Chapter 136 This is how it should be
“When you were fighting those evil spirits just now, did you find that you couldn’t kill them no matter what?”

“That’s because evil spirits are souls that have been infected with evil spirits such as resentment. You can only disperse their condensed evil spirits and severely injure them with your Qi sword, but you can never hurt the core of their souls.”

“You can only harm their souls and get rid of them by using your spiritual power. But if you do that, their souls will be completely shattered and they won’t even have the chance to reincarnate.”

Although Yan Chixia is a casual cultivator who changed his career late, he has traveled far and wide over the past few decades and has gained a lot of knowledge and opportunities due to his good fortune. His understanding of cultivation is no worse than that of orthodox cultivators, and his understanding of ghosts and monsters is better than that of most cultivators.

It’s just that he got the opportunity too late, and was busy doing chivalrous things and slaying demons, so he had no time to concentrate on practicing. He could only cast spells through the Qiankun Borrowing Method.

Yan Chixia himself knew that what he was doing was inappropriate, but every time he saw injustice he couldn’t help but stand up, and this time was no exception.

Shi Potian uttered an “Ah” and couldn’t bear it: “Forget it, it’s too cruel to let your soul fly away.”

Yan Chixia said nonchalantly: “What’s so cruel about that! If you don’t kill them, they will pester you day and night until you can’t stand it anymore! It’s better to get rid of them as soon as possible!”

Shi Potian asked: “Master Yan, is there no other way to solve them?”

Seeing Shi Potian’s serious expression, Yan Chixia said, “If you don’t mind the trouble, you can also find a way to save them or send them to the underworld, where the judges will naturally deal with them. But…”

Shi Potian said: “But what?”

Yan Chixia sighed and said, “I don’t know what happened in the underworld in the past few years. There are more and more lonely ghosts stranded in the mortal world, causing a lot of trouble. There are also many more monsters in the mortal world, like this tree monster, which appeared in recent years.”

“When I first passed by Lanruo Temple, there were still many monks in the temple. Now some have died and some have fled, and Lanruo Temple has become what it is now.”

Shi Potian was very impressed and said, “Master Yan, you are amazing. You even know about the underworld!” He asked expectantly, “Master Yan, do you know how to break the void?”

Yan Chixia was startled and asked, “Broken Void? What is that?”

Shi Potian explained: “It means breaking the cage of heaven and earth and heading to another world.”

Yan Chixia thought for a moment, and suddenly realized: “You are talking about ascending to heaven! I have only seen this kind of thing in books, why are you suddenly asking about this?”

Shi Potian said: “I want to return to my original world.”

Yan Chixia was stunned: “What do you mean? Why don’t I understand?”

Shi Potian said: “Master Yan, I am not from your world. I came here by breaking through the void.”

Yan Chixia was stunned when he heard this, and didn’t believe it at all: “Boy, you are drunk and talking nonsense?”

Shi Potian said anxiously: “I’m not drunk! What I said is true!”

Shi Potian told Yan Chixia how he accidentally broke through the void and came to this world when he encountered an avalanche in Tianshan. Yan Chixia was even more unconvinced and said, “Boy, it is not as easy as you say to ascend to heaven. Since ancient times, there have been countless people practicing cultivation, and there are many who have the power to reach the sky and the netherworld. But there are only a handful of people who can achieve the ability to ascend to heaven. You are far from it!”

Shi Potian originally wanted to explain, but suddenly he remembered that he had made various efforts to prove that he was not the leader of Changle Gang, but all to no avail. He sighed, said no more, picked up the wine gourd and gulped down the wine.

Seeing Shi Potian’s expression, Yan Chixia frowned and a trace of pity flashed across his face. He thought, “It seems that this kid really took what he said as the truth.”

Shi Potian drank a few sips of wine, and his mind became clearer.

If you want to break the cage and shatter the void, strength is undoubtedly the key among the keys. Although he is not sure how to return to his original world now, it is always a good idea to find ways to improve his strength first.

Thinking of this, Shi Potian put the wine gourd aside, closed his eyes and began to ponder.

He had tried to break through many times before but failed, and always felt that something was missing. Now he thought that what was missing must be his soul.

——Shi Potian knew that if he asked Yan Chixia for advice on this kind of thing, he would be able to get twice the result with half the effort, but he would never beg anyone for anything in his life. He would rather spend more time thinking and pondering on his own.

Yan Chixia had no idea what Shi Potian was thinking. He thought Shi Potian was drunk and fell asleep, so he picked up the wine gourd and started drinking. After a while, he lay down on the ground, snoring loudly.

Shi Potian was awakened by the snoring. He opened his eyes and noticed that the fire in front of him was almost burned out. He got up and went to the yard, preparing to find some rotten wood and dry branches, when he suddenly noticed some unusual movement not far from him.

Turning around, he saw Nie Xiaoqian in white standing in the corner, looking at him anxiously.

Seeing him looking over, Nie Xiaoqian first showed a bit of panic, then bit her lip as if she had made up her mind, walked out and said, “Sir, don’t do it! I was forced by my grandmother! I was born into a family of officials and was killed on the road by a villain. My father temporarily buried me under an old tree, but I didn’t expect that he was also killed by a villain!”

“Since then, my grandmother has controlled my body and forced me to attract men to absorb its yang energy. If I don’t obey, it will whip me and threaten to kill me. I have no choice but to come out and harm others.”

“Young Master, my grandmother has gone to the underworld to look for Master Black Mountain. You and Taoist Master Yan should leave quickly. It will be too late if you are late!”

Shi Potian was surprised: “That tree demon has a husband?”

Nie Xiaoqian: “…I mean the old in the old and young, not the grandma’s grandma! Lord Black Mountain is not grandma’s husband, he is a ghost king in the underworld, living in the City of the Dead, with more than ten thousand years of Taoism, much more powerful than grandma. If he attacks, you will all die.”

Seeing that Nie Xiaoqian’s words were sincere and not fake, Shi Potian’s expression softened and he asked, “How can I rescue you?”

Nie Xiaoqian was overjoyed. She risked her life to come and send a message to Shi Potian and the others just for this matter. She hurriedly said, “Sir, if you want to save me, just go to the mass grave in the back mountain at daybreak, dig out my ashes and send them to a family in the countryside. Then I will have a chance to be reincarnated.”

After a pause, Nie Xiaoqian said with a hint of resentment, “Sir, grandma may come back at any time. I can’t leave for too long. You must take care of yourself! If… if it is impossible, you don’t have to take risks for me. This is Xiaoqian’s fate, and I can’t blame anyone else.”

(End of this chapter)