
"The other seniors have gone out to perform tasks, and you are the only one left."
Jiang Chen let out a long sigh: "It seems that we can't escape, so let me go."
In the early stages of starting a business, you are always a little tired.
If it's embarrassing, just lose it a little bit.
Then Jiang Chen turned into a blue light and flew away into the distance.
"Senior, please come back early, there are still many tasks waiting for you." Jiang Xiaoxi shouted towards Qingguang.
The blue light froze for a moment, as if it stumbled, and then flew away quickly.
Lin Xi nodded with satisfaction.
Jiang Xiaoxi's strong affinity is undoubtedly demonstrated.
She can always send these seniors around without causing too much resentment.
"How is the Wenxin Society developing now?" Lin Xi inspected and asked like a boss.
Jiang Xiaoxi said seriously: "More than thirty sects have accepted the commission, twenty-seven sects are willing to enter into a cooperative relationship with us, and there are also twelve sects who are willing to join our Wenxin Society to form a true alliance."
"It's not bad. It's thriving, thanks to you."
Lin Xi was not stingy with her praise.
After all, no wages are paid.
If you don't give me some encouragement, who will help you?
Jiang Xiaoxi's face was filled with an excited smile, and she seemed to find this very interesting: "Oh, by the way, a monk is looking for you. I told him that he refused to leave even if you weren't here. He had to wait for you."