Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Wei Xi isn't so confused that he can't remember numbers up to ten correctly.

Previously, Wei Xi and his two companions speculated that the five flames symbolized the Eastern Yi demon chief and his four great demons who guarded the world's waterways.

But the token that Yuhan—or rather, a part of Yuhan—had personally handed to him only had four flames engraved on it.

Without a doubt, these four flames symbolize the stream, the mossy beach, the stagnant water, and the clear sky.

The inconsistency between the two totems must have a deeper meaning.

Putting everything else aside, who does the fifth flame a thousand years later represent?
Wei Xi now knows it must be the head of the Eastern Yi demon, and the reason is simple: it's impossible that he didn't put the demon head on it a thousand years ago, and then suddenly decided to carve it on a thousand years later.

Wei Xi didn't believe that Zuo Fei had carved it later. Although the former did have the ability, given his deep hatred for demonic beasts, why would he be willing to continue their totems?

This detail connects many clues that Wei Xi had previously overlooked, such as: How could the Dongyi Demon Chief be on equal footing with his subordinates? What are the abilities of the Dongyi Demon Chief? What exactly did the Green Moon Tide bring to the Dongyi's demon beasts? Why did the Longevity Tree, located far away in Nanjiang, also send its subordinates to participate in the Green Moon Tide?

"What secrets do you have?" Wei Xi subconsciously clenched the token in her hand, the patterns digging into her palm. "You've kept it so well hidden."

Wei Xi's mind works quickly; she swiftly pieced together the known clues.

"The great demon that guards the four water systems, Zuo Fei said, was created by the Eastern Yi demon chief, but it is alive; Yu Han mentioned that they were when they were young, so it seems they were not created together?"

While Wei Xi was brainstorming, the lingering image of someone coveting the flesh of a living person couldn't contain itself and rushed over impatiently.

He turned slightly to the side, opened the scroll with both hands, and the afterimages crashed into the scroll.

Sure enough, Wei Xi realized that this place was not the reality of a thousand years ago, and the afterimage was probably just a mimicry of Yin and Yang energy, with only a tenth of its original strength remaining.

No matter what, Wei Xi, who was living in the shell of the tangled hook, still dared not let his guard down.

"Wait a minute," Wei Xi's gaze fell on the hurriedly fleeing afterimages, "These things are the yin energy of demonic beasts. Where did the yang energy go?"

Sometimes the way to resolve doubts is to ask good questions.

The moment the idea came to mind, Wei Xi instantly crafted a plausible story:

Long, long ago, in the Eastern Yi, there lived an ambitious creature. All we know is that its surname was Yu and its given name contained the character "Xian" (仙). Driven by ambition, it fought against all the water-controlling monsters in the world, attempting to monopolize the water systems by devouring the power of its defeated foes.

Those familiar with our worldview know that yin and yang energies are neither good in excess nor bad in deficiency. This wicked demon surnamed Yu's indiscriminate eating and consuming will inevitably cause big trouble sooner or later.

However, this ancient demon was quite clever and devised a method to separate the Yin and Yang essence that had been temporarily digested. The Yin energy was thrown into the Hundred Demon Tomb, where it was continuously devoured by the golden statue; the Yang energy was put into the furnace, refined into living beings, and sent out to guard the four water systems.

This is why flames are depicted on totems, because in common belief, fire and yang (positive energy) are closely related.

This is why the four demonic beasts of Luexi are of different ages; those created at different times are naturally of different ages.

"So the other demonic beast of the fifth flame, perhaps this demonic beast was born just as it encountered the destruction of the Eastern Yi demonic beast, which is why no information about it has been left in the world."

Based on the existing evidence, Wei Xi felt he was very close to the truth.

Following this line of thought, Wei Xi quickly came up with another question.

"The Green Moon Tide... is it really as Zuo Fei described?"

According to the above theory, it is as simple for Wei Xi to have this question as it is for him to breathe.

As a pioneer in the use of Yin and Yang energy—at least a forerunner among humans—Wei Xi knew very well the unpleasant sensation of Yin and Yang energy running rampant within his body. To put it simply, if it weren't for his hatred holding him back, Wei Xi would have genuinely wanted to rip his intestines out and use them as a noose when his Yin and Yang energy was imbalanced while he was in prison.

An imbalance of Yin and Yang energies is truly excruciating. Even though ancient demonic beasts were all exceptionally gifted, Wei Xi didn't believe they could tolerate a prolonged imbalance of Yin and Yang energies within their bodies.

Otherwise, why would the Eastern Yi demon chief have created such a Hundred Demon Tomb? Perhaps the childhood trauma of the great demon beast Yuhan would not exist.

Given this, the fact that the Eastern Barbarian Demon Leader used the Green Moon Tide to enhance his strength is worth considering.

While inside the Hundred Demon Tomb, Wei Xi had a general understanding of the number of afterimages within. He knew that being able to completely devour the power of these demonic beasts would be enough for the Eastern Barbarian Demon Chief to dominate the world.

The problem is that over the years, the remaining power of the afterimages in the Hundred Demon Tomb is still considerable, and the four great demons are still alive and kicking. Based on this, Wei Xi deduced that the Eastern Yi demon leader had not yet fully digested these spoils of war.

Given this situation, trying to create a "Green Moon" wave seems like biting off more than you can chew.

After much thought, Wei Xi felt that the so-called Green Moon Tide was very strange. Coupled with the dissatisfaction revealed in Yu Han's previous words, she had an outrageous guess in her mind.

This conjecture was too abstract, so Wei Xi decided to look for more evidence.

Having thought about all this, he hadn't even used the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn. Wei Xi composed himself and tucked the token into his clothes.

Without hesitation, Wei Xi climbed into the narrow passage, and the array behind her slowly closed, cutting off her escape route.

Wei Xi had no intention of turning back—success or failure hinged on this one move, and if she could strike at the heart of the enemy, she was willing to bear any risks.

Use it or lose it. After entering the world of cultivation, Wei Xi's crawling time was greatly shortened; in addition, as he grew taller, climbing was indeed not as easy as when he was a child.

But after climbing for a while, Wei Xi frowned slightly.

Something's not right with this passage. How could it possibly be so perfectly sealed off?

If we believed this was a coincidence, Wei Xi would have died eight hundred times over.

In the blink of an eye, Wei Xi made her decision. She took out Lian Gou Lan's cotton coat from her Qiankun bag, grabbed the sleeves, and pulled it on.

Putting aside the vulgar aesthetic of the cloak, the cotton-padded coat was made of very solid material, and Wei Xi immediately felt a size larger when he put it on.

The effect was immediate; Wei Xineng could not feel that the passage was tighter than before.

Sure enough, Wei Xi thought to himself, this passage is also alive.

Perhaps Wei Xi's action of changing into his cotton-padded clothes was too obvious, and the passage clearly knew that he had been exposed, as the surrounding temperature dropped instantly.

Wei Xi's vision went black, and he quickened his pace, afraid that if he crawled too slowly, he would be crushed into a meat strip by this wretched thing.

But Wei Xi's keen hearing caught a sound that was enough to terrify a person.

That was the sound emanating from the passage itself, somewhat weak, yet tinged with suppressed excitement.

What's even more chilling is the content of the voice that Wei Xi discerned.

"Wei Xi. Wei Xi, it's with you." (End of Chapter)