Chapter 585 - 291: Chaos in the Underworld

Chapter 585: Chapter 291: Chaos in the Underworld

After leaving the First Hall, Chu Xuan slipped back into the Six Souls Banner, with only one thought in mind:

Take me back to the living world!

In King Qinguang’s eyes, this mysterious black triangular banner shot straight into the sky, ignoring the great formation of Fengdu City, and directly left the ghostly realm.

This made him sigh in admiration, what a treasure~

On the other side, Ji Mingyu, led by a senior, officially jumped into the passageway to the underworld, and thus the two passed by each other perfectly.

...

Inside the banner, Chu Xuan pondered silently. Even if he could return to the world of the living, he was now only a weak soul, his physical body already destroyed. Was he really going to walk the path of a Ghost Cultivator?

No, no, no, he still needed to find a way to create a new physical body for himself.

The first thing Chu Xuan thought of was the Merak Immortal Pool, and that finger he had thrown into the pool.

Could it be that the Celestial Daoist Book foresaw my death, and "kindly" let me leave a finger there, ultimately to be reshaped into a new body?

No, no, no, the more Chu Xuan thought about it, the more absurd it seemed.

One, even if the Celestial Daoist Book, like the Six Souls Banner, was an innate treasure with spirituality, what reason did it have to help him like this?

Another thing, it’s not like if you throw a finger into the Immortal Pool, it can transform into a living person.

Because that finger was a dead object, unlike a beautiful head with self-consciousness, it wouldn’t absorb the energy from the Immortal Pool. Soaking there at most, it would preserve for a millennium without decay.

Moreover, the Celestial Pool Secret Mansion was now closed. Chu Xuan couldn’t even enter, let alone communicate with Zhang Mengxian, at most urging her to exit in an emergency.

So what besides this? Imitate Nezha?

Exactly, the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace had a "Chaotic Cyan Lotus." Using its lotus root, seeds, and leaves, along with a strand of Pure Yang Immortal Energy, how about reconstructing a body?

But here comes the problem: Nezha could reconstruct himself with lotus root because he had an extraordinary Immortal mentor, "Taiyi Zhenren."

Though Floating Cloud was a good teacher, he really didn’t have that capability.

Secondly, even if using "Chaotic Cyan Lotus" as raw material were feasible, would that lotus flower still survive? Would the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace really be willing to make such a big sacrifice for him?

The more Chu Xuan thought about it, the more difficult it seemed. Moreover, were the "Celestial Marrow" physique and "Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart" just lost like that? Thinking about it, he felt quite regretful, especially the latter. That heart was something Qingqing had dug out at the cost of her own life to give to him...

After an unknown amount of time passed, Chu Xuan suddenly felt a tremor in the Six Souls Banner and it came to a stop.

So he immediately poked his head out from the banner, and it was deep night outside, at a location seemingly where he had originally died.

Chu Xuan even saw several withered white jasmine flowers on the ground, as if someone had come to mourn him.

Stepping out of the Six Souls Banner, looking at the vast world, Chu Xuan couldn’t help but feel a sense of loneliness:

"I drift without anchorage, a solitary ghostly figure."

Shaking his head, Chu Xuan didn’t linger long outside since, in his current state, even a small demon could easily devour him.

Where should I head next?

Chu Xuan thought and thought again, ultimately deciding not to go to the Li’an Demon Sect. Firstly, the distance was a bit far, so he worried about any mishaps.

Secondly, he feared that upon arrival, a bunch of women would surround the Six Souls Banner and try to snatch it away....

Better to first return to the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace and ask the master to send someone to inform them over there, saying he has a chance to be resurrected, so they needn’t be sad just yet.

Then Chu Xuan could discuss with the master how to resolve the physical body issue.

Speaking of which, where did Ming Yu go? After my death, she should be very sad and needing comfort, right?

Considering that Xiaoxue is now at the Li’an Demon Sect, Ming Yu would probably go to find solace with it.

...

In the ghostly realm, on Huangquan Road, the surrounding area was dusky and dark, with no sun or moon visible, only endless cold and deathly silence.

Here, there were mountains, peaks, ridges, caves, and ravines; but the mountains had no grass, the peaks did not pierce the heavens, the ridges had no travelers, the caves held no clouds, and the ravines no flowing water.

The eerie winds here were like the smoke from the mouths of divine weapons; the black mist, sprayed out secretly by evil spirits. A glance high and low revealed no scenery, looking left and right was filled with the abandoned and the lost. The thorny bushes hid demons, and the rocky cliffs concealed evil spirits; no noises of beasts or birds could be heard, only ghostly creatures roamed the sight.

Ji Mingyu, venturing all the way here, had expended quite a bit of Magical Power, and even fought off many ghouls attracted by her living aura, yet finally found the main group of souls destined for reincarnation.

Ming Yu knew clearly she was here to save Chu Xuan, not to cause a commotion in the underworld. Therefore, before blending into the group of souls, she used magic to conceal her living aura and disguised herself as a regular soul.

Looking around, the ghost souls before and behind her were crying sorrowfully, with some occasionally looking back with reluctance.

On both sides of the group, Ox-Head and Horse-Face guards patrolled, wearing grayish yamen attire, each with fierce, baleful looks, wielding steel forks or long whips with unfriendly attitudes.

If anyone dared to dawdle or even left the group without reason, they would immediately receive a lash.

Ji Mingyu had already planned on her way here. Chu Xuan had the Six Souls Banner in his possession, so he probably wouldn’t be sent for reincarnation so quickly. Once she sneaked into Fengdu City, she would find a way to inquire about his whereabouts.

Once reunited, she would take Chu Xuan and quietly escape from Fengdu City, forcibly returning to the human realm.

"Move faster, move faster! After finishing this batch, we’ll go drink with the masters."