Hell Emperor

Chapter 14 Poria
Arriving at the Guangwang Hall, Ye Jie saw Poria Cocos at a glance, but he saw her pacing back and forth in an ink hexagram robe. The folding fan opened in her hand was fanning rapidly. She didn't know how long she had been waiting here.

"Now that you're here, hurry up and accept the mission." Fuling snorted disdainfully, her eyes as cold as ice.

Following what Fu Ling pointed out, Ye Jie also saw the C-level mission of finding and dealing with the enemy. He did not immediately reach out to take it, but asked: "Before that, I need to ask you about the details of the mission. clear."

Fu Ling frowned slightly, with a hint of impatience in her eyes: "Is it necessary?"

"Of course it's necessary." Ye Jie turned slightly sideways, not only to answer Fuling's doubts, but also to impart experience to Nan Linghe behind him, "I only deal with bad people. Maybe other ghosts are willing to do those things that are harmful to nature, but I won't. Do it. Unless you explain the reason clearly, I will not accept the task no matter how generous your reward is."

Behind Ye Jie, Hua Xiaomei saw the 20,000 Yin De written in the mission reward box, or a book of high-level skills. She almost reached out and wanted to pull Ye Jie aside for further discussion, but Ye Jie stopped her. , and finally had to put down his hand.

Seeing Ye Jie's repeated insistence, Fuling finally smiled, and the coldness in her eyes melted away: "This time I finally understand why Sister Lan values ​​you so much and reports your matter..."

She paused and then said: "You can rest assured that the enemies I want to deal with are heinous villains. In the past, my parents and I returned to our hometown to visit relatives. When we passed by Shadow Valley, we were attacked by an early-stage second-level evil man. Xiu was ambushed, and my parents died at the hands of Xie Xiu in order to buy me time to escape. I was unable to escape, so I had to choose to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff."

"Jump off a cliff and commit suicide..." Ye Jie was stunned for a moment, and he and Hua Xiaomei looked at each other, and both saw the surprise in the other's eyes, "So, you are a greedy person..."

Poria raised her eyebrows: "Greed for heaven's merit? What does that mean?"

Ye Jie shook his head: "According to the precepts of the underworld, those who commit suicide are those who are greedy for heaven's merits, which means that they do not respect their own lives and take all the gifts given by their parents, the gifts of the family and the country, and the creation of heaven and earth as their own merits. Your life belongs to you and you can give it up at will. This is a person who is greedy for heaven's merit. Once discovered, he will be punished as an animal for three lifetimes."

Fu Ling was silent for a while and then said: "Do you think it would be better for me to fall into the hands of a thief than to commit suicide?"

Ye Jie didn't answer, and then listened to Fuling: "Aunt Meng, the Lord of the wine country, took pity on my situation, found the judge, exempted me from punishment, and took me in as a maid in the wine country. Over the years, I will remember the hatred of being killed. In my heart, I dare not forget it for a moment. Now that I have reached the middle stage of the second level of cultivation, if I can get some help, I can defeat that evil cultivator."

After understanding the cause and effect from Fu Ling's mouth, behind Ye Jie, Nan Linghe waved his little fist, ready to fight for the misfortune of Fu Ling. Seeing this, Ye Jie said: "In this case, we will take over this task and punish him well." An evil cultivator who has done many evil things."

Hua Xiaomei stepped forward and revealed the list as the last assessment task for Nan Linghe.

Fu Ling said at this time: "The evil cultivator is now hiding in Shadow Valley, but the specific location is unknown. I heard Sister Lan mention that you only need to perform the method once to find his specific location. The method requires I have prepared all the materials for you, please come with me."

Several people returned to the quiet room in the wine country. On the wall of the quiet room, there was a map of Shadow Valley with cinnabar and red ink on the side.

Looking at this familiar scene, Nan Linghe pursed her lips and pursed her lips. There was a bit of grievance in her big eyes. Was she going to be knocked unconscious by Brother Jie again? In response, Ye Jie coughed dryly: "In addition to these things, I also need a good bow and an arrow."

Fu Ling ordered, and soon a maid put the bow and arrow into his hands.

After everyone exited the quiet room, Ye Jie handed the bow and arrow to Nan Linghe, but saw doubts in her eyes: "Brother Jie, I, I don't know how to shoot."

Ye Jie had already expected it: "It is precisely because you can't shoot that you can achieve the effect. If you can always hit the target, you need to find another method. Now close your eyes and shoot an arrow casually according to your feeling."

Nan Linghe closed her eyes tightly as she was told. She was in a hurry, but she couldn't even string the bow properly. Either the arrow was crooked, or the arrow fell to the ground after pulling the string halfway.

Ye Jie stepped forward and patiently corrected her mistake: "Don't face straight forward, turn slightly sideways, feet and shoulder width, keep your body balanced, relax your fingers when drawing the bow, and slowly use the strength of your arms to open the string..."

Under Ye Jie's guidance, Nan Linghe finally shot an arrow. The weak arrow flew precariously in the air and was inserted crookedly in the corner of the map.

After shooting an arrow, Nan Linghe opened his eyes, first looked at the arrow inserted on the map, and then looked at Ye Jie expectantly.

"You did a good job. In the face of the first-level talent: Fortune Star, all seemingly impossible coincidences are destined to happen. The location pointed by the arrow is the hiding place of the evil cultivator."

Hearing Ye Jie's praise, Nan Linghe's face flushed with an intoxicating blush, his eyes shone with a bit of shyness, and his heart beat faster, as if there was a cheerful deer jumping around.

After calling everyone in and explaining the situation, Fuling took a deep breath, with a bit of determination in her eyes: "In that case, let's set off as soon as possible."

As the crisp sound of the black stone hitting the ground spread, everyone quickly moved to where the arrow was pointing, only to see that the sky suddenly dimmed, and there were layers of dark clouds above their heads, like a huge black net covering the earth. The cliffs are towering into the clouds, and at the end of the road, a huge and deep cave comes into view, like a ferocious beast opening its mouth to devour all living creatures that enter it.

At the entrance of the cave, there was an evil and ominous cold atmosphere, and the cold wind blew past one after another. Poria felt something in her heart and exclaimed: "That is the cave of evil cultivators... Just looking at the power of the cave, you can tell that after so many years, Come on, the evil cultivator's strength has been greatly improved, I'm afraid he is no longer at the early stage of the second level..."

Ye Jie looked around with a solemn look and suggested: "The enemy is in the dark and we are in the clear. We don't know the depth of our strength. If we act rashly and go deep into the enemy's lair, we will inevitably fall into a disadvantage. In this case, we might as well retreat first and wait until we have enough manpower." Take action again.”

"How can this be done? I don't know how long I have been waiting for the opportunity to take revenge on the evil cultivator. Even if what is waiting ahead is the dragon's pond and the tiger's den, there is no reason to back down!" Fuling glanced at the corner of her eyes, rejected Ye Jie's proposal, and took the lead towards the evil cultivator's cave. Moving forward, Hua Xiaomei followed.

Ye Jie was helpless. He could not persuade Fuling to change his mind, so he had to look at Nan Linghe behind him: "If there is a fight later, you hide behind me and I will protect you... Why are you still holding the bow?" In your hand?" Nan Linghe was slightly startled. He took the hand behind his back and took a look in front of him. Sure enough, he still held the good bow in his palm. The streamlined bow outlines a perfect arc. The solid wood and toughness The bowstring also gives it considerable lethality.

If this good bow is placed in the hands of someone who is good at using bows and arrows, it will definitely be turned into a powerful weapon to kill the enemy. However, if it is held by the confused Nan Linghe, its momentum will be a bit weaker.

"By the way...didn't you bring any arrows? Just a bow?" Ye Jie couldn't help but ask.

"Ah... it looks like this." Nan Linghe blinked, showing an expression of sudden realization. Only then did he realize that he had an empty bow, but he didn't bring any arrows. He was about to throw the bow down when another sound came from his ears. Ye Jie's reminder.

"Forget it, you'd better take the bow with you. Remember to return it to the wine country maid when you go back later." Ye Jie scratched his head. The bow belongs to the wine country, so don't lose it.

Seeing Fuling and the others entering the cave first, Ye Jie and Nan Linghe quickly followed them. After walking for dozens of steps, they saw the two of them standing still in front, with lavender ritual lines completely blocking the path forward. .

Lying in front of everyone is a small enchantment array. Around the array, lavender lines form a barrier, blooming with a strange light. Ritual lines are crisscrossed, and huge spiritual power is constantly flowing in the array. On the ground There were traces of dried blood left, and bloody runes could be seen faintly looming in the formation.

Ye Jie reminded everyone: "Be careful, the seemingly bright and beautiful magic circle contains a strong murderous intention. If you touch it rashly, you are likely to receive a strong backlash from the ritual."

After being reminded by Ye Jie, Nan Linghe quickly took three steps back.

Hua Xiaomei carefully inspected the surroundings of the ceremony and soon made a discovery: "This is a simplified Nether Spirit Array. It has the same source as the Netherworld Array Master. It can be broken using the Green Nether Branch. But be careful, the evil spirits in the cave are It is very possible that he is practicing the way of ghosts and immortals just like us."

Ye Jie reached into his arms, took out a dead branch with only three remaining leaves hanging on it, and swung it hard. As the dead branch came into contact with the magic circle, a gap suddenly opened on the surface of the magic circle, like ice and snow under the scorching sun. It melted rapidly, revealing a space for everyone to walk through.

Everyone hurriedly crossed the barrier and entered the magic circle before it could be restored, only to see that there was a cave inside. What appeared before everyone's eyes was an empty mountainside that was even more spacious than the lobby of the wine country. This was the cave where the evil cultivators lived.

In the corner of the cave, there is a simple wooden table and wooden bed. On the wooden table is a crudely made porcelain bowl. There is uneaten cold soup left in the porcelain bowl. On the wall, there are specially treated Changming lamps. The candlesticks and lights were never extinguished, the floor was covered with animal skin carpets, and there was a fire pit in the distance for warmth and cold relief.

"It seems that the evil cultivator is not in the cave at the moment. We just took this opportunity to stay in the cave to ambush him and catch him off guard."

Hua Xiaomei felt carefully and after confirming that there was no aura of evil cultivators around the cave, she felt relieved. If she could successfully ambush the evil cultivators, the battle would be much easier.

Ye Jie shook his head and reminded: "Don't forget to let the evil cultivator take action first. If we ambush him without saying a word, it will violate the precepts of the underworld."

While several people were discussing countermeasures, they saw Nan Linghe walking to Xie Xiu's bedside, pointing to the shiny things placed on the bedside and asking: "Brother Jie, what is that?"

"Is that... a spiritual stone?" Ye Jie also saw the shiny thing in his eyes and couldn't help but be stunned.

"Spiritual stone? Where is it? Let me take a look." Hua Xiaomei also ran over and looked at the few bright and unattractive stones that were no bigger than a thumb. Her eyes widened for a moment, "It's really Spiritual stones! A low-grade spiritual stone can be exchanged for a thousand yin virtues in the underworld. There are more than a dozen of them here, which can be said to be a windfall."

Saying that, Hua Xiaomei stretched out her hand to grab the spirit stone on the bedside of Xie Xiu. However, Ye Jie's expression changed at this moment. Years of experience warned him in his heart, and he quickly reminded: "Be careful! Something is wrong here. That’s probably a trap!”

Ye Jie's reminder was delayed after all. Before his words could be finished, Hua Xiaomei took hold of the spirit stone. In an instant, a heart-stopping dark light erupted from the surface of the spirit stone, and pitch-black flames rose. It rose up and burned violently along Hua Xiaomei's arm, igniting half of her body in the blink of an eye.

"What?" Hua Xiaomei was shocked and turned pale. She hurriedly threw the spirit stone in her hand to the ground. The dark flames were still burning on her body like a gangrene attached to her bones. She couldn't get rid of it no matter what. She let out a painful cry from her mouth. howl.

At the moment Hua Xiaomei activated the trap, the ritual array of the cave also began to change. Invisible pressure shrouded everyone. Seeing that something was wrong, Ye Jie took out the Shukuchi Stone from his arms and prepared to lead everyone to escape. However, the black stone struck On the ground, everyone still stayed in the same place, showing no signs of moving at all. Except for a crisp sound that spread in everyone's ears, nothing happened.

"No...it's the power of the magic circle that's causing trouble. We have to leave this cave before we can escape with the help of the Shuodi Stone..." Ye Jie's face changed slightly and he hurriedly said to everyone.

"Now that you're here, don't leave."

A low and evil tone suddenly came from the entrance of the cave. Following the sound, I saw a tall man strolling over. His face was gloomy and ferocious, and his eyes were as sharp as a vulture in his deeply sunken eye sockets. Cruel, even just being stared at by him can make you feel shuddering.

"Who dared to break into my master Black Eagle's cave? It turned out to be a few greedy gangsters. No matter what, I will let you taste despair and pain!"

Along with the merciless threatening words, there was also a tyrannical momentum belonging to the late stage of the second-level soul-building realm. Under the pressure of that momentum, the expressions of Ye Jie and others changed drastically, and they felt that their breathing was stagnant and their bodies were falling. icehouse.

"Damn it, his strength is higher than I thought..." Seeing this, Fuling gritted her teeth and immediately threw a small white jade bottle to Ye Jie, "Use Requiem to stabilize her injury. I'll go and talk to him first." Fight!"

(End of this chapter)