Chapter 109: Dark Danger

“How did the God and Demon Ruins come to be?”

Situ Shenshu couldn't help but laugh when he heard this question.

“Human hearts are greedy. Once they gain power, they want money; once they gain money, they want women; once they gain women, they want power. Human desire is a bottomless pit, impossible to fill. When power and desire go hand in hand, growing day by day, the bottomless pit becomes even more bottomless. At that time, this world will be replaced by sin, and chaos will supersede all so-called civilized order. Humans, these so-called paragons of all living things, will become like fierce beasts, preying on the weak and devouring each other madly.

And the beginning of all chaos is when the King of Slaughter descends upon the human world once more!

Slaughter is both the beginning and the end of civilization.

When a civilization disappears, the period of its existence is called history, and the place where it existed becomes a ruin!”

After Fang Xin listened to what Situ Shenshu said, he caught a key point in Situ Shenshu’s words: “You mean, the God and Demon Ruins exist because a King of Slaughter once descended?”

Situ Shenshu smiled and said, “Exactly!”

“Where did that generation’s King of Slaughter go?”

Situ Shenshu replied again, “Your question is flawed. The King of Slaughter is not a person, but a rule! A rule that ends civilization and then re-establishes it!”

These words left Fang Xin silent for a long time. What Situ Shenshu said was not empty talk.

Situ Shenshu seemed to be getting carried away, “In this era, I can already smell the scent of the apocalypse. Greed has enveloped the vast land like darkness, blinding everyone’s good intentions. You will ultimately be the creator of chaos, and also its terminator.”

Fang Xin glanced at Situ Shenshu’s back in the blood ring, “Are you following me just to await chaos?”

“Not at all. This Monk merely enjoys observing the ever-changing and unpredictable human heart!”

Keeping the blood ring open like this wasn’t a good idea, and Fang Xin could see that as time passed, more golden light was climbing onto Situ Shenshu’s figure. Situ Shenshu was indeed a tough person; he was starting to smoke all over, yet he didn’t utter a single sound.

Fang Xin was afraid that Situ Shenshu would die before he could be rescued and serve him.

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He closed the blood ring first.

He would let him out and ask again once it had cooled down enough.

With Di Xing Yecha (Earth Walking Yaksha) leading the way with a few small fry, it saved a lot of trouble.

In the mist, they could still encounter other walking presences.

They seemed to be of the same kind as Di Xing Yecha (Earth Walking Yaksha).

Fang Xin asked curiously, “Where do you usually stay?”

Di Xing Yecha (Earth Walking Yaksha) immediately replied respectfully, “Replying to Your Excellency, we usually stay in the forbidden area. After darkness descends, we come out to eat something good, especially every six months, when blood offerings are sent from outside. It’s a good time to feast! Everyone looks forward to this meal!”

“Are there many of you?”

Di Xing Yecha (Earth Walking Yaksha) explained again, “There are hundreds of thousands, many of whom were followers of Lord Shenshu back then. Besides them, there are also some fierce birds and beasts that have developed sentience, and outsiders who died here and reanimated, turning into various walking corpses! They especially like to eat brains! But with me clearing the way for you, they won’t bother you!”

Fang Xin paused, “Where is the strongest divine beast in this place? Are there any legends of Qilin or something similar?”

After all, coming here also involved the important task of finding Qilin. Both the previous notebook and the message from his grandfather had directed Fang Xin to this ruin.

Di Xing Yecha (Earth Walking Yaksha) was stunned for a moment, “I haven’t heard of any, but if you want to inquire, I can go around and ask for you!”

“Deal!”

At this point, Fang Xin continued, “Do you know where there is a lot of god and demon marrow?”

“I do!”

Fang Xin’s eyes lit up. Seeing Fang Xin’s expression, Di Xing Yecha (Earth Walking Yaksha) was also a quick-witted person, “Do you want me to take you to find it? Although those god and demon marrow are guarded, with Lord Shenshu here, you can take as much as you want! They wouldn’t dare to do anything to you!”

Hearing this, Fang Xin’s heart bloomed with joy. Others would have to fight and kill, but Fang Xin could simply take it with ease.

After signing Situ Shenshu, Fang Xin felt that he was now somewhat like a fox borrowing a tiger's might.

Di Xing Yecha (Earth Walking Yaksha) asked again, “Your Excellency, do you need me to take you?”

“Let’s go to Wangtian Peak first!”

He would meet up with his companions first.

Li Bao’er held a mountain-cleaving saber in both hands.

Her body streaked through the air, leaving a rainbow afterimage.

She directly chopped her enemies into pieces.

With a flick of her twin blades.

The blades were as bright as water, unstained by a single drop of blood.

Zhang Yaozu held his hands to his chest.

His body emitted a gentle glow, enveloping the others.

He was healing the others.

Shi Tailang ignored the still-bleeding wound on his back.

He excitedly went through the several corpses on the ground, taking off their spatial rings and collecting all the god and demon marrow inside, distributing it to everyone present.

“No wonder they say that killing and arson make one rich, while building bridges and roads leave one dead. This way of getting rich is indeed fast!” Shi Tailang exclaimed, looking at the thousands of god and demon marrow he had easily obtained.

When he handed the god and demon marrow to Jiang Xiaocha, he saw that she was still a little worried, so Shi Tailang comforted her, “Xiao Cha, don’t worry, Xin Ge will definitely be fine! Xin Ge doesn’t act unless he’s confident!”

Jiang Xiaocha hummed in response. Bai Yulin was still in her sister Bai Yu’s state. Although she had suffered a minor injury in the previous battle, it only added a touch of disheveled beauty to her. Hearing this, she said, “I understand the logic, but it’s fake not to worry!”

“I’m sorry!” Jiang Xiaocha apologized, “I still have to make you all worry about me!”

Shi Tailang clicked his tongue, “What are you saying? You’re Xin Ge’s younger sister, which makes you our younger sister too. Besides, you’ve contributed a lot in battle!”

Jiang Xiaocha forced a smile, still looking into the distance.

The sky was growing dark.

The mist seemed to be thicker than during the day.

Visibility dropped from thirty meters to less than two meters as night fell.

Bai Yulin held a strangely shaped torch in her hand, “Let’s all hold hands! We need to find a place to stay quickly! This place is very dangerous at night! There are terrifying presences that come out! Although these terrifying presences mostly operate in the forbidden area, there’s still a chance they’ll appear in other places, and if we encounter one, we’ll basically die!”

The group held hands and found a cave.

They gathered a lot of dry wood and made a fire. Li Bao’er and Shen Yu guarded the entrance.

Zhang Yaozu took out food and heated it.

Shang Qingzhu, Shang Tianque’s daughter, took out a mess kit from her spatial ring and scooped up food with a spoon, eating heartily.

Jiang Xiaocha glanced at the food Zhang Yaozu handed her, her gaze fixed on the outside. It was already dark, and Fang Xin still hadn’t come to meet up, making her worried.

Seeing Shang Qingzhu’s good appetite, Jiang Xiaocha handed her food over. Shang Qingzhu poured it all into her own mess kit and ate it heartily.

“Xiao Cha!” Bai Yulin gently patted Jiang Xiaocha’s shoulder, “It’s okay, don’t be so nervous!”

Jiang Xiaocha forced a smile, staring out of the cave, “But it’s already dark!”

Shi Tailang ate his food, “Think of it this way, precisely because it’s dark, Xin Ge couldn’t make it in time. This place is so dangerous when it’s dark, with such low visibility, and you hear that creepy sound coming from the mist every now and then.

Also, before we came in, Xiao Lu Jie emphasized repeatedly that everyone shouldn’t move around after dark. Don’t worry, Xin Ge must have found a safe place to wait for dawn!”