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Chapter 361 The Current State of the Undead, Lovers Reunite, and a Disgraced Official Offers Advice

Tantai Qingxuan led Xiao Yun and the others along the main road of the harbor city, heading towards the royal court in the center.

On the way, he took the opportunity to tell Xiao Yun about the current situation of the Undead Clan.

"When you left, you severed the blood pacts on everyone. Initially, there were no problems, and everyone even became stronger because of the residual life and death power."

"But after you disappeared and the whole world entered the Sea of ​​No Return, as the spirit world became increasingly active, some people began to go mad and attack those around them."

"Especially in the ideal state, the symptoms are more severe for your direct descendants with whom you personally signed the blood pact."

"Therefore, the mistress had no choice but to take them away to find a solution."

"Initially, thanks to the fact that Norton and you share the same talent, we were able to suppress everyone's condition. We also took the opportunity to gather many followers who also believe in you and established the Undead Clan and the Undead Cult."

"Li Tianxing and his group also joined around that time, but at that time the matriarch and Norton were still able to do so without any problems."

Tantai Qingxuan paused, sighed, and continued, "However, the Spirit Realm is becoming increasingly active, and Norton's talent cannot be completely suppressed."

"After accepting the highest level of blood pact, the Mother of God, with the help of Norton and through communication with the spirit world, finally found the reason."

Even though everyone is changed by the power of life and death, at the root of it all, we are still human.

"Norton is a dragon, and his soul essence is different from that of humans. Therefore, even if he has the same talent, he cannot replace you as the source of the blood pact."

"In order to protect everyone, when you return, Norton stripped himself of his bloodline and forged the throne with his own body, so that the Mistress could take your place as the source of the blood pact."

"And just when we thought that was enough, we discovered the power of faith."

"Norton is asleep, and the mistress is trapped on the throne, powerless to do anything but watch as she is swept up by the faith of her many followers, and her original consciousness gradually sinks away."

"Li Tianxing and his group also took this opportunity to expand their followers, tamper with the rules set by the matriarch, and exacerbate her condition—"

After listening to Tantai Qingxuan's story, Kong Changhao, the rebellious son, Eric and others were all filled with righteous indignation.

Xiao Yun's face darkened, and he fell silent.

Jing Feiwan frowned slightly and asked, "That shouldn't be the case. How long has it been? Li Tianxing and the others were only subordinates. How could they possibly shake the order set up by Su Su in such a short time? And even completely control the Undead Clan?"

Tantai Qingxuan gave a wry smile and explained, "Because of interests."

"Benefit?"

"Yes."

Tantai Qingxuan glanced at Xiao Yun, his expression somewhat complicated: "My lord is merciful. The restrictions on the blood pact set at that time were too lenient, as they still preserved the right of blood pact subordinates to continue developing their subordinates."

"When our Lord was around, things were fine; we were able to expand rapidly because of this. But without our Lord's restraint, development has spiraled out of control."

As he spoke, he suddenly drew his spear and plunged it into his own chest.

Jing Feiwan and the others were startled, but then they discovered that Tantai Qingxuan's condition had not deteriorated at all.

"The power of life and death endowed us with extremely strong vitality, even after the blood pact disappeared, and it even became an independent talent with the emergence of the spirit world."

"No one can resist the temptation of immortality. Li Tianxing and his group used this to rapidly develop a following of believers willing to follow him."

"Because for the followers who developed later, he was equivalent to half a blood pact master. He could enjoy a portion of the power fed back by the followers, and his strength rapidly increased. He quickly surpassed us, and thus he quickly gained control of the discourse of the entire undead race."

A hint of helplessness and weariness flashed across Tantai Qingxuan's face: "Even some of our original people have been corrupted. After all, in this world, power is the foundation, and only a very small number of people uphold their inner goodness and loyalty."

Jing Feiwan fell silent. Just then, Momo, whom she was holding, suddenly pouted and said calmly, "You all clearly realized this a long time ago. You should have killed these bad guys back then."

Tantai Qingxuan was stunned for a moment, looked at Momo in surprise, and said with a laugh, "Little girl, it's not that simple. Besides, the original intention of our lord and us in establishing the Undying Clan was to allow more people to live."

She glanced at him silently, a hint of disgust flashing in her eyes: "Kindness and benevolence have nothing to do with each other. Blind kindness will only encourage evil."

"You are all good people, but there are many bad people in the world, so you can't save them, or even save yourselves."

Now, everyone looked at her in surprise.

Who would have thought that a little girl who looks to be under ten years old could say such philosophical things?

Tantai Qingxuan thought for a while, but couldn't think of a way to refute her words.

"MoMo is right."

Xiao Yun suddenly broke his silence, smiled and patted Momo's head, saying, "Kindness can't save everyone, and besides, I didn't intend to save everyone in the first place."

If Gu Shen hadn't interfered and caused the calamity to spread to all of humanity, he wouldn't have made that choice.

Towards others, Xiao Yun has always been rational yet selfish.

We are not related, friends, or neighbors, so what does it have to do with him?

If Gu Shen hadn't forcibly dragged all of humanity into this mess, he would have already led the people of the Ideal Kingdom away, regardless of the death crisis.

"Su Su is just too kind, but I'm different."

Xiao Yun glanced at the royal court not far away, a cold glint in his eyes: "If necessary, I will kill all those people."

What is this "life and death clan"? What is this "faith of the masses"?

Compared to Su Muqing, who had been with him since childhood and pulled him out of that painful quagmire, he was insignificant.

Xiao Yun suddenly felt his mind clear, and the oppressive gloom in his heart was swept away.

He chuckled and ruffled Momo's hair, saying, "Momo, you'll have to point out those damn bad guys for me later."

She silently slapped his hand away with a hint of disdain and nodded lightly.

"Small in stature but big in wisdom."

Xiao Yun gently tapped her on the head, looking at her with a somewhat complicated expression.

To this day, he still doesn't know what Momo really is.

But the fact that she awoke the Mother of Procreation with a single sentence at Senlong Harbor shows that she is extraordinary.

Moreover, after that, Xiao Yun noticed that this girl seemed to have matured, and was no longer as emotionless as before; she was more like a normal girl.

"For now, it should be a good thing —"

Xiao Yun temporarily suppressed his doubts and focused on the present moment.

Upon entering the royal court, Xiao Yun noticed that the layout was very similar to the ruins of the Eternal Blood, except for the addition of [death].

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It seemed that the initial demonstration had been effective, as no one stopped the group once they entered the heart of the royal court.

"We've arrived. The throne room is just ahead."

Tantai Qingxuan raised his hand in greeting.

In the center of the royal court, a gray-black pyramid with crimson-gold flames sits in view.

In front of the pyramid's entrance, there are two statues, one with the body of a bird or beast and the other with the head of a dog and the body of a human.

Xiao Yun looked at his rebellious son with a strange expression: "Was that dog-headed, human-bodied figure carved in your likeness?"

"Awoo, cough cough, Dad, let me explain. I didn't desert my post. I came to find you on Mom's orders."

The unfilial son hurriedly explained, "Mom said my skills are a bit lacking, not as good as Brother Crow's, so she sent me out to run around."

As they spoke, a tall figure appeared from the shadow of the bird-beast-human-shaped statue.

A black-robed, hooded crow-man appeared before Xiao Yun, staring at him with pale flames flickering wildly in his empty eyes.

"Gah, Master!"

The Crow King enthusiastically approached, transformed into a crow, and perched on Xiao Yun's shoulder, nuzzling his face with its head.

"Not bad, it's almost legendary."

Xiao Yun smiled and patted its head, his eyes full of approval and encouragement.

As his earliest follower, King Raven may not have the best talent and strength among the four pets, but he is definitely the most reliable.

"Once we're done with things here, I'll figure out a way to get you into Legendary mode."

Through the contractual connection, Xiao Yun also sensed the deeper state of the Crow King.

It stopped just short of the legendary goal, seemingly stuck by something.

"Gah, thank you, Master, but you should go and see the mistress first."

As the Crow King spoke, he transformed back into human form, the pale flames in his eyes dimming slightly.

"The mistress's condition is not good, please don't be agitated, Master."

"Um."

Xiao Yun took a deep breath and had the Crow King open the doors to the throne room.

Rumble!

The heavy door slowly opened, and everyone's hearts jumped into their throats.

Jing Feiwan gripped Xiao Yun's arm tightly, afraid that he would lose control of his emotions again.

"It's alright, even if it's worse—can it be worse than what I saw in the spirit world?"

Xiao Yun chuckled, seemingly not nervous at all.

The spirit world contained Su Muqing's most authentic soul projection. Although the impact was strong at the time, it also gave him some mental preparation.

Xiao Yun stepped into the throne room.

What came into view was a dragon corpse that had coiled up and eventually transformed into a throne.

The dragon's corpse was somewhat shriveled, exuding a sense of death.

Xiao Yun's heart skipped a beat, but he managed to keep his composure.

According to the senses of the contract connection, Norton was not dead, but had simply fallen into silence.

As long as Su Muqing returns to normal, it can immediately recover from its dormancy.

The truly important one is Su Muqing on the throne.

Similar to the projection in the spirit world, Su Muqing wore a crown and a majestic, sacred gray-black robe, holding a scepter as she sat on the throne.

A powerful force of faith surged around her, like a golden ocean, with the faint sound of devout chants from believers.

At this moment, Su Muqing was like a goddess.

Without the manifestation of the soul's essence in the spirit world, Xiao Yun could not discern the wretched, near-death state of the soul.

Xiao Yun breathed a sigh of relief. Just then, Su Muqing on the throne suddenly looked over.

Her gaze settled on Xiao Yun, a gentle smile appearing on her face: "You've come—"

The familiar voice called out to him, and Xiao Yun's body jolted. His eyes reddened, and he was about to respond.

Then Su Muqing continued, "I am the agent of life and death, the angel walking among mortals, my sharpest sword—"

Hearing how she addressed him, Xiao Yun was stunned for a moment, and then his tense emotions instantly broke down.

"+!++!"

He bent over in pain, letting out a hoarse roar like a wild beast.

He could accept Su Muqing in any form, even if she became a skeleton, he would accept his lover's new face with equanimity.

But the one thing he couldn't accept was that Su Muqing had forgotten him.

"Master, don't get agitated. The mistress's consciousness hasn't completely disappeared; she's just been dozing off occasionally."

King Crow quickly said, and Jing Feiwan and Tantai Qingxuan also quickly offered their consolation.

"I'm fine—"

Xiao Yun quickly recovered. He knew that now was not the time to be distressed: "Let me adjust my thinking and then I will look for a way to solve Su Su's problem."

Just then, a sound came from the entrance to the throne room.

"Sinner Li Tianxing greets Allah."

Li Tianxing knelt on the ground, looking up at Xiao Yun, and said, "God, do not worry, I have a way to heal the mistress."