Wet viviparity

Chapter 879 Old Friends, Words of Confidence
Letou Mountain, inside the Qimen Cave.

Inside the cave, three coffins were placed in niches. The smallest coffin had been opened, revealing a small child with green eyebrows and red cheeks, wearing double buns, staring displeasedly at the group of Old Ancestor Kuma who were resting in the cave.

He simply couldn't understand why his great-grandfather had ordered that these unlucky stars be kept alive, which would not only offend Taiping Mountain but also create a formidable enemy for his family.

Although his home was far away in Pingyang Prefecture, he always paid close attention to the great calamity in Tiannan.

With the lifting of the border between the three regions, the details of the great battle were gradually revealed to the outside world. Even though Taiping Mountain intended to cover up some things, Nanhuojiang was, after all, the territory of Tianteng Mountain, and Taiping Mountain could not silence the mouth of this major sect in the Southern Wilderness.

The Yuanbi Ruyi, the Gangfeng Divine Power, the Jingshen Illusionary Technique, the Ciguang Bottle Treasure, the Xuanming Star General, and so on, all speak to the power of this high-ranking immortal from Taiping Mountain.

His unparalleled prowess was so obvious, and the gap in their backgrounds was equally clear. He couldn't understand why his great-grandfather insisted on protecting the Crying Ancestor and even took the initiative to help contact the Immortal City. Was it simply because they were a lineage under the Hibiscus Immortal City and had to constantly protect the Immortal City's reputation, never showing any weakness to the outside world?

He was a pragmatic man and didn't think there was anything shameful about submitting to the Little Saint Lingxu. In another one or two hundred years, their Qimen Cave probably wouldn't even have the chance to submit. At that time, would Furong Immortal City offend this Little Saint for the sake of their Qimen Cave?!
The more Luo Man Shi Tong looked at Ma Lao Zu, Ma Wang Xiao Shen, and that half-dead woman, the more he felt they were a pack of stray dogs.

He suppressed his dissatisfaction and hostility, summoned the little devils in the cave to serve these distinguished guests, and went to the inner cave himself. He wanted to secretly inform Taiping Mountain to save his own Flag Gate Cave.

"It seems my young friend isn't very welcoming of us."

The old ancestor who cried took the jujube tea that the little devil brought and drank it all in one gulp.

"More than unwelcoming, I bet they're planning to tip us off and do us a favor." Ma Wang Xiaoshen clicked his tongue and said, "The old ones play the good guys, the young ones play the bad guys, they get both face and substance, this whole family is really cunning."

The old ancestor of crying hemp shook his head and said, "The ancestor of the Void-Escape from the Flag Gate Cave is the leader of the Corpse Path. He now serves in the Underworld. The fact that he can communicate with us and lend us a helping hand at this time is already an extraordinary favor."

As he spoke, he looked at Xiao Qinggu and said, "However, in fact, there is also the Holy Aunt's disciple, Bai Chou Sanggu, who is involved in this. She is the two girls' best friend and would never bear to see the second girl wandering outside."

Let's wait a little longer. That ugly, mournful woman will be here soon. Then we can go to the Immortal City to avoid this storm.

After a decade or two, you changed your name and form, and headed to Dragon Bay in the East Sea. There, the practice of private magic was rampant, and almost everyone possessed a copy of the *Secret Record of Transformation and Mystic Fiends*. However, the Invisible Demon-Refining Fire Token, needed to complete the final step, was still in our hands.

As Ma Wang Xiaoshen listened to the ancestor's words, his eyes turned to Xiao Qinggu. Rather than saying it was in our hands, it was more accurate to say it was in Xiao Qinggu's hands.

Since the death of Sect Leader Jiang, the remaining sect members have mostly retreated to Suye Water City, all wanting to obtain the Fire Token Refining Method. However, they cannot even open the door to the Cold Sea Treasure Mansion. Clearly, Sect Leader Jiang's treasure is inside, and Xiao Qinggu is the only one who can open the treasure mansion.

Xiao Qinggu remained silent, as if she had given up hope.

About two days later at Qimen Cave, Bai Chou Sang Gu finally arrived. Upon seeing Xiao Qing Gu, her sparse, withered eyebrows stood on end, and she angrily cursed, "That wretched ugly ghost, born with a life of misfortune, you came to bother with you for no reason, yet you don't even cherish it, insisting on rushing to your death!"

The living dead-like Xiao Qinggu rushed towards the cursing Bai Chou Sanggu, as if to stop her from continuing, but she staggered a few steps and fell headfirst to the ground.

Bai Chou Sang Gu wanted to curse again to provoke Xiao Qing Gu's anger and fight fire with fire to bring her back to life, but seeing her withered and lifeless appearance, her heart softened, and she quickly hugged Xiao Qing Gu on the ground and cried with her.

Bai Chou Sang Gu felt Xiao Qing Gu's body, which had almost no flesh on it, and started crying and cursing again.

Old Ancestor Kuma and Little God Ma were left aside, watching the scene before them indifferently, without any emotion. They had long been used to it and had experienced too much love, hate, and separation.

Bai Chou Sang Gu secretly inserted the Soul-Supporting Needle into the back of Xiao Qing Gu's neck. After Xiao Qing Gu fell into a deep sleep, Bai Chou Sang Gu wrapped her in a mat of fragrant herbs and said to the small coffin in the niche in the cave, "Luo Man, lend me the essence of the Jade Deep Coffin in Qimen Cave."

“Impossible. This woman’s spirit is dead. Even if she were placed in a coffin, her spirit would not come back to life,” Luo Man said.

"Lend it to him!"

An aged voice echoed within the cave.

As soon as she finished speaking, a black coffin, as black as ink, rose from the ground. Bai Chou Sang Gu placed Xiao Qing Gu into the coffin and said to Ku Ma Lao Zu and Ma Wang Xiao Shen, "That person has already convened a grand ceremony to search the mountains and collect soil. All the underworld officials and gods in Tian Nan have been mobilized. Your whereabouts will be found soon."

Furthermore, many in the Immortal City oppose protecting you and your ilk. Even the Holy Aunt cannot act unilaterally this time, given Taiping Mountain's current great victory and its status as one of the leaders of the Xuanmen sect, possessing absolute righteousness. However, I can send you to Xiangleng Spring, one of the forbidden areas in the world. Even Taiping Mountain wouldn't dare openly trespass there to capture people.”

"Thank you."

Just as the old ancestor of crying hemp was about to raise his hand to express his gratitude, he was surprised to find that Bai Chou, the widow of the deceased, was extremely unfriendly to him.

"I'm ugly but kind-hearted, while you're ugly but kind-hearted. With a master like you, even if this second girl meets the best man, you'll surely lead her to her death."

Bai Chou Sang Gu closed the coffin, chanted an incantation to shrink it to the size of a palm, and said, "I have asked a high monk to go to Tianteng Mountain to summon the remnant soul of that ugly ghost. Now it will take sixty-two years of refining and exorcising to restore his soul and allow him to reincarnate."

"Where is there any remnant soul left in him?!"

As Ma Wang Xiaoshen frowned and spoke, he suddenly felt a chill on his neck and quickly took a step back, realizing, "I remember now, the soul resurrection and tribulation, giving Xiao Qinggu a glimmer of hope!"

Bai Chou Sang Gu then said to the old ancestor, "I know that although you come from a heretical sect, you are skilled in divination and often use it to help people out of trouble. You consider yourself a first-rate person in the world. Now that you have suffered repeated setbacks at the hands of that person, you will not give up until you are completely destroyed."

I had no intention of trying to enlighten you; I wished you would die sooner. If it weren't for the fact that I couldn't reason with the eldest maid, I would never have allowed the two of you to seek refuge in Xiangleng Spring.

Kuma Laozu frowned but said nothing. He was now preoccupied with visiting Zen Master Caihu at Moyun Peak, the secret place of Jiuzhen, after the calamity. How could that Zen Master, who cared so much about Jiang Heixiao, be indifferent to his death?

When do we set off?

"Cry Hemp Ancestor asked."

Before Bai Chou Sang Gu could speak, he added, "If it had been any later, young friend Luo Man would probably have already colluded with that person from the inside and wiped us all out."

Upon hearing this, Luo Man's already bluish face turned even bluer. He simply stopped trying to hide it and said to Bai Chou Sang Gu, "Sang Gu, since you did not bring the Immortal City's decree with you, then my actions are not against the rules of the Immortal City."

I have a somewhat fearsome reputation in Letou Mountain. I generally don't take the righteous high-ranking immortals seriously. Even if an elder from the True Spirit Sect comes, I dare to curse him to his face. But even someone as fierce as me knows who I absolutely cannot offend.

I have to consider my own family's situation, but I also have to consider the Immortal City's.

"I do not blame you."

"Ku Ma Lao Zu said with a smile."

“I did not stop you, which shows that I am not afraid of your act of tipping me off. Do you think that Lingxuzi and the elders of Taiping Mountain can capture me? With my thousand years of cultivation and the profound magical skills I have practiced, even if I cannot resist, I can still get away with ease.”

Everyone understood that the old ancestor's words were not pretentious at all. As a figure from the founding of the dynasty, the old ancestor first served under the Nine Hook Demon King, and then created a legal system from scratch in the Western Wilderness, becoming one of the leading figures of the local unorthodox sects. Afterwards, with his skillful and adept style, he could become a familiar face to unorthodox sects all over the country. His methods were extraordinary.

It is only now that Taiping Mountain is riding high on the momentum of its great victory, making all sides wary, that the Ancestor has become isolated and helpless.

Once this period has passed, the Crying Ancestor can still live a carefree life.

Even though Luo Man regarded the Crying Ancestor as a jinx, he couldn't refute this statement. He knew that the Crying Ancestor still had many tricks up his sleeve, and if he was determined to avoid battle, Taiping Mountain would not have a way to take him down.

"Let's go!
Someone will meet us after we cross Letou Mountain.

"It's ugly, it's mourning my aunt," said Bai Chou.

"What's going on?" Just as Ma Wang Xiaoshen was about to mock Luo Man, he suddenly felt a strange sense of panic. The two green-maned horse heads on his shoulders neighed uneasily, their fangs bared, but they dared not make a loud sound.

Bai Chou Sang Gu listened intently, her expression suddenly changing. "The chirping of insects and the sound of the wind outside... they've all disappeared!"

(End of this chapter)