The Hehuan Sect cultivates alchemy; my senior sister helps me refine alchemy throughout the world.

"Shi Yan wants the entire underworld?"

Jin Jia hummed in agreement. "Can you absorb the yin energy of ghosts now?"

"Yes! Ever since we acquired the power of curses, combined with the five elements of magic, it's possible! Moreover, the power of curses has also increased!"

"Have you ever considered that Shi Yan intends to devour the entire Underworld?"

Jin Jia's words were like a bolt from the blue!

Shen Yifei thought to himself, no wonder he always wanted to drain those ghosts dry; he couldn't suppress that urge at all.

Shi Yan's ambition is too great! If he swallows the entire Underworld, who will be his match!

Liu Mengli, listening from the side, was getting a headache. "I know Shi Yan. He's always so quiet. How could he have so many schemes?"

Shen Yifei explained to her, "After Shi Yan died, a wisp of his remnant soul hid in the Underworld. The King of the Underworld, knowing this, reached a deal with him. Shi Yan is waiting for me here. The King of the Underworld discovered that Shi Yan's cultivation method was abnormal, and he also needs my body! Now, Shi Yan has already possessed my consciousness, although he's still half-dead. The King of the Underworld is now preparing to deal with me… he wants my body with its five elements! Jin Ye, do you think I'm right?"

Jin Jia nodded. "That's basically it. However, you're a person who's heavy-hearted but not ruthless enough to do something like Shi Yan."

"Mr. Jin, what you said makes me a little embarrassed. How come I didn't realize I was so kind?"

"Hehe, Evil Dog Ridge, the judge sent the four ghosts of wine, lust, wealth and anger to follow you, but you didn't kill them all. Just now, at the eye of the illusion array, you let those two little ghosts go. I saw it all."

"Oh, Mr. Jin, is that what you're talking about? I, Shen Yifei, only kill those who deserve to die."

"Hmm, that's why I helped you." The man in golden armor pondered for a moment, seemingly realizing something. "There's something strange about this whole thing."

"What's strange about it? Do those two bastards think I'm easy to bully, and that they can do whatever they want to me?"

Jin Jia fiddled with the folding fan in his hand, and the golden rooster pattern on the fan surface swayed with his movements, as if it had come to life.

He said slowly, "The strange thing is that they were scheming against each other, each thinking they were the oriole, but I always felt that there was someone with a slingshot crouching behind that oriole."

"Who has the slingshot?"

"Hehe, that person must be Thirteen Sister!"

Shen Yifei frowned: "She was also someone Shi Yan used, so how did she become the one hiding in the back?"

"She aged herself to ensure you would come to save her! That way, she would gain your elemental magic and the power of your curse..."

Shen Yifei was taken aback. "Thirteenth Sister wants to transform herself into Shi Yan?"

"Yes... why would she want to become your woman? Sigh, I've been thinking about it, and this must be her ultimate goal!"

Shen Yifei was somewhat bewildered. In the underworld, everyone surrounding him had their own schemes.

It truly proves the old tortoise's saying true: "Once you enter the underworld, stay away from women!!"

"Master Jin, then I'd better hurry to Wangxiangtai!"

Seeing his anxiety, Jin Jia said, "If you want to go to the Viewing Platform, I won't stop you. But I have three things to tell you. First, when you get to the River of Oblivion, no matter what you hear, don't turn around. Second, there's a mirror on the Viewing Platform called the 'Three Lives Mirror.' When you see that mirror, don't touch it. Third... and most importantly! Don't let the Reincarnation Decree leave your body until you reach the Viewing Platform."

Why?

"Because once the Reincarnation Decree gets close to the Looking-Homeward Terrace, it will resonate with the Yin veins suppressed beneath the terrace. Whether it will bring good fortune or misfortune, Old Jin can't say for sure. Just remember these three things."

After Jin Jia finished speaking, without waiting for Shen Yifei to ask any more questions, he turned around and transformed into a golden light, disappearing from the top of Jinji Mountain in the blink of an eye.

Only one sentence remained in the wind: "Kid, this is all Old Jin can do for you. If you manage to come back alive, come back to Jinji Mountain and have a drink with me, Old Jin!"

Shen Yifei stared in the direction where the golden armor had disappeared, muttering to himself, "Why did that old rooster help us? I don't even know if what he said is true or false."

By now, Shen Yifei's mind was completely blank.

The truth and falsehood of what people said and did left him unsure of whom to believe.

But in any case, he now only trusts one person.

It's Liu Mengli right next to me!

"Mengli, let's go to the Looking-Homeward Terrace and find our mother's spirit! From now on, we will only trust our own choices!"

Liu Mengli took his arm: "Master, this ghost is much more cunning than us living people. Its twists and turns are making my mind confused."

She pulled Shen Yifei's hand and placed it on her chest. "Master, feel it. It's all a mess. Can you tidy it up for me?"

Shen Yifei was exasperated by her antics. He reached out and symbolically pressed twice on her chest. "It's all sorted out now, isn't it?"

Liu Mengli blinked her peach blossom eyes: "It's still a mess, but the places you pressed feel much more comfortable."

The two continued walking towards Wangxiangtai, and encountered no further accidents along the way.

The quieter and quieter things were, the more uneasy Shen Yifei felt, and he unconsciously tightened his grip on Liu Mengli's hand.

Liu Mengli also stopped laughing, the power of reincarnation flowing in her eyes as she scanned the surroundings: "Master, the aura here is not right."

"Hmm." Shen Yifei nodded. "Since entering the Underworld, I've never seen such a quiet place. Not even a ghost can be seen."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly felt a jolt in his waist.

Shen Yifei paused, looking down at the Reincarnation Token at his waist. The token was still the same token, dark and unremarkable, but the tremor he had just experienced was definitely not an illusion.

"What's wrong?" Liu Mengli noticed his unusual behavior.

"The Reincarnation Token... it moved a little just now." Shen Yifei reached out and touched the token.

Liu Mengli frowned slightly: "Jin Jia said that the Reincarnation Decree will be triggered when it gets close to the Looking-Homeward Terrace. Does that mean we're almost there?"

"Maybe," Shen Yifei replied, but he still felt uneasy.

The two walked a few dozen more steps, and the Reincarnation Token trembled again, this time more noticeably than before, as if something was struggling inside the token, trying to break free from the seal.

Immediately afterwards, the ground beneath my feet began to tremble slightly, and the withered trees in the distant fields rustled as if swept by a gust of wind.

Suddenly, a black gust of wind swept in from the front, skimming along the ground. The wind howled and wailed, like the cries of countless dead souls, sending chills down one's spine.

Shen Yifei felt as if his soul had been pricked by countless fine needles when the wind swept over him.

"Mengli, be careful! This wind can attack your soul!"

However, his words were in vain. The black wind seemed to have its sights set on Shen Yifei, whimpering and swirling towards him without missing a beat.

Liu Mengli reacted extremely quickly, using the power of reincarnation to create a thin golden light shield around the two of them.

The black wind outside the light shield made a sizzling sound, like a knife scraping porcelain.

Before long, fine cracks appeared on the light shield. A few breaths later, with a loud bang, the light shield that Liu Mengli had erected shattered completely.

Black Wind seemed to dislike Liu Mengli, and a gust of wind flung her far away. Then, it wrapped Shen Yifei up tightly in layers.